19 Facts About Henrik Dalsgaard

Henrik Dalsgaard was born on 27 July 1989 and is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club AGF.

Henrik Dalsgaard transferred to Zulte Waregem in 2015 and won the Belgian Cup in the second of his two seasons with the club.

Henrik Dalsgaard is a former Denmark international and was a member of the Danes' 2018 World Cup squad.

Henrik Dalsgaard remained with the club until December 2015, when he departed on a free transfer.

Henrik Dalsgaard made 194 appearances and scored 10 goals during eight seasons at the Nordjyske Arena.

On 23 May 2017, Henrik Dalsgaard moved to England to join Championship club Brentford on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee, effective 1 July 2017.

Henrik Dalsgaard immediately displaced previous first-choice right back Maxime Colin and made the position his own after Colin's departure at the end of the summer transfer window.

Henrik Dalsgaard continued as a regular in the team, despite suffering with a concussion and a heel injury during the opening months of the season.

Henrik Dalsgaard regained his place in early February 2018 and his scored his first goal for the club with the only goal for the match versus Nottingham Forest on 10 April.

In February 2019, head coach Thomas Frank reported that Henrik Dalsgaard had stepped up into a leadership role within the squad and later in the month, a lack of available centre backs at the club saw him pressed into service on the right side of a three-man central defence.

Henrik Dalsgaard finished the season with 43 appearances and two goals.

Henrik Dalsgaard ended his four-year spell with 162 appearances, seven goals and as Brentford's then most-capped international player, with 22 caps won while contracted to the club.

On 7 June 2021, Henrik Dalsgaard returned to Denmark to sign a three-year contract with Superliga club FC Midtjylland on a free transfer, effective 1 July 2021.

On 27 May 2024, it was announced that Henrik Dalsgaard had signed a one-year contract with Superliga club AGF on a free transfer, effective 1 July 2024.

Henrik Dalsgaard represented Denmark at youth level and won 12 caps for the U20 and U21 teams.

Henrik Dalsgaard made one appearance for the Denmark League XI in 2013.

Henrik Dalsgaard won 26 senior caps between 2016 and 2020, scoring one goal.

In recognition of his contribution to Denmark's qualification for the 2018 World Cup, Henrik Dalsgaard was named in the 2017 Denmark Team of the Year.

Henrik Dalsgaard attended Viborg Business School and worked for Skals Elektronik.