Nicolai Vallys

Nicolai Frimodt Vallys (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvælys];[4] born 4 September 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club Brøndby, and the Denmark national team.[5]

Nicolai Vallys
Vallys in 2022
Personal information
Full name Nicolai Frimodt Vallys[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark[2]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby IF
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2015 BK Skjold
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 BK Skjold
2016–2018 Skovshoved 30 (12)
2018–2019 Roskilde 29 (7)
2019–2022 Silkeborg 88 (26)
2022– Brøndby 36 (12)
International career‡
2023– Denmark 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

Vallys grew up in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen. He started playing football at BK Skjold, where he made his senior debut in 2015 in the sixth-tier Copenhagen Series.[6]

He soon moved to Skovshoved IF, who competed in the third-tier 2nd Division. A midfielder, Vallys made an impact by scoring 12 goals in 30 appearances for Skovshoved, after which FC Roskilde signed him to a two-year deal in June 2018.[7] He continued impressing, this time in the second-tier 1st Division, by scoring seven goals in 29 league appearances.[8]

Silkeborg

On 1 July 2019, Vallys signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Superliga club Silkeborg IF, continuing his rapid rise through the Danish divisions.[9] He made his debut for the club, as well as his debut in the highest Danish division, on 14 July 2019 in a 3–0 away loss to Brøndby IF, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Marc Rochester Sørensen.[10] He finished his first season with Silkeborg with 34 total appearances in which he scored six goals,[8] as the club suffered relegation to the 1st Division.[11]

During the summer of 2020, he suffered an injury while training with a friend, sidelining him for 2–3 months.[12] On 1 September 2020, he signed a contract extension with Silkeborg until December 2023.[13] He returned to the pitch in October 2020, and played a key role as Silkeborg won promotion back to the Superliga in May 2021.[14]

Brøndby

On 31 August 2022, it was confirmed that Vallys had joined Brøndby IF on a deal until June 2026.[15] Brøndby reportedly paid DKK 22.5 million (€3 million).[16] The move was regarded as controversial by some Brøndby supporters,[17] as he had supported bitter rivals FC Copenhagen as a youth and hails from their home district of Østerbro.[18][19] After Vallys' received threatening messages, director of sports Carsten V. Jensen, head coach Niels Frederiksen, and club captain Andreas Maxsø publicly criticised some fans' behaviour regarding the transfer.[17][20]

Vallys made his competitive debut for Brøndby on 4 September in a 2–0 league win away against AC Horsens at CASA Arena.[21] He scored his first goal for the club in the following league game against Randers FC, his home debut at Brøndby Stadium, slotting home the 2–1 lead in a eventual 2–2 draw.[22] On 19 February 2023, Vallys scored a hat-trick in Brøndby's spring opener against Horsens, which ended in a 5–2 victory.[23]

International career

In August 2023, Vallys received his first call-up to the Denmark national team by head coach Kasper Hjulmand, as a substitute for injured Mikkel Damsgaard, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against San Marino and Finland.[24]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 October 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BK Skjold 2015–16 Copenhagen Series ????——??
Skovshoved 2016–17 Denmark Series ????——??
2017–18 2nd Division 301200——3012
Total 301200——3012
Roskilde 2018–19 1st Division 29700——297
Silkeborg 2019–20 Superliga 29640——336
2020–21 1st Division 21800——218
2021–22 Superliga 321021——3411
2022–23 Superliga 62002[lower-alpha 1]0—82
Total 88266120—9627
Brøndby 2022–23 Superliga 24610——256
2023–24 Superliga 12610——136
Total 36122000—3812
Career total 1845781200019358
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Nicolai Vallys at WorldFootball.net
  2. Helligsø, Michael (23 February 2020). "SIFs FCK-fan hjerteklubben". Midtjyllands Avis (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  3. "Nicolai Vallys, statistik fra superligaen, all-time". SuperStats (in Danish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. Claes, Lasse (27 February 2023). "Se her: Du udtaler Nicolai Vallys' navn forkert". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. Nicolai Vallys at Soccerway
  6. "Nicolai Vallys - Silkeborg". Silkeborg IF. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  7. Margren, Sara (18 June 2018). "FC Roskilde snupper Skovshoved-profil". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  8. "N. Vallys - Profile". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  9. Borup, Anders (1 July 2019). "Silkeborg sikrer sig Roskilde-kant". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. "Galleri: Brøndby IF-SIF". Silkeborg IF (in Danish). 14 July 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2020. Kampen på Brøndby Stadion gav debut til to af de nye i SIFs spillertrup, Nicolai Vallys og Filip Lesniak
  11. Linddahl, Marie (22 June 2020). "Efter nedrykning erkender Silkeborg-direktør fejl - vi har overvurderet vores spillere". TV 2/Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  12. "Sort uheld: SIF-spiller blev skadet under sin ferie". Midtjyllands Avis (in Danish). Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  13. Margren, Sara (1 September 2020). "Silkeborg forlænger aftalen med Vallys". bold.dk (in Danish).
  14. Dalgård, Jonas (11 May 2021). "Vallys jubler: Nu kommer alle de store drenge". bold.dk (in Danish).
  15. "Brøndby IF henter Nicolai Vallys". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  16. Jensen, Kenneth (31 August 2022). "Medier: BIF tæt på køb af SIF-stjerne for 22,5 mio". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  17. Sigaard, Anton (2 September 2022). "Brøndby fordømmer Vallys-hadbeskeder fra egne fans". TV2 Sport (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  18. "Vallys åben for FCK-skifte: Jeg er jo fra Østerbro". Berlingske (in Danish). 22 May 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  19. Fallah, Daniel Nøjsen (1 September 2022). "Ups! Ny Brøndby-stjerne elsker Sektion 12 og Parken". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  20. Rasmussen, Nikolai Fenger (4 September 2022). "Råber Brøndby-fans op: Stop sindssyge beskeder". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  21. "Sejr i Horsens". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 4 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  22. "Usårlige Randers spolerede Brøndbys fest i sidste sekund". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  23. "Vallys scorer hattrick i målrigt Brøndby-comeback". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 19 February 2023. Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  24. "Hjulmand skifter ud i truppen". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  25. Thøgersen, Troels Bager (19 May 2022). "Tipsbladet kårer Vallys til Forårets Profil". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  26. "Her er forårets profil i Superligaen". TV2 Østjylland (in Danish). 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  27. Okstrøm, Oliver (2 June 2022). "Computeren har talt: De er på årets Superliga-hold". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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