Peter Ankersen


Peter Ankersen (born 22 September 1990) is a Danish professional footballer. He plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club FC Copenhagen.

Peter Ankersen
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Ankersen with F.C. Copenhagen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-22) 22 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birthEsbjerg, Denmark
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionRight-back
Club information
Current team
Copenhagen
Number22
Youth career
Esbjerg fB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010Esbjerg fB1(0)
2010–2012Vejle46(3)
2012Rosenborg10(0)
2012–2014Esbjerg fB56(5)
2014–2016Red Bull Salzburg21(1)
2015–2016Copenhagen (loan)30(0)
2016–2019Copenhagen96(8)
2019–2020Genoa19(0)
2020–Copenhagen55(3)
National team
2013–Denmark25(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:30, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:04, 2 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

He started in the youth ranks of local team Esbjerg fB. In the summer of 2010 he went to Vejle Boldklub in the Danish 1st Division.[1] In March 2012 he was sold to Norwegian club Rosenborg BK.[2] In the same summer he was sold back to his childhood club Esbjerg fB on a four-year contract.[3]

During his second stay at Esbjerg he was a important part of the team. In January 2014 he was signed by RB Salzburg.[4]

He joined F.C. Copenhagen in the summer of 2015 on loan,[5] The next season he was signed regularly.[6] On 2 September 2019, Ankersen joined Italian Serie A club Genoa on a contract until June 2021 with an option for a further year.[7] He made 19 league appearances during his sole season with Genoa, where he was mostly used as a substitute.[8]

On 26 September 2020, FC Copenhagen announced that they had signed Ankersen on a four-year contract.[9]

International career

On 17 May 2013, Ankersen was called up for the Denmark national team for a friendly against Georgia.[10] In the match, he remained an unused sub for the entire game. On 14 August 2013, he made his international debut in a 3–2 loss to Poland. He came in at halftime.

Ankersen scored his first goal on 11 November 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Kazakhstan. Denmark won 4–1.[11]

Honours

Esbjerg

  • Danish Cup: 2012–13

Salzburg

Copenhagen

  • Danish Superliga:2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19[12] 2021–22[13]
  • Danish Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

  1. Bold.dk - Vejle henter ung Esbjerg-back
  2. ""Vejle Boldklub - Ankersen solgt til Rosenborg"". Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  3. "Bold.dk - Officielt: Ankersen til Esbjerg"
  4. "Salzburg snap up Denmark defender Ankersen". 29 January 2014.
  5. "Peter Ankersen joins F.C. Copenhagen".
  6. "Ankersen Wechselt Fix Von Salzburg Zum FC Kopenhagen". 22 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  7. Calciomercato Genoa, Ankersen colpo per la difesa: è ufficiale, goal.com, 2 September 2019
  8. "P. Ankersen - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  9. "Peter Ankersen vender tilbage til FCK". www.fck.dk (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. "DR P4 - Ankersen på landsholdet"
  11. "Denmark 4–1 Kasakhstan". BBC Sport. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  12. FC Copenhagen are Danish champions. 6 May 2019. http://cphpost.dk/news/sports/fc-copenhagen-are-danish-champions.html. Retrieved 7 May 2019. 
  13. "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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