Christian Sivebæk Explained

Christian Sivebæk
Fullname:Christian Sivebæk
Birth Date:19 February 1988
Birth Place:Vejle, Denmark
Height:1.91m (06.27feet)
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2004
Youthclubs1:Vejle
Youthyears2:2004–2008
Youthclubs2:Midtjylland
Years1:2006–2011
Clubs1:Midtjylland
Caps1:64
Goals1:4
Years2:2007–2008
Clubs2:Skive (loan)
Caps2:16
Goals2:1
Years3:2012
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:2012–2015
Clubs4:Vejle
Caps4:65
Goals4:11
Years5:2015–2020
Clubs5:Viborg
Caps5:118
Goals5:22
Years6:2016
Clubs6:Vejle (loan)
Caps6:11
Goals6:2
Years7:2020
Caps7:4
Goals7:0
Years8:2022
Nationalyears1:2005–2006
Nationalteam1:Denmark U18
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2006–2007
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2007
Nationalteam3:Denmark U20
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2009
Nationalcaps4:5
Nationalgoals4:0

Christian Sivebæk (born 19 February 1988) is a retired Danish professional footballer.

He is son of the former Denmark international, John Sivebæk.

Career

Club

Sivebæk began his youth career with Vejle Boldklub . In 2005, he signed his first professional contract with FC Midtjylland and made his first team debut with the club in 2006. He made his Danish Superliga debut on 6 August 2006, replacing Claus Madsen in a 2-5 victory at the grounds of his former club Vejle.[1] During the 2007 season he was sent on loan to Skive IK to gain more experience. The following season, he returned to Midtjylland and began to display some of his great potential. On 23 March 2008 he scored his first goal for Midtjylland, in 3-2 defeat at Aalborg.[2]

On 11 January 2012 it was announced that Sivebæk would be joining Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.[3] He made his Sounders debut on 17 March 2012 in a 3-1 win in the season opener against Toronto FC.[4]

On 20 June 2012 the Sounders waived Sivebæk after only making three appearances for the club.[5]

On 7 October 2020, 32-year old Sivebæk announced his retirement from football.[6]

International

Sivebæk has represented Denmark at various youth levels from the Under-18 to the Under-21 side. He represented the Denmark national under-21 football team on five occasions making his debut in 2009.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=94504&tournamentId=244&seasonId=328&useFullUrl=false Sivebæk makes his debut
  2. http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=match&matchId=128163&tournamentId=244&seasonId=330&useFullUrl=false Sivebæk scores first goal
  3. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/01/11/sounders-add-danish-pro-sivebaek-bolster-midfield Sounders add Danish midfielder
  4. Web site: Sounders beat Toronto FC in MLS opener.
  5. Web site: The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
  6. https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/christian-sivebaek-indstiller-karrieren/ Christian Sivebæk indstiller karrieren