Emil Berggreen (born 10 May 1993) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Brønshøj

Brønshøj Boldklub Brønshøj BK, full name Brønshøj Boldklub, is a Danish football club located in the outskirts of Copenhagen. The club was founded on 15 May 1919. History Early years Brønshøj BK's first decades were spent in local leagues in the Copenha ...

signed Berggreen from

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...

in the summer 2012. In his first half season, Berggreen played 2 matches as a substitute for the first team and scored one goal, while he also scored 10 goals in 6 matches for the U21 squad. He signed a contract extension in January 2013 for two years. Berggreen had an excellent second half season, where he in total played 21 games and scored 12 goals. After this season, Berggreen had bids from clubs in the

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and the

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Hobro IK

On 20 June 2014,

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub (), commonly referred to as Hobro IK or HIK, is a professional football club based in Hobro, Denmark. The club currently competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system, and plays its h ...

signed Berggreen on a three-year contract. He made his debut in the Danish first-tier for Hobro IK during the first half of the 2014–15 Superliga season. He scored his first goal for the club in September after he had not scored in the first 13 games. After a great period in the fall, he attracted much attention from other clubs.

Eintracht Braunschweig

On 31 January 2015, Berggreen signed a -year contract with German 2. Bundesliga club

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. On 8 February 2015, he made his debut for Braunschweig. He came on as a substitute in an 0–2 defeat on the 20th matchday against 1.FC Kaiserslautern, replacing

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in the 69th minute. On 23 February 2015, made his debut in the starting line-up, in a 1–1 draw on the 22nd matchday against

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, also scoring his first goal for Eintracht Braunschweig. On 25 May 2015, he came on as a substitute on the 31st matchday against

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and contributed two goals to the 2–0 victory of his team.

Mainz 05

Berggreen moved to

1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05 (), is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tie ...

on 31 January 2016.

received about 2 million Danish crowns for the sale. A month after his arrival, he was injured and had to get his knee operated. He was back in training in the summer 2016. Weeks after his return, he suffered an

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and was out the rest of the season. By summer 2017, Berggreen had not made his debut yet.

Twente

On 17 July 2019, Berggreen joined

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on a one-year contract with an option for one further year.

Greuther Fürth

In September 2020,

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Berggreen returned to Germany joining 2. Bundesliga side

SpVgg Greuther Fürth Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following r ...

on a two-year contract. His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 1 January 2022, effectively making him a free agent again.

SønderjyskE

Berggreen signed with Danish Superliga club

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on 31 January 2022, after having practiced with the

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first team through January. He signed a one-and-a-half-year deal. On 29 May 2024 SønderjyskE confirmed that Berggreen would not extend his contract at the club and would therefore leave SønderjyskE after the season. Berggreen announced his retirement from football on 13 November 2024.

International career

On 9 September 2014, Berggreen made his debut for the Danish U21 national team, and became the first Hobro player to ever represent a Danish national team at any level, scoring a goal in his debut.

Personal life

Berggreen's mother is from Croatia, so he can both represent Denmark and Croatia in international football.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berggreen, Emil 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Helsingør Men's association football forwards Danish men's footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players 2. Bundesliga players Bundesliga players Danish people of Croatian descent Hobro IK players Brønshøj Boldklub players Eintracht Braunschweig players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players FC Twente players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Sønderjyske Fodbold players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark 21st-century Danish sportsmen