Kim Engel Aabech (; born 31 May 1983) is a Danish

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who plays for FC Gladsaxe. His father is former Danish international Hans Aabech.

Career

Lyngby

After starting his senior career with lower-tier clubs Virum-Sorgenfri and Gladsaxe Hero, Aabech moved to

Lyngby Boldklub Lyngby Boldklub () is a professional Football (soccer), football club based in Kongens Lyngby, Lyngby, Denmark, founded in 1921. It is based at Lyngby Stadion. The club play in the Danish Superliga. From 1994 to 2001 the club was known as Lyngby ...

in 2004 where he grew out to become a key player. During his tenure at the club, his reputation as a goalscorer grew and, together with Tobias Mikkelsen,

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and

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, he formed a formidable offensive, which played a major role in Lyngby's promotion from the 1st Division to the

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in the 2006–07 season. He scored his first

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goal on 29 July 2007 against

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 fall of 2008, Kim was demoted to Lyngby's reserve team for a short period due to disciplinary problems. After the episode, he returned to the first team and became a contributing factor to the club's strong fall season.

Nordsjælland

On 4 July 2013,

announced that they had signed Aabech to a two-year contract. There, he was reunited with

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, who had previously coached during his time at Lyngby. On 13 August 2014, Aabech left Nordsjælland again, as he had been dissatisfied with the lack of playing time under the new coach

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. To voice his frustration, he had told Kristjánsson in his office at the club facility in

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that he would not show up at practice anymore. As a result, his contract was terminated, and he commented on the following on the episode: "It's actually quite simple for me, I want to play more consistently, and I had no prospect of that at FCN, as there are many good players. I have reached an age where playing time is incredibly important to me, and I wanted to do something about it."

AGF

Aabech signed a one-year contract with AGF as a

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on 18 August 2014 and joined the club at the same time as new teammate

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. Aabech was one of the driving forces for AGF's team in the 2014–15 season and was one of the main reasons why AGF returned to the Superliga from the 1st Division.

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was officially named "Player of the Year" in AGF, but the fans eventually chose Aabech as "Fans' Player of the Year in AGF" via the fan site morethanaclub.dk, while Jønsson and

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took 2nd and 3rd place, respectively. When

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took over as head coach, and the club signed club legend Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen, Aabech was left out of the starting lineup, and although he appeared as a substitute several times during spring of 2016, his contract was not extended.

Later career

After AGF's final match of the 2015–16 season against

FC Copenhagen Football Club Copenhagen (, ), commonly known as F.C. København, F.C. Copenhagen, Copenhagen, or simply FCK, is a Danish professional football club based in Copenhagen. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on top of Kjøbenhavns Boldklu ...

, Aabech announced that he moved to

AC Horsens Alliance Club Horsens (), commonly referred to as AC Horsens () or simply Horsens, is a Danish professional football club based in Horsens, Central Denmark Region. Founded in 1994, as a superstructure on Horsens fS (founded 1915), Stensballe ...

. There, he only played for one season, after which he did not receive a contract extension. After leaving Horsens, Aabech signed with third-tier 2nd Division club

Hvidovre IF Hvidovre Idrætsforening, more commonly known as Hvidovre IF () is a Danish association football club from Hvidovre, Capital Region of Denmark. The club competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football, and plays its ...

in June 2017, where his father, Hans Aabech had also played. In June 2019, Aabech signed a contract extension with Hvidovre, who had meanwhile won promotion to the second-tier 1st Division. At that point he had scored 27 goals in 62 appearances for the club. 39-year old Aabech left Hvidovre at the end of the 2021–22 season. On 27 June 2022, Aabech joined

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club

VB 1968 FC Gladsaxe, previously VB 1968 is a football club based in , Bagsværd, Denmark. Founded in 1968, the club describes itself as multicultural and working towards integration through football. History Foundation VB 1968 was established on 15 Oct ...

. In March 2023, 39-year old Aabech moved to

Avarta Boldklubben Avarta is a Danish professional football club currently competing in the 3rd division, which ranks as the fourth-highest league in the country. Avarta's home ground is Tømrermester Jim Jensens Park in Rødovre, Copenhagen ...

in the same division. In August 2023, 40-year old Aabech joined GVI. In the summer of 2024 he returned to

, which had changed its name to FC Gladsaxe since his last time at the club.Seniornyt - Efterår
vaerebrobk.dk, 13 September 2024

References

External links

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Kim Aabech
official

statistics at danskfodbold.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aabech, Kim 1983 births Living people Danish men's footballers Lyngby Boldklub players FC Nordsjælland players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Danish Superliga players Men's association football forwards People from Ærø Municipality Boldklubben 1903 players AC Horsens players Hvidovre IF players Boldklubben Avarta players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players Denmark Series players Footballers from the Region of Southern Denmark VB 1968 players 21st-century Danish sportsmen