Jeppe Theis Tverskov (; born 12 March 1993) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each y ...

club

Nordsjælland North Zealand, also North Sealand ( da, Nordsjælland), refers to the northern part of the Danish island of Zealand which is not clearly defined but generally covers the area north of Copenhagen. The Danish tourist authorities have recently in ...

. On 1 January 2025, he will join

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club

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ahead of their inaugural season.

Career

B 1903

Born in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

, Tverskov started playing football at the age of three at

Boldklubben 1903 Boldklubben 1903 or B 1903 is a football club founded on 2 June 1903, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Seven times winner of the Danish championship (introduced 1913) in 1920, 1924, 1926, 1938, 1969, 1970 and 1976 and twice winner of the Danish ...

(B 1903). As a 17-year-old, he was promoted to the first senior team competing in the fourth-tier

Denmark Series The Denmark Series ( da, Danmarksserien) is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group are ...

by the then manager Bent Christensen. In his first season, he made 24 appearances and seven goals, and was voted Player of the Year at the club.

Lyngby

In June 2011, Tverskov moved to

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a Danish professional football club founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, a northern suburb of Copenhagen. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby FC. The clu ...

on the recommendation of his manager, Bent Christensen. At that club, he played alongside fellow youngsters such as

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and

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. In June 2012, he was promoted to the first-team by head coach

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. Tverskov made his first professional appearance on 4 November 2012 against

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub () is a professional association football club based in the town of Hobro, Denmark, that competes in the 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1913, it is known by the short names 'Hob ...

in the second-tier

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. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for David Boysen, as his team won 2–1. He scored his first professional goal on 25 April 2014, during a 3–0 league victory for his team over

Hvidovre IF Hvidovre Idrætsforening, more commonly known as Hvidovre IF () is a Danish professional football club based in Hvidovre. The club competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football, and plays its home matches at the Hvidovre ...

Randers

On 30 June 2014, Tverskov joined

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).Danish Cup The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official " knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will qu ...

match against

Kolding Boldklub Kolding Boldklub is a Danish association football club from Kolding. KB, as the club commonly is known in Kolding (not to be confused with Kjøbenhavns Boldklub) is playing in the Denmark Series, the fourth tier in the Danish football league sys ...

. He started the match as a defensive midfielder and stood out by also scoring his first goal for Randers, thereby participating in his team's 7–1 win. The club finished fourth in the

at the end of the 2014–15 season and managed to qualify for the qualifying rounds of the

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. ...

. Tverskov played his first European match in this competition, on 2 July 2015 against Andorran club

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. He appeared as a starter, but was however sent off after receiving a second yellow card, as Randers won 1–0.

OB

As his contract expired with Randers, Tverskov signed with

Odense Boldklub Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superlig ...

(OB) in the summer of 2016, the transfer being announced on 20 April of the same year. He made his first appearance for the club on the first matchday of the 2016–17 Superligaen season, against

SIlkeborg Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).Nordsjælland North Zealand, also North Sealand ( da, Nordsjælland), refers to the northern part of the Danish island of Zealand which is not clearly defined but generally covers the area north of Copenhagen. The Danish tourist authorities have recently in ...

, signing a contract until June 2025.

San Diego FC

On 19 March 2024,

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announced that Tverskov would join the club ahead of their 2025 inaugural season, signing a two-year contract through 2026, set to be activated on 1 January 2025.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tverskov, Jeppe 1993 births Living people Danish men's footballers Footballers from Copenhagen Men's association football central defenders Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Denmark Series players Boldklubben 1903 players Lyngby Boldklub players Randers FC players Odense Boldklub players FC Nordsjælland players 21st-century Danish sportsmen