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Christian Nørgaard

Christian Thers Barsøe Nørgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰʁɛs æn ˈnɶɐ̯ˌkɒˀ]; born 10 March 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre back for Premier League club Arsenal. Between abortive spells with Hamburger SV and Fiorentina, Nørgaard came to prominence in his homeland with Brøndby. He transferred to English club Brentford in 2019 and in 2021 was part of the squad which won promotion to the top-flight of English football for the second time in the club's history. Nørgaard was named club captain in 2023. In July 2025, he signed with fellow London club Arsenal. He was part of the Denmark squads at Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.

Infobox

2013
Denmark U20
Full name
Christian Thers Barsøe Nørgaard
Date of birth
(1994-03-10) 10 March 1994
Place of birth
Copenhagen, Denmark
Height
1 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position
Defensive midfielder
Current team
Arsenal
Number
16
0000–2008
Espergærde IF
2008–2011
Lyngby
Years
Team
2011–2012
Lyngby
2012–2013
Hamburger SV II
2013–2018
Brøndby
2018–2019
Fiorentina
2019–2025
Brentford
2025–
Arsenal
2009–2010
Denmark U16
2010–2011
Denmark U17
2011–2013
Denmark U19
2013–2017
Denmark U21
2020–2026
Denmark

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Lyngby BK
Lyngby BK
Club
Lyngby BK
Season
2011–12
League
Danish Superliga
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
1
Other
0
Hamburger SV II
Hamburger SV II
Club
Hamburger SV II
Season
2011–12
League
Regionalliga Nord
League
6
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
6
Europe
1
2012–13
2012–13
Club
2012–13
Season
Regionalliga Nord
League
16
League
1
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
—
League cup
16
Europe
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
22
League
2
League
—
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
—
League cup
22
League cup
2
Hamburger SV
Hamburger SV
Club
Hamburger SV
Season
2012–13
League
Bundesliga
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
0
Other
0
Brøndby
Brøndby
Club
Brøndby
Season
2013–14
League
Danish Superliga
League
13
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
13
Other
0
2014–15
2014–15
Club
2014–15
Season
Danish Superliga
League
21
League
3
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
1
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
26
Other
4
2015–16
2015–16
Club
2015–16
Season
Danish Superliga
League
16
League
0
League
4
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
4
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
25
Other
0
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Danish Superliga
League
31
League
4
League
4
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
8
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
27
Other
5
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Danish Superliga
League
34
League
1
League
4
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
3
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
41
Other
2
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Danish Superliga
League
1
League
0
League
—
National cup
—
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
—
Europe
1
Europe
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
116
League
8
League
15
League
3
National cup
—
National cup
16
League cup
0
League cup
—
Europe
147
Europe
11
Fiorentina
Fiorentina
Club
Fiorentina
Season
2018–19
League
Serie A
League
6
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
6
Other
0
Brentford
Brentford
Club
Brentford
Season
2019–20
League
Championship
League
42
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
0
Europe
—
Europe
3
Other
0
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Championship
League
17
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
4
League cup
1
League cup
—
Europe
1
Europe
0
Other
22
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Premier League
League
35
League
3
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
2
League cup
0
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
38
Other
3
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Premier League
League
22
League
1
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
23
Other
1
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Premier League
League
31
League
2
League
1
National cup
0
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
33
Other
2
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Premier League
League
34
League
5
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
1
League cup
1
League cup
—
Europe
—
Europe
35
Other
6
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
181
League
11
League
2
League
0
National cup
9
National cup
2
League cup
—
League cup
4
Europe
0
Europe
196
Other
13
Arsenal
Arsenal
Club
Arsenal
Season
2025–26
League
Premier League
League
6
League
0
National cup
4
National cup
0
League cup
3
League cup
0
Europe
6
Europe
0
Other
—
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
332
League
22
League
21
League
3
National cup
12
National cup
2
League cup
22
League cup
0
Europe
4
Europe
0
Other
391
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Lyngby BK
2011–12
Danish Superliga
1
0
0
0
—
—
—
1
0
Hamburger SV II
2011–12
Regionalliga Nord
6
1
—
—
—
—
6
1
2012–13
Regionalliga Nord
16
1
—
—
—
—
16
1
Total
22
2
—
—
—
—
22
2
Hamburger SV
2012–13
Bundesliga
0
0
0
0
—
—
—
0
0
Brøndby
2013–14
Danish Superliga
13
0
0
0
—
—
—
13
0
2014–15
Danish Superliga
21
3
3
1
—
1
0
—
26
4
2015–16
Danish Superliga
16
0
4
0
—
4
0
—
25
0
2016–17
Danish Superliga
31
4
4
1
—
8
0
—
27
5
2017–18
Danish Superliga
34
1
4
1
—
3
0
—
41
2
2018–19
Danish Superliga
1
0
—
—
0
0
—
1
0
Total
116
8
15
3
—
16
0
—
147
11
Fiorentina
2018–19
Serie A
6
0
0
0
—
—
—
6
0
Brentford
2019–20
Championship
42
0
0
0
0
0
—
3
0
2020–21
Championship
17
0
0
0
4
1
—
1
0
22
2021–22
Premier League
35
3
1
0
2
0
—
—
38
3
2022–23
Premier League
22
1
0
0
1
0
—
—
23
1
2023–24
Premier League
31
2
1
0
1
0
—
—
33
2
2024–25
Premier League
34
5
0
0
1
1
—
—
35
6
Total
181
11
2
0
9
2
—
4
0
196
13
Arsenal
2025–26
Premier League
6
0
4
0
3
0
6
0
—
Career total
332
22
21
3
12
2
22
0
4
0
391
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Denmark
Denmark
National team
Denmark
Year
2020
Apps
1
Goals
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
14
Apps
1
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
3
Apps
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
6
Apps
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
8
Apps
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
7
Apps
0
2026
2026
National team
2026
Year
2
Apps
1
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
41
Apps
2
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Denmark
2020
1
0
2021
14
1
2022
3
0
2023
6
0
2024
8
0
2025
7
0
2026
2
1
Total
41
2
List of international goals scored by Christian Nørgaard · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
9 October 2021
Venue
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova
Opponent
Moldova
Score
3–0
Result
4–0
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
2
No.
2
Date
26 March 2026
Venue
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
Opponent
North Macedonia
Score
4–0
Result
4–0
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
Ref.
1
9 October 2021
Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova
Moldova
3–0
4–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
26 March 2026
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
North Macedonia
4–0
4–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. Includes Danish Cup and FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in Championship play-offs
  5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. "UEFA Champions League 2025/2026: Booking List before Quarter-finals, 2nd leg"
    https://editorial.uefa.com/resources/02a4-205b24e7a0cc-a861366479cd-1000/bookinglist_ucl_before_qf_2nd_leg.pdf
  7. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Denmark"
    https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf
  8. Helsingør Dagblad
    https://helsingordagblad.dk/helsingoer/christian-noergaard-stortalentet-fra-espergaerde
  9. Christian Nørgaard at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
    https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/155064/
  10. "Lyngby-talent solgt to HSV"
    http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/bundesliga/lyngby-talent-solgt-til-hsv
  11. "Football is about highs and lows, you can never complete it" | My Journey | Christian Nørgaard
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tx1L_UAjnU
  12. Brøndby IF
    https://brondby.com/nyheder/herrer/2013/august/brondby-if-henter-christian-norgaard-i-hsv
  13. Brøndby IF
    https://brondby.com/nyheder/herrer/2017/januar/brondby-if-og-christian-norgaard-forlaenger-kontrakten
  14. bold
    https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/christian-noergaard-aarets-spiller-i-broendby/
  15. bold
    https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/bech-kaempe-skulderklap-til-noergaard/
  16. DR
    https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/broendby-saelger-christian-noergaard-til-fiorentina
  17. Tipsbladet
    https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/serie/medie-christian-noergaard-er-paa-vej-vaek-fra-fiorentina
  18. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4709058/2023/07/26/access-all-areas-brentford-recruitment/
  19. Soccerbase
    https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=66877&season_id=151
  20. Brentford F
    https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/christian-nrgaard-signs-from-fiorentina_395000
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