Simon Makienok
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simon Makienok Christoffersen | ||
Date of birth | 21 November 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Næstved, Denmark | ||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hvidovre | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1998 | Suså IF[1] | ||
1998–2007 | Næstved | ||
2007–2008 | Herfølge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2012 | HB Køge | 58 | (22) |
2012–2014 | Brøndby | 74 | (35) |
2014–2017 |
Palermo | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 36 | (5) |
2016–2017 | → Preston North End (loan) | 25 | (3) |
2017–2020 | Utrecht | 7 | (1) |
2020 | Dynamo Dresden | 9 | (3) |
2020–2022 | FC St. Pauli | 45 | (8) |
2022–2023 | Horsens | 15 | (1) |
2023– | Hvidovre | 12 | (2) |
International career | |||
2009 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
2009–2012 | Denmark U21 | 13 | (2) |
2013 | Denmark | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:06, 14 March 2024 (UTC) |
Simon Makienok Christoffersen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsimɔn mæˈkʰiːnʌk]; born 21 November 1990) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Danish Superliga club Hvidovre.
Born in
Makienok has also represented Denmark at senior and several youth levels, gaining his first cap for the senior side on 22 March 2013 as a 85th-minute substitute in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Czech Republic which ended in a 3–0 win for Denmark.[2]
Career
Early career
Makienok grew up in
Brøndby
Makienok joined
In the following season, Makienok was rewarded with Player of the Month of the Danish Superliga for his performances during November 2012.[12] In the 2012–13 season he amassed 15 goals in 34 league and cup appearances, as Brøndby barely avoided relegation from the Superliga in the last fixture of the season against Horsens.
On 20 August 2013, Brøndby announced that they had accepted an €3.8 million (DKK28.5 million) offer from a Russian club for Makienok.
On 31 July 2014, Makienok made his
Palermo
On 30 August 2014, Makienok penned a four-year contract with newly promoted Italian side
Loan to Charlton Athletic
On 1 July 2015, Makienok joined
Loan to Preston North End
Following Makienok's spell at
On 15 October he came off the bench in the 79th minute to score his first league goal of the season, with a dramatic injury time equaliser as he latched on to Gallagher's pin point cross to head home, which stretched Preston's unbeaten run to five games after a slow start to the season.[29]
Utrecht
On 7 June 2017, Makienok signed a three-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club FC Utrecht, where he was meant to succeed Sébastien Haller as the team's target-man.[30][31] After making two appearances in the Europa League qualifiers he tore his anterior cruciate ligament keeping him sidelined for a lengthy period.[32][33] Makienok had multiple complications and setbacks during his rehabilitation, only making his comeback on the pitch two years after suffering the injury, on 31 October 2019 in a 4–1 cup win over fifth tier club Excelsior '31, in which he scored a goal.[34][35] A few days later, on 3 November, he was subbed on against Fortuna Sittard in the Eredivisie and scored his first goal in the Dutch league only three minutes later as Utrecht won 6–0.[36] After the match, he said that the comeback felt "surreal" and "a dream come true".[37] In an interview with Simon Routledge in the radio-show Fodboldeffekten on Radio 100, Makienok stated that he had "almost felt depressed" during his two years away from football.[38][5]
Dynamo Dresden
On 29 January 2020, Dynamo Dresden announced Makienok's signing on a six-month deal.[39] He was sent off with a red card seven minutes into his debut on 7 February against Darmstadt 98 after coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute of the match after stepping illegally on opposing goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen.[40][41] Makienok made his first goal for the club on 28 February, scoring the winner on a return ball in a 2–1 win over Jahn Regensburg.[42]
On 12 May, Makienok and two other teammates tested positive for
FC St. Pauli
On 29 August 2020, Makienok signed a two-year contract with FC St. Pauli where he was expected to replace Henk Veerman.[47] After signing, Makienok stated that he had always perceived St. Pauli as "a special club", whose values of "equality, tolerance and respect" he shared.[47] The same day as the move was announced, Danish tabloid B.T. revealed that Makienok had turned down an offer from Danish Superliga club OB.[48]
Horsens
On deadline day, 31 August 2022, Makienok joined Danish Superliga side AC Horsens on a deal until June 2023.[49] During the spring season, Makienok broke both an arm and a leg. For this reason, his stay in Horsens was never really good, which is why he left the club after the 2022-23 season.[50]
Hvidovre IF
On 26 August 2023, Makienok signed with newly promoted Danish Superliga-side Hvidovre IF.[51]
Personal life
In August 2013, Simon Makienok started dating the Danish TV-host Ibi Støving who is 16 years older than him. Ibi has a son, Anakin, with the former professional footballer Tobias Grahn.[52] The couple revealed on their personal blog crystalkidbabyshark.com that Makienok had proposed to Ibi on 4 April 2014. They got married on 6 September 2014 in Holmen Church in Copenhagen.[53]
On 3 December 2019, it was confirmed that Makienok and Støving had split a year prior to the report, as rumours had emerged after the two had unfollowed each other on Instagram.[54] It was later revealed that Makienok had started dating Støving's friend, The Voice radio-host Ida-Sophia Petersen.[55]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Herfølge | 2008–09 | Danish 1st Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
HB Køge | 2009–10 | Danish Superliga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |
2010–11 | Danish 1st Division | 28 | 16 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 16 | ||
2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 19 | 6 | ||
Total | 54 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 23 | ||
Brøndby IF | 2011–12 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 5 | |
2012–13 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 0 | – | 34 | 15 | |||
2013–14 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | – | 25 | 13 | |||
2014–15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 3 | ||
Total | 74 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 36 | ||
Palermo
|
2014–15
|
Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship
|
36 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 5 | |
Preston North End (loan) | 2016–17 | Championship | 25 | 3 | 4 | 3 | – | 29 | 6 | |
Utrecht | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
Dynamo Dresden | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 3 | |
FC St. Pauli | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 2 | |
2021–22 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | 30 | 6 | |||
Total | 45 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 8 | ||
Horsens | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |
Hvidovre | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 3 | |
Career total | 281 | 78 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 308 | 87 |
- (-) Not qualified
- ^ a b Appearances in the Europa League
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External links
- Simon Makienok national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Simon Makienok at Soccerway