Nicklas Strunck

Nicklas Strunck Jakobsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈstʁɔŋk]; born 17 August 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Esbjerg fB.

Club Career

Nordsjalland

Strunck got his first senior call up on 11 February 2018, where he sat on the bench for the whole game against SonderjyskE in the Danish Superliga. He got his debut for FC Nordsjalland only five days later at the age of 18. Strunck started on the bench, but replaced Mikkel Damsgaard in the 91th minute in a 2-1 victory against OB in the Danish Superliga. A few days later, he played 72 minutes in a Danish Cup game against amateur side Vejgaard B, where he both scored and assisted.

Strunck was officially promoted into the first team squad in the beginning of the 2018/19 season. Strunck got his contract extended in July 2018 until June 2021.

Groningen

On 11 August 2019, Strunck was signed by Dutch Eredivisie club FC Groningen for a fee of approximately €500,000. He moved to Groningen on a four-year contract.

Esbjerg

With no official games for Groningen, Strunck was sent on a one-season loan to Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB on 5 October 2020 for the 2020–21 season.

On 4 June 2021 Esbjerg confirmed, that Strunck had signed a permanent deal with the club until June 2025. On 11 July, he was appointed team captain of the club, before controversial manager Peter Hyballa gave the captain's armband to 19-year-old Mads Larsen on 24 July.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Никлас Струнк-Якобсен (russian)