Jeppe Nørregaard Grønning (born 24 May 1991) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Viborg as a

Career

FC Fyn

Grønning started his senior career at

FC Fyn FC Fyn was a Danish football club from Odense on Funen. The club was founded in 2006 and its first appearance was in the 2006–07 season. FC Fyn played their home matches at Odense Atletikstadion, which is the current home ground of B 1909 a ...

; the superstructure of his childhood club

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. He established a strong partnership with Emil La Cour in the central

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, and he was, among other things, involved in FC Fyn's promotion to the 1st Division (second-tier) in the 2011–12 season, where the club beat HIK in the decisive playoff match for promotion.

Viborg

In June 2012, Grønning signed a two-year contract with 1st Division club

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening (), also known as Viborg FF or VFF for short, is a Danish professional association football, football club based in the Central Denmark Region, Central Jutland city of Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. They compete in the Danish ...

. After his first six months at the club, he was named the 2013 Autumn Profile in January 2013 by the Viborg fan group ''Grøn Fight''. Grønning became a regular part of the first-team squad that reached promotion to the

in the summer of 2013, but due to injuries he only made five appearances in the highest tier before being loaned out to

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 ...

in the second-tier. In Hobro, he helped secure the club its first promotion to the Superliga ever, when after the 2013–14 season ended in second place and moved up alongside

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. In June 2014, Grønning returned to Viborg FF. In December 2015, he was once again voted as "Autumn Profile" of the club in a poll on ''Viborg Stifts Folkeblad''. On 14 December 2016, Grønning signed a contract extension with Viborg FF, keeping him there until the summer of 2019. In January 2019, Grønning signed another contract extension, this time until the summer of 2022. On 5 September 2017, he was appointed as the club's new

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. In May 2023, Grønning further extended his contract with Viborg until 2026. In the announcement, he stated his intention to retire with the club.

Career statistics

Honours

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, 2014–15,

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References

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at the Viborg FF website {{DEFAULTSORT:Grønning, Jeppe 1991 births Living people Footballers from Odense Danish men's footballers Boldklubben 1913 players FC Fyn players Viborg FF players Hobro IK players Danish 1st Division players Danish Superliga players Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Danish sportsmen