Daniel Iversen
Personal information
Full name Daniel Lønne Iversen[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997
Place of birth Gørding, Denmark[2]
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 31
Youth career
0000–2009 Gørding LIF
2009–2016 Esbjerg
2016–2018 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Leicester City 12 (0)
2018–2019 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 42 (0)
2019–2020 → Rotherham United (loan) 34 (0)
2020–2021 → OH Leuven (loan) 5 (0)
2021 → Preston North End (loan) 23 (0)
2021–2022 → Preston North End (loan) 46 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Denmark U16 8 (0)
2012–2013 Denmark U17 12 (0)
2013–2014 Denmark U18 3 (0)
2014–2016 Denmark U19 17 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U20 4 (0)
2017–2019 Denmark U21 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:51, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

Daniel Lønne Iversen (born 19 July 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Leicester City.

Club career

Iversen started out in the academy at Gørding LIF, after which he joined the biggest club in the region, Esbjerg as a 12-year-old.[2] He moved to English club Leicester City in January 2016, signing a contract until June 2019.[4]

Iversen moved on loan to EFL League Two side Oldham Athletic in July 2018,[5] the same day as he signed a new four-year contract with Leicester.[6] He made his professional debut on the first day of the 2018–19 season, starting the game against Milton Keynes Dons.[7] Iversen helped Oldham to an FA Cup "giant killing" against Premier League side Fulham, saving a late penalty in a 2–1 victory.[8] Iversen would go on to make 49 appearances in all competitions for The Latics.[7]

In July 2019, Iversen moved to EFL League One team Rotherham United on a season long loan.[9] Iversen made his Rotherham debut on 3 August 2019, in a 2–1 victory over AFC Wimbledon.[10]

In August 2020, Iversen joined Belgian First Division A team Oud-Heverlee Leuven on a season-long loan.[11] Iversen started five games before suffering a hip injury in the match against Oostende. Following his return from injury, he became second choice goalkeeper behind Rafael Romo, which resulted in his loan being terminated on 7 January 2021,[12] allowing him to move on loan to English club Preston North End that same day.[13] He returned to Preston North End for a second loan spell in August 2021.[14] He was named as the Lancashire side's Player of the Year for 2021–22.[15]

Iversen made his debut for Leicester (after six years with the club) on 23 August 2022 in an EFL Cup match away at Stockport County; he saved three penalties in the penalty shoot-out and was described as a "hero".[16][17] His performance was praised by Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers.[18] He made his Premier League debut in a 1–1 draw against Brentford on 18 March 2023.[19]

International career

Iversen has represented Denmark at youth international levels from under-16 to under-21.[20][21] Iversen was called up to the under-21 squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, playing in all three of Denmark's games and saving a penalty in a 3–1 victory against Austria.[22][23] In September 2019, Iversen received his first call up to the senior Denmark team for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Gibraltar and Georgia.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2018–19[7] Premier League 0000000000
2019–20[25] 0000000000
2020–21[26] 0000000000
2021–22[27] 0000000000
2022–23[28] 120302000170
Total 120302000170
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2018–19[7] League Two 42040102[lower-alpha 1]0490
Rotherham United (loan) 2019–20[25] League One 340301000380
OH Leuven (loan) 2020–21[3] Belgian Pro League 5000000050
Preston North End (loan) 2020–21[26] Championship 230000000230
Preston North End (loan) 2021–22[27] Championship 460101000480
Career total 162011040201800
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Rotherham United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 61. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Andersen, H.C. (27 February 2014). "Daniel Iversen fra Gørding er årets U17 talent i Danmark". Ugeavisen Bramming (in Danish).
  3. 1 2 Daniel Iversen at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Iversen Joins Leicester City". Leicester City. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Daniel Iversen: Oldham Athletic add Leicester City goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Iversen signs new deal". Leicester City F.C. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Daniel Iversen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Fulham 1-2 Oldham Athletic in FA Cup third round". BBC Sport. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  9. ↑ "Daniel Iversen: Leicester goalkeeper joins Rotherham on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 22 July 2019.
  10. ↑ "AFC WIMBLEDON VS. ROTHERHAM UNITED 1 - 2". Soccerway. 3 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "OHL leent doelman Iversen". OH Leuven. 11 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Iversen keert terug naar Leicester" [Iversen returns to Leicester] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Preston sign Leicester keeper Iversen" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Leicester loan Iversen to Preston" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  15. 1 2 Seddon, Dave (12 May 2022). "What does the future hold for Preston North End's player of the year after being linked with Middlesbrough?". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "Leicester edge past Stockport on penalties" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ McGrath, Mike (23 August 2022). "Daniel Iversen saves Leicester from Carabao Cup shock with shootout heroics at Stockport" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "Leicester: Daniel Iversen 'very capable number two' - Brendan Rodgers". BBC Sport.
  19. ↑ Blackwell, Jordan (18 March 2023). "Daniel Iversen to keep Leicester City spot as Brendan Rodgers details Danny Ward one-to-one". Leicestershire Live. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  20. ↑ "Daniel Iversen glad for DBU-opmærksomhed" (in Danish). Bold. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  21. ↑ Daniel Iversen at DBU
  22. ↑ "Denmark - Squad". UEFA. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  23. ↑ "Iversen's Penalty Stop Inspires Denmark's Under-21s To Victory". Leicester City. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  24. ↑ "Back problems send Danish reserve keeper home from Gibraltar" (in Danish). DR. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Daniel Iversen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Daniel Iversen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  27. 1 2 "Games played by Daniel Iversen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  28. ↑ "Games played by Daniel Iversen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.