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Mathias Jørgensen

1990 - Today

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Mathias Jattah-Njie Jørgensen (Danish pronunciation: [mæˈtsʰiˀæs ˈjɶɐ̯ˀn̩sn̩]; born 23 April 1990), commonly known by his mononymous nickname Zanka (Danish pronunciation: [ˈsɑŋkʰæ]), is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy. Jørgensen began his career at boyhood club FC Copenhagen, playing regularly in five Superliga seasons, before a move to PSV Eindhoven in 2012, where he spent two seasons in the Eredivisie before returning to Denmark after finding his chances limited. He joined Premier League club Huddersfield Town in July 2017 for a fee of £3.5 million, where he played until their relegation in 2019. Afterwards, he played for Fenerbahçe, before returning to the Premier League in 2021 where he signed with Brentford. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mathias Jørgensen is the 8,997th most popular soccer player (up from 9,163rd in 2019), the 757th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 783rd in 2019) and the 115th most popular Danish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mathias Jørgensen ranks 8,997 out of 21,273Before him are Doug Livingstone, Migjen Basha, Kazuhisa Irii, Steven Defour, Yutaka Azuma, and Nikos Dabizas. After him are György Garics, Jimmy McIlroy, Stan Anderson, Henk Duut, Diego Capel, and Nadir Belhadj.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1990, Mathias Jørgensen ranks 328Before him are Baek Jin-hee, Arantxa Rus, Ehsan Hajsafi, Pello Bilbao, Marta Torrejón, and Lee Gi-kwang. After him are Fabio Aru, Hong Jong-hyun, John Tavares, Kim Min-seok, Edin Višća, and Lacey Evans.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Mathias Jørgensen ranks 757 out of 1,032Before him are Søren Colding (1972), Dan Frost (1961), Søren Pape Poulsen (1971), Jakob Poulsen (1983), René Redzepi (1977), and Niki Zimling (1985). After him are Michael Silberbauer (1981), Michael Mørkøv (1985), Jannik Vestergaard (1992), Joakim Mæhle (1997), Alba August (1993), and Morten Wieghorst (1971).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Denmark

Among soccer players born in Denmark, Mathias Jørgensen ranks 115Before him are Miklos Molnar (1970), Torben Piechnik (1963), Nicolai Jørgensen (1991), Søren Colding (1972), Jakob Poulsen (1983), and Niki Zimling (1985). After him are Michael Silberbauer (1981), Jannik Vestergaard (1992), Joakim Mæhle (1997), Anders Lindegaard (1984), Morten Hjulmand (1999), and Per Krøldrup (1979).