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Nicki Nielsen Personal information Full name Nicki Bille Nielsen Date of birth 7 February 1988 Place of birth Vigerslev, Denmark Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Forward Club information Current club Elche Number 14 Youth career 1993–1995 Hellas 1995–1997 Rikken 1997–1999 KB 1999–2005 Frem Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2006 Frem 35 (3) 2006–2008 Reggina 7 (0) 2007 → Martina (loan) 14 (0) 2008 → Lucchese (loan) 5 (0) 2008–2010 Nordsjælland 58 (18) 2010–2011 Villarreal B 33 (5) 2011– Villarreal 1 (0) 2011– → Elche (loan) 7 (2) National team‡ 2005–2006 Denmark U18 4 (0) 2006–2007 Denmark U19 9 (3) 2006–2008 Denmark U20 6 (2) 2007–2009 Denmark U21 21 (15) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 May 2010Nicki Bille Nielsen (born 7 February 1988) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for Elche in the Spanish second division, on loan from Villarreal CF. He has played 26 games for various Danish national youth teams, including 21 games and 15 goals for the Denmark national under-21 football team. He is selected for the U21 National Team, which is representing Denmark in the European Under-21 Football Championship in Denmark, June 2011.
He is the cousin of fellow footballer Daniel Wass.[1]
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Club career
Bille Nielsen started his senior career with Danish 1st Division club BK Frem. He was promoted to the first team squad in the summer 2005,[2] and made his debut on 31 July 2005 against Fremad Amager. He signed a two-year contract with Frem in October 2005,[3] and was on trial with English club Newcastle United in November 2005,[2] and also had a trial with Portsmouth F.C..[4] Though he never secured himself in the Frem starting line-up,[4] Bille played a total 38 senior games and scored four goals for the club until August 2006.
In September 2006, he moved abroad to play for Italian club Reggina Calcio in the Serie A championship,[5] under manager Walter Mazzarri. He scored in his debut game for Reggina, a Coppa Italia game on 8 November.[6] He got his Serie A debut on 19 November, and played seven games during the 2006–07 Serie A season without scoring any goals. He also played for Reggina's youth team, helping them advance in the 2007 Campionato Nazionale Primavera by scoring two goals in two games against A.C. Milan Primavera.[7] Under new manager Massimo Ficcadenti, Bille had a difficult time securing a place in the starting eleven,[8] and he underwent loan deals with Serie C1 teams A.C. Martina and A.S. Lucchese-Libertas. Both clubs went bankrupt during his stays,[9] and according to his agent Bille did not get his wage from Reggina either.[10] In August 2008, Bille agreed to rescind all claims of the wages owed to him, in order for his contract to be terminated a year before its expiration.[9] He brought with him an eight match-day suspension incurred following a red card for laying his hand on the referee in a May 2008 youth team game for Lucchese.[11]
He moved back to Denmark, and trained with Danish Superliga team FC Nordsjælland in August 2008.[12] On 18 September the Danish Football Association ruled that in order to help him re-establish his career, Bille's eight-day suspension would expire from the ninth match day of the 2008–09 Danish Superliga season even though he had not been signed by any club,[13] making him available for selection from the start of October.[14] He signed a contract with Nordsjælland on 25 September,[15] and made his debut in October. He played 10 games in his first season with Nordsjælland, as he was backup for Martin Bernburg.[16] As Bernburg was sold, Bille got his breakthrough in the 2009–10 Danish Superliga season,[16] when he played 32 of 33 games and scored eight goals. He was also a part of the Nordsjælland team which won the 2010 Danish Cup.[17] Nicki Bille gained his first team debut 5 February 2011 in a home fixture against Levante FC, Villarreal CF lost the game 0–1
International career
Bille got his international debut for the Denmark national under-18 football team in September 2005,[18] and played four games for the team until February 2006. He was called up for the Danish under-20 national team squad for the 2006 Milk Cup in August, as a replacement for the injured Nicklas Pedersen,[19] and scored one goal in two games at the tournament. From September 2006 to June 2007, he scored three goals in nine games for the Danish under-19 national team. He was once more a part of the under-20 squad at the 2007 Milk Cup, scoring one goal in three games.
After his loan move to Martina, he was called up for the Denmark national under-21 football team to replace the injured Bo Storm,[20] and made his under-21 debut in September 2007. He was not called up again before he moved to FC Nordsjælland. In November 2008, Bille played his sixth and last under-20 international game. He rejoined the under-21 team in January 2009, and established himself in the team. In May 2010, he joined the under-21 team for a series of unofficial games at the international 2010 Toulon Tournament. He scored five goals in four appearances, becoming the top scorer of the tournament and helping Denmark finish runners-up.[21]
References
- ^ http://tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/vil-paa-landsholdet-med-faetter
- ^ a b http://tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/ud-af-vagten-i-valby
- ^ http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Bille-skriver-under-med-Frem
- ^ a b http://tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/en-god-dreng-i-banditland
- ^ Frem-talent til Serie A, EB.dk, 1 September 2006
- ^ http://www.dr.dk/Sporten/Fodbold/Int.fodbold/2006/11/08/161845.htm
- ^ http://tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/fans-jubler-over-ung-dansker
- ^ http://tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/ung-dansker-vil-have-spilletid
- ^ a b http://tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/dansk/endnu-en-dansker-i-reggina-problemer
- ^ Agent: Et helvede i Reggina, Bold.dk, 11 August 2008
- ^ http://tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/dansk/kaempe-karantaene-til-dansk-talent
- ^ http://www.fcn.dk/nyheder/18-08-2008-nicki-bille-traener-med/
- ^ http://tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/bille-karantaene-afklaret
- ^ http://www.danskfodbold.com/kampe.php?ligaid=2001&seasonid=2009&prioritet=0
- ^ http://www.fcn.dk/nyheder/25-09-2008-nicki-bille-nielsen-til-fc-nordsjaelland/
- ^ a b http://spn.dk/fodbold/superliga/fcn/article1990020.ece
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=37173
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ http://www.dbu.dk/news/newsShow.aspx?id=253440
External links
- Elche official profile (Spanish)
- Danish national team profile (Danish)
- Danish Superliga statistics (Danish)
- Serie A statistics (Italian)
- BDFutbol profile
- Boldklubben Frem profile (Danish)
- FC Nordsjælland profile (Danish)
- Transfermarkt profile
Denmark squad – 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 1 Lössl • 2 Randrup • 3 Zanka • 4 Bjelland • 5 Boilesen • 6 Albæk • 7 Wass • 8 Jensen • 9 N.Jørgensen • 10 Eriksen • 11 Agger • 12 Fenger • 13 Nielsen • 14 Bille • 15 Juelsgård • 16 Andersen • 17 Delaney • 18 Povlsen • 19 F.Sørensen • 20 Lund • 21 Dalsgaard • 22 Kadrii • 23 Højlund • Coach: Bordinggaard
Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Copenhagen
- Danish footballers
- Association football forwards
- Danish Superliga players
- Boldklubben Frem players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- Serie A footballers
- Reggina Calcio players
- A.C. Martina players
- A.S. Lucchese-Libertas players
- La Liga footballers
- Villarreal CF B footballers
- Villarreal CF footballers
- Elche CF players
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
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