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Philip Zinckernagel

Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel (born 16 December 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.

Club career

Early career

In March 2018, Zinckernagel joined Eliteserien side FK Bodø/Glimt from SønderjyskE for €200,000.[3]

Zinckernagel scored 19 goals as FK Bodø/Glimt won their first ever top-flight Norwegian title in 2020.[4] He also scored three goals in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase before losing to Milan in the third qualifying round.

England

On 1 January 2021, Zinckernagel signed for English side Watford on a five-and-a-half-year contract.[5] He scored his first goal for Watford in a 6–0 win against Bristol City on 13 February 2021.[6]

On 7 August 2021, Zinckernagel signed on a season-long loan with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 18 August 2021.[8] On 10 June 2022, Forest announced Zinckernagel would be returning to Watford once his loan expired.

Olympiacos

On 24 June 2022, Zinckernagel joined Greek champions Olympiacos on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[9][10][11]

Zinckernagel made his debut for Olympiacos in a UEFA Champions League second qualifying round tie against Israeli side Maccabi Haifa on 20 July 2022. He scored as the match finished in a 1–1 draw.[12]

Zinckernagel joined Belgian side Standard Liège on loan on transfer deadline day after a falling out with Olympiacos manager Carlos Corberán.[13] Corberan himself was later dismissed of his duties as Olympiacos manager on 18 September 2022.[14]

Club Brugge

On 1 August 2023, Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge announced the signing of Zinckernagel on a two-year contract,[15] for a reported fee of €2.5 million.[16] On 17 August 2024, he returned to Bodø/Glimt on loan until the end of 2024.[17]

Chicago Fire

On 6 January 2025, Zinckernagel made the move to Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire on a four-year deal.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nordsjælland 2012–13 Danish Superliga 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
HB Køge 2013–14 Danish 1st Division 29 3 0 0 — — — 29 3
2014–15 27 2 1 0 — — — 28 2
Total 56 5 1 0 — — — 57 5
FC Helsingør 2015–16 Danish 1st Division 23 3 1 0 — — — 24 3
2016–17 6 2 0 0 — — — 6 2
Total 29 5 1 0 — — — 30 5
SønderjyskE 2016–17 Danish Superliga 24 1 1 0 — — — 25 1
2017–18 20 3 1 1 — — — 21 4
Total 44 4 2 1 — — — 46 5
Bodø/Glimt 2018 Eliteserien 24 6 3 1 — — — 27 7
2019 30 6 1 0 — — — 31 6
2020 28 19 — — 3[c] 3 — 31 22
Total 82 31 4 1 — 3 3 — 89 35
Watford 2020–21 Championship 20 1 0 0 1 0 — — 21 1
Nottingham Forest (loan) 2021–22 Championship 42 6 4 1 1 0 — 3[d] 0 50 7
Olympiacos 2022–23 Super League Greece 1 0 0 0 — 6[e] 2 — 7 2
Standard Liège (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 24 9 1 0 — — — 25 9
Club Brugge 2023–24 Belgian Pro League 29 7 2 0 — 12[f] 0 — 41 7
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 29 7 2 0 — 12 0 — 41 7
Bodø/Glimt (loan) 2024 Eliteserien 11 3 0 0 — 8[c] 2 — 19 5
Career total 338 71 15 3 2 0 29 7 3 0 387 81
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Cup, FA Cup, Greek Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Nottingham Forest

Club Brugge

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Club list of registered players: Nottingham Forest" (PDF). English Football League. p. 39. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "P. Zinckernagel". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Avisa Nordland - Blir ny Glimt-spiller: - Gleder meg voldsomt". an.no (in Norwegian). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Zinckernagel: "It Was A No-Brainer"". watfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Official: Zinckernagel Joins Hornets". watfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Watford 6-0 Bristol City". BBC. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ Club, Nottingham Forest Football (7 August 2021). "Zinckernagel joins Forest". www.nottinghamforest.co.uk.
  8. ^ "Nottingham Forest 1-2 Blackburn". BBC. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Zinckernagel Departs". Watford FC. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Δικός του ο Ζινκερνάγκελ - Έρχεται Ελλάδα ο Δανός". thepressroom.gr. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Ο Ολυμπιακός ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Ζινκερνάγκελ". Sport 24. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  12. ^ "M. Haifa 1-1 Olympiacos". UEFA. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Nottingham Forest promotion hero makes shocking claim after surprise deadline day exit". Nottingham Forest News. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  14. ^ Rayner, Stuart (19 September 2022). "Carlos Corberan's Huddersfield Town resignation backfired for everyone as he is sacked by Olympiacos". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Club Brugge sign Philip Zinckernagel". Club Brugge. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Zinckernagel at Club Brugge: the details are known". euro.dayfr.com. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Poengkongen er tilbake: – Jeg har ikke tenkt på annet" [The score king is back: - I haven't thought about anything else] (in Norwegian). Bodø/Glimt. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Danish Winger Philip Zinckernagel from Club Brugge | Chicago Fire FC". chicagofirefc.
  19. ^ "Forest return to Premier League after 23-year wait". BBC Sport. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.