Jeppe Gertsen (born February 9, 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Danish 1st Division club FC Fredericia.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1997-02-09) 9 February 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fredericia | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2009 | AGF | ||
| 2009–2016 | Silkeborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Silkeborg | 28 | (1) |
| 2021– | Fredericia | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:18, 20 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in Aarhus, Gertsen started out in the youth team of AGF before joining Silkeborg IF in 2009, initially with the under-13 team.[2][3] He gradually ascended up the ranks during his teenage years, while simultaneously studying at Silkeborg Gymnasium, which he completed in 2017.[2] In the summer of 2015, while a part of the under-19 squad, his contract was extended for three more years. It also was around this time that he started training with the first team on occasion.[4] He appeared on the substitution bench for the senior squad a total of eight times during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.[1]
Gertsen made his first-team debut on 19 September 2017, playing the full 90 minutes of a second-round Danish Cup match against Kjellerup.[5][6][7]
He made his Superliga debut on 10 December 2017, replacing Davit Skhirtladze in the final minutes of a 2–1 victory over Odense.[8][9] The next month, Silkeborg signed him to a three-year contract extension, securing him until the summer of 2021.[9][10]
On 28 January 2021, Gertsen signed a pre-contract with FC Fredericia, valid from 1 July 2021, where his contract with Silkeborg also expired.[11]