Sebastian Grønning Andersen (born 20 August 1997) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for German club FC Ingolstadt.

Career

AaB

In 2016, At the age of 19, Grønning was promoted to the first team squad of AaB and concomitantly signed his first professional contract with the club. Grønning made his debut for AaB on 17 July 2016. He started on the bench, but replaced Christian Bassogog in the 66th minute of a 1–1 draw against

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 ...

in the

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. At the end of September 2016, Grønning suffered an injury in one of the ligaments in his ankle. This injury kept him out until about February 2017.

Hobro

On 6 July 2017, newly-promoted

club

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 ...

announced the signing of Grønning on a two-year deal. He left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Skive

On 19 July 2019,

Skive IK Skive Idræts Klub, commonly known as Skive IK, SIK (especially locally) or simply Skive, is a Danish professional Football team, football club based in Skive, Denmark, Skive, Central Denmark Region. Founded in 1901, the club is affiliated with ...

announced that they had signed Grønning on one-year contract. He ended the season as Skive's topscorer with 14 goals ind 31 league appearances.

Viborg FF

After a strong season with Skive,

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 ...

confirmed on 27 July 2020, that Grønning had joined the club on a three-year contract. In his first season at the club, Viborg FF won the

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, securing promotion to the

. Grønning finished as the league top scorer with 23 goals in 32 matches, including a hattrick in the final game of the season against

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It ...

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

On 5 January 2022, Grønning signed a two-year contract with

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club

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, with a one-year option. Grønning left Suwon at the end of August 2022, as his contract was terminated.

AGF

On transfer deadline day, 31 August 2022, Grønning joined

club AGF on a deal until June 2025. Head coach

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dropped Grønning from the squad for an upcoming fixture 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 ...

on 13 November 2022, and did not return for the remainder of the year.

OFI

After five months in AGF, Grønning moved abroad once again, this time signing a deal with

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club OFI until June 2025. Half a year later, in August 2023, the parties terminated the contract, reportedly due to Grønning not receiving his salary regularly.

Castellón

On 17 August, seven days after parting ways with OFI, Grønning joined Spanish

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side

CD Castellón Club Deportivo Castellón, S.A.D. is a professional List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Castellón de la Plana, in the Valencian Community. Founded on 20 July 1922, it currently plays in , holding home games at ''Nou E ...

. Although the club did not disclose how long a contract the Dane had signed, several sources reported that Grønning had signed a one-year contract with an option for a further year.

FC Ingolstadt

On 31 January 2024, Grønning moved to German

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side FC Ingolstadt. On 4 February 2024, Grønning made his debut for Ingolstadt when he was substituted after 39 minutes in the league match against

Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, is a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kasse ...

. Seven minutes after his substitution, he scored his debut goal. A year after his move, Grønning had scored 27 goals in 41 games for Ingolstadt, which had attracted the attention of several 2. Bundesliga clubs.

Hertha BSC

On 6 May 2025, German 2. Bundesliga club

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German footbal ...

confirmed that Grønning would join the club on a free transfer ahead of the 2025–26 season, following the expiration of his contract with

FC Ingolstadt 04 Fußballclub Ingolstadt 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Ingolstadt 04 or FC Ingolstadt, is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingolsta ...

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Viborg *

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Individual * Danish 1st Division Golden Boot:

References

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