51 Facts About Nicklas Bendtner

Nicklas Bendtner is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Nicklas Bendtner's preferred position was centre-forward, but he has played on the right side of attack, and occasionally on the left.

Nicklas Bendtner made his debut in October 2005 in the League Cup against Sunderland.

Nicklas Bendtner subsequently joined VfL Wolfsburg on a free transfer, for whom he scored the winning goal in the 2015 DFL-Supercup.

Nicklas Bendtner has played internationally for Denmark at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-21 and senior levels.

Nicklas Bendtner made his senior international debut as an 18-year-old, on 16 August 2006 in a friendly match against Poland, and scored his first international goal in that match.

Nicklas Bendtner was a member of Denmark's 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 squads, and helped them qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

Nicklas Bendtner scored four goals in six Danish national youth team matches, before joining English club Arsenal in August 2004.

Nicklas Bendtner formed a prolific strike partnership in the Arsenal reserves with Arturo Lupoli.

Nicklas Bendtner was loaned to Championship team Birmingham City in August 2006 to gain first team experience; the loan initially ran until January 2007.

Nicklas Bendtner played the final half-hour and scored the winning goal.

Nicklas Bendtner finished with eleven league goals as Birmingham were promoted to the Premier League as Championship runners-up.

Nicklas Bendtner scored his first goal at the Emirates Stadium against Paris Saint-Germain in the inaugural Emirates Cup pre-season tournament; he assisted another for Mathieu Flamini and missed a late penalty.

Nicklas Bendtner made his Premier League debut as a substitute against Fulham on 12 August 2007.

Nicklas Bendtner scored a last minute equaliser against Aston Villa to keep Arsenal top of the table.

Nicklas Bendtner was booked for removing his shirt in celebration.

Nicklas Bendtner agreed to refund any supporters who had already bought a shirt printed with his original number.

Nicklas Bendtner suffered cuts to his knees and shoulder pain, and wrote off his Aston Martin.

Nicklas Bendtner was left out of Arsenal's 2011 summer tour of Asia while talks took place over a transfer.

Nicklas Bendtner had to wait three weeks for the Dubious Goals Committee to credit him with the goal, which had gone into the net off Gareth McAuley.

Nicklas Bendtner finished the season as Sunderland's top scorer in Premier League matches with eight goals.

Nicklas Bendtner did not return to action until Juventus's last league match of the season with the title already secured.

Nicklas Bendtner finished his season with only two league starts and without a goal in eleven appearances in all competitions.

Juventus chose not to make the loan move permanent, and Nicklas Bendtner returned to Arsenal.

On 22 September 2013, Nicklas Bendtner was an unused substitute against Stoke City.

On 15 August 2014, Nicklas Bendtner signed a three-year deal with VfL Wolfsburg of the Bundesliga.

On 7 September 2016, Nicklas Bendtner signed a two-year deal with English Championship club Nottingham Forest.

Nicklas Bendtner finished his Forest career with two goals from seventeen appearances in all competitions.

Nicklas Bendtner felt that his heart wasn't really in it when he moved to Forest, and felt that 'It wasn't until I got to Rosenborg that I found myself again and found that true love of football'.

On 6 March 2017, Nicklas Bendtner signed for Norwegian club Rosenborg for an undisclosed fee.

Nicklas Bendtner scored his first league goal in his Eliteserien debut against Odds at Lerkendal.

On 17 December 2019 it was confirmed, that Copenhagen would not extend his contract and Nicklas Bendtner left the club again at the end of 2019.

On 25 August 2020, Tarnby FF, whose senior team competes in the fourth-tier Denmark Series, announced that Nicklas Bendtner had signed up for the club, where he would become part of the "M+32 Old Boys" team.

In June 2021, Nicklas Bendtner announced his retirement from football in the Discovery+ programme Nicklas Bendtner og Philine.

Nicklas Bendtner started his international career with three matches for the Denmark under-16 team in February 2004.

Nicklas Bendtner then scored six goals in 15 appearances for the under-17s, and was named Danish Under-17 Player of the Year for 2004.

Nicklas Bendtner was the youngest player selected for Denmark's squad for the 2006 European Under-21 Championships, and replaced Morten "Duncan" Rasmussen in the Danish starting line-up.

When Rasmussen came on to replace Nicklas Bendtner during the match against the Netherlands, Nicklas Bendtner told the press afterwards that the change was a mistake and that he was a better striker than Rasmussen.

Nicklas Bendtner received a reprimand, apologised to his teammates, and retained the starting position for Denmark's remaining group match before they were eliminated.

On 16 August 2006, Nicklas Bendtner made his first senior appearance for Denmark; aged 18 years and 212 days, he was the seventh youngest debutant ever.

Nicklas Bendtner was selected by coach Morten Olsen for the World Cup squad.

Nicklas Bendtner turned down the opportunity of representing his country at the 2011 European Under-21 Championships because he wanted to "spend some quality time with [his] young son".

Nicklas Bendtner was selected in the Denmark squad for Euro 2012.

An ankle injury sustained on club duty with Arsenal resulted in Nicklas Bendtner being sidelined from international football until a friendly against England at Wembley Stadium in March 2014, in which he played the first 63 minutes.

Nicklas Bendtner was named in Denmark's preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and retained his place when the group was reduced to 27, but a groin injury sustained on club duty meant he was not included in the final 23.

Nicklas Bendtner was as versatile forward capable of playing in several attacking positions.

In November 2009, it was reported that Nicklas Bendtner was seen in Hyde Park with former Baroness Caroline Iuel-Brockdorff, a socialite and close friend of the Danish Royal Family.

Nicklas Bendtner was a guest and they did a photoshoot together to promote his appearance.

Nicklas Bendtner has a cult following who refer to him as "Lord Nicklas Bendtner".

Nicklas Bendtner has taken part in the joke, uploading on Instagram a poster of him holding the Ballon d'Or and running as a candidate for Prime Minister in the June 2015 Danish election.

In November 2018 Nicklas Bendtner was sentenced to 50 days in prison in Denmark for assaulting a taxi driver.