Marc Nygaard
 Nygaard in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Stephen Griffith Nygaard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1976[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Firkantens Boldklub | |||
| B.93 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Copenhagen | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Heerenveen | 26 | (6) |
| 1997–1998 | MVV | 34 | (3) |
| 1998–2002 |
Roda JC | 86 | (13) |
| 2002–2003 | Mouscron | 8 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Brescia | 10 | (0) |
| 2004 |
→ Catania (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2004 |
→ Vicenza (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | Queens Park Rangers | 69 | (13) |
| 2008–2010 | Randers | 57 | (22) |
| 2010–2011 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 23 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Helmond Sport | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | AB | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 342 | (65) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2008 | Denmark | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marc Stephen Griffith Nygaard (born 1 September 1976) is a Danish former professional
Club career
Nygaard started his professional career in
He was then signed by the Italian Serie A side Brescia Calcio.
Queens Park Rangers
Nygaard joined Rangers from the Italian side Brescia on free transfer in July 2005.
Nygaard made 72 appearances in all competitions during his two-and-a-half-year spell in W12, scoring 14 goals.[3]
Randers FC
Nygaard made his first appearance for Randers in the quarter finals, of the Danish Cup, against Brøndby IF. However, due to an injury Nygaard found himself sidelined. Nygaard returned to the squad soon after and was in the starting line against AGF. Nygaard scored his first goal in this match. He scored two goals and the game ended 4–1.
Nygaard continued what was by his standards the best form of his career, scoring two goals in the same match. This time it was on 4 May against Esbjerg fB. However Randers FC failed to win the match and the game ended 3–2 to Esbjerg. Nygaard scored again on 7 May against FC Midtjylland. He scored from 25 yards with a well placed kick at the right side of the goal. Nygaard had now scored in three successive matches. RFC however failed to maintain the lead and lost the match 2–1.
Nygaard ended his first campaign with Randers FC in great style. Randers met Brøndby IF in their final game of the season. After numerous chances, Nygaard succeeded in getting a penalty for his site. Nygaard himself took the penalty and scored the first goal. Nygaard's teammate Søren Berg scored the final goal and Randers won the game 2–1. Nygaard ended his first campaign at Randers with nine league appearances and six goals.
Following the new campaign Nygaard found himself side lined in the first match against AGF due to yellow cards from the previous season. However Nygaard returned in the next match against
Although he failed to impress in the second tier of English football, Nygaard had great personal success following the first half of the 2008–09 season. He managed to score in seven successive matches thereby becoming top scorer along with OB striker
Nygaard finished the season with a record of 26 matches played and 16 goals scored. Nygaard won the topscorer-prize beating his nearest rivals with one goal.
His contract with Randers expired on 1 July 2010, and he became a free agent. In August 2010 he signed with German 3. Liga club SpVgg Unterhaching.
Personal life
Nygaard was born in Denmark to a Guyanese father and Danish mother.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Spillerstatistik: Marc Nygaard". Dansk Fodbold. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Marc Nygaard". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ "GREAT DANE DEPARTS | QPR | News | Latest | Latest". Archived from the original on 9 April 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Nygaard slap billigt fra skade". Bold.dk. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Marc Nygaard på landsholdet". Bold.dk. 31 August 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Fodbold Nyheder". Onside.dk. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Marc Nygaard vil være topscorer". Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ Uno, Steen (15 November 2000). "Marc Nygaard: Jeg skylder min mor alt". www.bt.dk.
External links
- Marc Nygaard at Soccerbase
- Marc Nygaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Marc Nygaard at National-Football-Teams.com
