Nicolai Frimodt Vallys (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvælis];[2] born 4 September 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Brøndby IF.[3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolai Frimodt Vallys | ||
Date of birth | (1996-09-04) 4 September 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark[1] | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brøndby IF | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2015 | BK Skjold | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | BK Skjold | ||
2016–2018 | Skovshoved | ||
2018–2019 | Roskilde | 29 | (7) |
2019–2022 | Silkeborg | 88 | (26) |
2022– | Brøndby | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:26, 4 october 2022 (UTC) |
Vallys grew up in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen. He started playing football at BK Skjold, where he made his senior debut in 2015 in the sixth-tier Copenhagen Series.[4]
He soon moved to Skovshoved IF, who competed in the third-tier 2nd Division. A midfielder, Vallys made an impact by scoring 12 goals in 30 appearances for Skovshoved, after which FC Roskilde signed him to a two-year deal in June 2018.[5] He continued impressing, this time in the second-tier 1st Division, by scoring seven goals in 29 league appearances.[6]
On 1 July 2019, Vallys signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Superliga club Silkeborg IF, continuing his rapid rise through the Danish divisions.[7] He made his debut for the club, as well as his debut in the highest Danish division, on 14 July 2019 in a 3–0 away loss to Brøndby IF, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Marc Rochester Sørensen.[8] He finished his first season with Silkeborg with 34 total appearances in which he scored six goals,[6] as the club suffered relegation to the 1st Division.[9]
During the summer of 2020, he suffered an injury while training with a friend, sidelining him for 2–3 months.[10] On 1 September 2020, he signed a contract extension with Silkeborg until December 2023.[11] He returned to the pitch in October 2020, and played a key role as Silkeborg won promotion back to the Superliga in May 2021.[12]
On 31 August 2022, it was confirmed that Vallys had joined Brøndby IF on a deal until June 2026.[13] Brøndby reportedly paid DKK 22.5 million (€3 million).[14] The move was regarded as controversial by some Brøndby supporters,[15] as he had supported bitter rivals FC Copenhagen as a youth and hails from their home district of Østerbro.[16][17] After Vallys' received threatening messages, director of sports Carsten V. Jensen, head coach Niels Frederiksen, and club captain Andreas Maxsø publicly criticised some fans' behaviour regarding the transfer.[15][18]
Vallys made his competitive debut for Brøndby on 4 September in a 2–0 league win away against AC Horsens at CASA Arena.[19]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
BK Skjold | 2015–16 | Copenhagen Series | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? | ||
Skovshoved | 2016–17 | Denmark Series | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? | ||
2017–18 | 2nd Division | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 12 | |||
Total | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 12 | ||||
Roskilde | 2018–19 | 1st Division | 29 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||
Silkeborg | 2019–20 | Superliga | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||
2020–21 | 1st Division | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 8 | |||
2021–22 | Superliga | 32 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 11 | |||
2022–23 | Superliga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
Total | 88 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 96 | 27 | |||
Brøndby | 2022–23 | Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 148 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 46 |
Kampen på Brøndby Stadion gav debut til to af de nye i SIFs spillertrup, Nicolai Vallys og Filip Lesniak
Brøndby IF – current squad | |
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