Daniel Lønne Iversen (born 19 July 1997) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Early career

Iversen started out in the academy at Gørding LIF, after which he joined the biggest club in the region,

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport city and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban area, urban population of 71,554 (1 January ...

as a 12-year-old.

Leicester City

He moved to English club

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in January 2016, signing a contract until June 2019. Iversen moved on loan to

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side

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

in July 2018, the same day as he signed a new four-year contract with Leicester. He made his professional debut on the first day of the 2018–19 season, starting the game against

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. Iversen helped Oldham to an

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"giant killing" against

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side

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, saving a late penalty in a 2–1 victory. Iversen would go on to make 49 appearances in all competitions for ''The Latics''. In July 2019, Iversen moved to

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team

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on a season long loan. Iversen made his Rotherham debut on 3 August 2019, in a 2–1 victory over

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. In August 2020, Iversen joined

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team

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Oud-Heverlee Leuven (), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian professional football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the merger of three clubs, '' F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee'', whose registration number it i ...

on a season-long loan. 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, allowing him to move on loan to English club

that same day. He returned to Preston North End for a second loan spell in August 2021. He was named as the Lancashire side's Player of the Year for 2021–22. After six years with the club, Iversen made his debut for Leicester on 23 August 2022 in an

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match away at

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; he saved three penalties in the penalty shoot-out and was described as a "hero". His performance was praised by Leicester manager

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. He made his

debut in a 1–1 draw against

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on 18 March 2023. On 5 January 2024, Iversen joined fellow Championship club

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on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season. In April, Iversen said he expected to leave Leicester in the summer. Iversen made 19 appearances for Stoke helping them to secure their Championship status.

Preston North End

In May 2025, it was announced that Iversen join

on 1 July 2025 following the expiry of his Leicester contract.

International career

Iversen has represented Denmark at youth international levels from under-16 to under-21. Iversen was called up to the under-21 squad for the

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, playing in all three of Denmark's games and saving a penalty in a 3–1 victory against

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. In September 2019, Iversen received his first call up to the senior

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team for the

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matches against

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and

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Career statistics

Honours

Individual * Preston North End Player of the Year: 2021–22

References

External links

Profile
at the Leicester City F.C. website {{DEFAULTSORT:Iversen, Daniel 1997 births Living people Danish men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Esbjerg fB players Leicester City F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Preston North End F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players English Football League players Belgian Pro League players Premier League players Men's association football goalkeepers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium People from Esbjerg Municipality Footballers from the Region of Southern Denmark 21st-century Danish sportsmen