Nicolai Vallys

Nicolai Vallys
Vallys in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nicolai Frimodt Vallys[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark[2]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby IF
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2015 BK Skjold
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 BK Skjold
2016–2018 Skovshoved 50 (26)
2018–2019 Roskilde 29 (7)
2019–2022 Silkeborg 88 (26)
2022– Brøndby 57 (19)
International career‡
2023– Denmark 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Nicolai Frimodt Vallys (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvælys];[4] born 4 September 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Danish Superliga club Brøndby, and the Denmark national team.[5]

Club career

Early years

Vallys grew up in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen. He started playing football at BK Skjold, where he made his senior debut in 2015 in the sixth-tier Copenhagen Series.[6]

In 2016, he made a move to Skovshoved, a team competing in the fourth-tier Denmark Series. His debut for the club occurred on 10 August 2016, during a Danish Cup first-round match against BSF. In an impressive start, he scored a brace, securing a 4–1 victory for his team.[7] He made his league debut on 10 September, coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute in a 1–1 home draw against B 1908.[8] On 24 September, he scored his first league goal for the club, as Skovshoved lost 3–2 at home to AB Tårnby.[9] As a midfielder, Vallys played a significant role, contributing to the team's promotion to the 2nd Division. Across two seasons at Skovshoved, he showcased his talent, scoring 28 goals in 52 appearances. In June 2018, his skills caught the attention of FC Roskilde, leading to a two-year deal with the club.[10] Transitioning to the second-tier 1st Division, he maintained his impressive performance, scoring seven goals in 29 league appearances.[11]

Silkeborg

On 1 July 2019, Vallys signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Superliga club Silkeborg, continuing his rapid rise through the Danish divisions.[12] He made his debut for the club, as well as his debut in the highest Danish division, on 14 July 2019 in a 3–0 away loss to Brøndby IF, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Marc Rochester Sørensen.[13] He finished his first season with Silkeborg with 34 total appearances in which he scored six goals,[11] as the club suffered relegation to the 1st Division.[14]

During the summer of 2020, he suffered an injury while training with a friend, sidelining him for 2–3 months.[15] On 1 September 2020, he signed a contract extension with Silkeborg until December 2023.[16] He returned to the pitch in October 2020, and played a key role as Silkeborg won promotion back to the Superliga in May 2021.[17]

Brøndby

On 31 August 2022, it was confirmed that Vallys had joined Brøndby IF on a deal until June 2026.[18] Brøndby reportedly paid DKK 22.5 million (€3 million).[19] The move was regarded as controversial by some Brøndby supporters,[20] as he had supported bitter rivals FC Copenhagen as a youth and hails from their home district of Østerbro.[21][22] After Vallys' received threatening messages, director of sports Carsten V. Jensen, head coach Niels Frederiksen, and club captain Andreas Maxsø publicly criticised some fans' behaviour regarding the transfer.[20][23]

Vallys made his competitive debut for Brøndby on 4 September in a 2–0 league win away against AC Horsens at CASA Arena.[24] He scored his first goal for the club in the following league game against Randers FC, his home debut at Brøndby Stadium, slotting home the 2–1 lead in an eventual 2–2 draw.[25] On 19 February 2023, Vallys scored a hat-trick in Brøndby's spring opener against Horsens, which ended in a 5–2 victory.[26]

On 2 December 2023, Vallys was honoured with the Brøndby Player of the Year 2023 award. This recognition came after his remarkable performances throughout 2023, contributing 13 goals and five assists in 31 appearances and earning his first cap for the Denmark national team.[27]

International career

In August 2023, Vallys received his first call-up to the Denmark national team by head coach Kasper Hjulmand, as a substitute for injured Mikkel Damsgaard, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against San Marino and Finland.[28]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 September 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Danish Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Skovshoved 2016–17 Denmark Series 20 14 2 2 — 22 16
2017–18 Danish 2nd Division 30 12 0 0 — 30 12
Total 50 26 2 2 — 52 28
Roskilde 2018–19 Danish 1st Division 29 7 0 0 — 29 7
Silkeborg 2019–20 Danish Superliga 29 6 4 0 — 33 6
2020–21 Danish 1st Division 21 8 0 0 — 21 8
2021–22 Danish Superliga 32 10 2 1 — 34 11
2022–23 Danish Superliga 6 2 0 0 2[a] 0 8 2
Total 88 26 6 1 2 0 96 27
Brøndby 2022–23 Danish Superliga 24 6 1 0 — 25 6
2023–24 Danish Superliga 31 13 3 0 — 34 13
2024–25 Danish Superliga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 57 19 4 0 — 61 19
Career total 224 78 12 3 2 0 238 81
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ Nicolai Vallys at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Helligsø, Michael (23 February 2020). "SIFs FCK-fan hjerteklubben". Midtjyllands Avis (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Nicolai Vallys, statistik fra superligaen, all-time". SuperStats (in Danish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ Claes, Lasse (27 February 2023). "Se her: Du udtaler Nicolai Vallys' navn forkert". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ Nicolai Vallys at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Nicolai Vallys - Silkeborg". Silkeborg IF. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  7. ^ "BSF – Skovshoved IF //". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Skovshoved IF – B 1908 //". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Skovshoved IF – AB Tårnby //". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  10. ^ Margren, Sara (18 June 2018). "FC Roskilde snupper Skovshoved-profil". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "N. Vallys: Summary". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  12. ^ Borup, Anders (1 July 2019). "Silkeborg sikrer sig Roskilde-kant". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Galleri: Brøndby IF-SIF". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 14 July 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2020. Kampen på Brøndby Stadion gav debut til to af de nye i SIFs spillertrup, Nicolai Vallys og Filip Lesniak
  14. ^ Linddahl, Marie (22 June 2020). "Efter nedrykning erkender Silkeborg-direktør fejl - vi har overvurderet vores spillere". TV 2/Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Sort uheld: SIF-spiller blev skadet under sin ferie". Midtjyllands Avis (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  16. ^ Margren, Sara (1 September 2020). "Silkeborg forlænger aftalen med Vallys". bold.dk (in Danish).
  17. ^ Dalgård, Jonas (11 May 2021). "Vallys jubler: Nu kommer alle de store drenge". bold.dk (in Danish).
  18. ^ "Brøndby IF henter Nicolai Vallys". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  19. ^ Jensen, Kenneth (31 August 2022). "Medier: BIF tæt på køb af SIF-stjerne for 22,5 mio". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  20. ^ a b Sigaard, Anton (2 September 2022). "Brøndby fordømmer Vallys-hadbeskeder fra egne fans". TV2 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Vallys åben for FCK-skifte: Jeg er jo fra Østerbro". Berlingske (in Danish). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  22. ^ Fallah, Daniel Nøjsen (1 September 2022). "Ups! Ny Brøndby-stjerne elsker Sektion 12 og Parken". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  23. ^ Rasmussen, Nikolai Fenger (4 September 2022). "Råber Brøndby-fans op: Stop sindssyge beskeder". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  24. ^ "Sejr i Horsens". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 4 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  25. ^ "Usårlige Randers spolerede Brøndbys fest i sidste sekund". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  26. ^ "Vallys scorer hattrick i målrigt Brøndby-comeback". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 19 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  27. ^ a b "Nicolai Vallys er Årets Spiller i Brøndby IF 2023". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 2 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  28. ^ "Hjulmand skifter ud i truppen". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  29. ^ Thøgersen, Troels Bager (19 May 2022). "Tipsbladet kårer Vallys til Forårets Profil". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  30. ^ "Her er forårets profil i Superligaen". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  31. ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (2 June 2022). "Computeren har talt: De er på årets Superliga-hold". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  32. ^ Gram-Hanssen, Lars (30 November 2023). "Vallys i eksklusiv klub: Det er stort for mig". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  33. ^ Bak, Daniel (5 March 2023). "Nicolai Vallys kåret som månedens Superliga-spiller". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  34. ^ Jensen, Mathias Bybjerg (3 September 2023). "Nicolai Vallys er månedens spiller i 3F Superligaen". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  35. ^ "Nicolai Vallys er Månedens Spiller i februar". 3F Superliga (in Danish). 4 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  36. ^ Bak, Daniel (31 August 2023). "Seks SL-klubber har spillere på månedens hold". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  37. ^ Bak, Daniel (29 November 2023). "FCM-dominans på månedens hold". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  38. ^ "Månedens Hold i februar 2024". 3F Superliga (in Danish). 28 February 2024. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  39. ^ "Månedens Hold i marts". 3F Superliga (in Danish). 26 March 2024. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.