William Clem Explained

William Clem
Birth Date:	20 June 2004
Birth Place:	Vedbæk, Denmark
Position:	Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:	Copenhagen
Clubnumber:	36
Youthyears1:	–2022
Youthclubs1:	Copenhagen
Years1:	2022–
Clubs1:	Copenhagen
Caps1:	40
Goals1:	0
Club-Update:	11 August 2024
Nationalyears1:	2020
Nationalteam1:	Denmark U17
Nationalcaps1:	1
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	2021–2022
Nationalteam2:	Denmark U18
Nationalcaps2:	6
Nationalgoals2:	0
Nationalyears3:	2022–
Nationalteam3:	Denmark U19
Nationalcaps3:	4
Nationalgoals3:	0
Nationalyears4:	2023–
Nationalteam4:	Denmark U21
Nationalcaps4:	5
Nationalgoals4:	0
Nationalteam-Update:	11 September 2023

William Clem (born 20 June 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Copenhagen.

Club career

William Clem went through the youth ranks of FC Copenhagen, where he made his first bench appearances with the Superliga team during the 2021–22 Europa Conference while winning the Danish under-19 league. He signed his first professional the following summer.^{[1] [2]}

Having played his first game for Copenhagen on the 19 October 2022, as a starter during the Cup penalty shootout win against Hobro IK,^[3] Clem made his Champions League debut less than a week later, starting the away group game to Sevilla.^[4] Despite staying in the game until the last minutes, the Danish team eventually conceded a 3–0 away loss,^[5] in a side with a record six teenagers starting the game.^[6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Copenhagen	2021–22	Danish Superliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23	Danish Superliga	17	0	7	0	2	0	0	0	26	0
	2023–24	Danish Superliga	22	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	26	0
	2024–25	Danish Superliga	1	0	0	0	1	0	—		2	0
Career total			40	0	7	0	7	0	0	0	54	0

Honours

Copenhagen

• Danish Cup

2022–23^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: W . Christian . 2022-09-29 . World Cup stars of the future? Eleven to watch out for in 2026 . 2022-10-25 . . da.
2. Web site: 20 June 2022 . William Clem extends FCK contract . 2022-10-25 . . en.
3. Web site: Gram-Hanssen . Lars . Uprøvet talent kan få chancen for FCK i CL-brag . 2022-10-25 . Tipsbladet.
4. Web site: Hoffskov . Ole . 2022-10-25 . Opstillinger: Dolberg og William Clem fra start . 2022-10-25 . Tipsbladet . da.
5. Web site: Gram-Hanssen . Lars . 25 October 2022 . Clem om uventet chance: Dette var Neestrups krav . 2022-10-25 . Tipsbladet.
6. Web site: 2022-10-25 . Tieners krijgen een podium bij Kopenhagen: CL-record van Arsenal sneuvelt . 2022-10-25 . Voetbal International.
7. Web site: FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup . . 18 May 2023 . 18 May 2023.