Mark Brink Explained

Mark Brink
Fullname:Mark Brink Christensen
Birth Date:15 March 1998
Birth Place:Esbjerg, Denmark
Height:1.74 m[1]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Silkeborg
Clubnumber:14
Youthyears1:2002–2015
Youthclubs1:Esbjerg fB
Years1:2015–2020
Clubs1:Esbjerg fB
Caps1:89
Goals1:6
Years2:2020–
Caps2:132
Goals2:2
Nationalyears1:2013–2014
Nationalteam1:Denmark U16
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalyears2:2014–2015
Nationalteam2:Denmark U17
Nationalcaps2:12
Nationalgoals2:4
Nationalyears3:2015–2016
Nationalteam3:Denmark U18
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2015–2017
Nationalteam4:Denmark U19
Nationalcaps4:9
Nationalgoals4:2
Nationalyears5:2017–2019
Nationalteam5:Denmark U20
Nationalcaps5:6
Nationalgoals5:1
Pcupdate:28 May 2024

Mark Brink Christensen (born 15 March 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF.

Club career

Esbjerg fB

Born in Esbjerg, Denmark, Brink is a product of Esbjerg fB and has played for the club his entire youth career. He was the captain of the under-17 team and was promoted to the under-19 team at age 17.[2] was promoted to the first team squad in the autumn of 2015 at the age of 17.[3]

In March 2015, Brink won the Under-17 Talent of the Year 2015 award by the Danish Football Association.[4] He made his debut on 1 October 2015 in Danish Cup match against amateur side, Søhus Stige BK, where Brink played the full ninety minutes in a 9–0 victory.[5]

Brink made his league debut for Esbjerg on 4 April 2016 at the age of 18.[6] Brink started on the pitch, but was replaced by Lasse Rise in the 62nd minute in a 1–0 victory against Viborg FF in the Danish Superliga.[7] A few days later, he extended his contract until 2019.[8] [9]

After an individual successful period, his contract was extended once again in April 2017 until 2021.[10]

On 25 July 2019, Brink made his European debut, starting in a 2–0 away loss to Belarusian club Shakhtyor Soligorsk in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.[11] [12] [13]

Silkeborg

On transfer deadline day, 31 January 2020, Brink joined Silkeborg IF on a three-year contract.[14] [15]

He made his competitive debut for the club on 16 February, replacing Vegard Moberg in the 84th minute of a 2–0 home loss to AaB.[16] Silkeborg suffered relegation to the Danish 1st Division at the end of the 2019–20 season, bottom of the league.[17]

On 11 September 2020, Brink scored his first goal for Silkeborg in the 92nd minute of a 4–2 away loss to FC Helsingør on the first matchday of the 2020–21 Danish 1st Division.[18] Silkeborg bounced back to the Danish Superliga that season, finishing second in the league with Brink as a starter. He made 29 appearances, scoring the one goal.

With Brink as one of the key players in midfield, Silkeborg was one of the positive surprises of the 2021–22 season, impressing with an attacking and entertaining style of play under head coach Kent Nielsen.[19] Due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, all Russian teams were excluded from European tournaments by UEFA.[20] This meant that the Danish Cup winners entered the final qualifying round for the UEFA Europa League. When FC Midtjylland won the 2021–22 Danish Cup, and at the same time finished in second place in the Superliga, which now gave access to UEFA Champions League qualification, Silkeborg secured Europa League qualification by virtue of their third-place Superliga finish.[21] Brink finished the season with 34 appearances in which he scored one goal.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueDanish CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Esbjerg fB2015–16Danish Superliga611071
2016–17Danish Superliga1200020140
2017–18Danish 1st Division3151020355
2018–19Danish Superliga30040340
2019–20Danish Superliga1000020120
Total8965020401006
Silkeborg2019–20Danish Superliga10000100
2020–21Danish 1st Division29120311
2021–22Danish Superliga32120341
2022–23Danish Superliga1401070220
Total8525070972
Career total174810090401978

Honours

Silkeborg

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mark Brink . Silkeborg IF . 28 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221011232103/https://www.silkeborgif.com/spiller/mark-brink/ . 11 October 2022 . da-DK . live.
  2. News: Monrad-Alexandersen . Magnus . Fokus på: Mark Brink Christensen – Supertalentet fra Esbjerg fB . 28 January 2023 . Tipsbladet . 4 July 2016 . da.
  3. Web site: Mark Brink indgår ny treårig aftale med EfB . Esbjerg fB . https://web.archive.org/web/20160427100052/https://efb.dk/mark-brink-indgaar-ny-treaarig-aftale-med-efb . 27 April 2016 . da . 15 April 2016 . dead.
  4. News: Goldmann . Jonas Hebo . Players Lounge #39 – Mark Brink, Silkeborg IF . 28 January 2023 . Mediano . 25 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220825102346/https://www.mediano.nu/oversigt/2022/8/25/players-lounge-39-mark-brink-silkeborg-if . 25 August 2022 . da-DK.
  5. Web site: DBU pokalen 2015/2016/ Søhus Stige BK – Esbjerg fB/ . efbhistorik.dk . 28 January 2023.
  6. Web site: Esbjerg vs. Viborg – 4 April 2016 . Soccerway . Perform Group . 28 January 2023.
  7. News: Nøhr . Mikkel . EfB-debutant: Handlede om at spille simpelt . 28 January 2023 . bold.dk . 6 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160417015504/http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/efb-debutant-handlede-om-at-spille-simpelt/ . 17 April 2016 . da.
  8. News: Nøhr . Mikkel . Esbjerg forlænger med midtbanetalent . 28 January 2023 . bold.dk . 15 April 2016 . da.
  9. News: Mark Brink indgår ny treårig aftale med EfB . 28 January 2023 . JydskeVestkysten . 15 April 2016 . da.
  10. News: Blond . Mikael . Esbjerg forlænger med trio . 28 January 2023 . bold.dk . 11 April 2017 . da.
  11. News: Uskarpe Esbjerg sænket i Hviderusland: Se de to Soligorsk-scoringer her . 28 January 2023 . TV3 SPORT . 25 July 2019 . da.
  12. Web site: Shakhtyor Soligorsk vs. Esbjerg – 25 July 2019 . Soccerway . Perform Group . 28 January 2023.
  13. Web site: Shakhtyor–Esbjerg UEFA Europa League 2019/20 . UEFA . 28 January 2023.
  14. EfB sælger Mark Brink til Silkeborg . Esbjerg fB . 28 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422225555/https://efb.dk/efb-saelger-mark-brink-til-silkeborg/ . 22 April 2021 . da-DK . 31 January 2020 . live.
  15. SIF forstærker midtbanen . Silkeborg IF . 28 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200202133220/https://www.silkeborgif.com/nyhed/sif-forstaerker-midtbanen/ . 2 February 2020 . da-DK . 31 January 2020 . live.
  16. Web site: Silkeborg vs. AaB – 16 February 2020 . Soccerway . Perform Group . 28 January 2023.
  17. News: Nielsen . Ronni Burkal . Silkeborg rykker ud af Superligaen . 28 January 2023 . TV 2 Sport . 21 June 2020 . da-DK.
  18. News: Roesen . Andreas . Kjær-hattrick sænkede Silkeborg i målfest . 28 January 2023 . bold.dk . 11 September 2020 . da.
  19. News: Jensen . Kenneth . Alt om SIF: Stjernes lillebror er et større talent . 4 January 2023 . Tipsbladet . 7 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220208005121/https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/alt-om-sif-hans-lillebror-er-et-stoerre-talent . 8 February 2022 . da.
  20. Web site: Russia World Cup ban appeal rejected by CAS. 18 March 2022. ESPN.
  21. News: Jensen . Kenneth . Her er SIF's mulige modstandere i EL-playoff . 4 January 2023 . Tipsbladet . 27 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628184237/https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/europa-league/her-er-ob-eller-sifs-modstandere-i-el-playoff . 28 June 2022 . da.
  22. News: Mignon . Jacob . Kæmpe rød jubel i Parken: Silkeborg vinder pokalfinalen . 9 May 2024 . DR . 9 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240509175044/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/pokalturneringen/kaempe-roed-jubel-i-parken-silkeborg-vinder-pokalfinalen . 9 May 2024 . da-DK.
  23. Web site: Silkeborg IF – AGF . TV 2 Sport . 9 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240509175947/https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/21258/kamp/4462343 . 9 May 2024 . da-DK . 9 May 2024.