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John Johannesen Frederiksen (born 10 January 1996) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish club Raith Rovers. Born in Denmark, he represents Faroe Islands internationally.[1][2]

John Frederiksen

Personal information
Full name	John Johannesen Frederiksen
Date of birth	(1996-01-10) 10 January 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Nexø, Denmark
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Attacker
Club information
Current team	Raith Rovers
Number	47
Youth career
1999–2010	NB Bornholm
2010–2011	Midtbornholm
2012	Ikast
2013	Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	NB Bornholm
2014–2017	Fredensborg
2017	07 Vestur	13	(6)
2018	HB	16	(2)
2019	Frem
2019	Skovshoved	13	(5)
2020–2021	MuSa	22	(11)
2021–2022	SKU Amstetten	28	(5)
2022–	Raith Rovers	3	(0)
National team‡
2012	Faroe Islands U17	1	(0)
2014	Faroe Islands U-19	3	(0)
2021–	Faroe Islands	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2021

Club career

At the age of 15, Frederiksen auditioned for Danish television show Drengedrømmen.[3] As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of FCK, one of Denmark's most successful clubs.[4]

Frederiksen started his career with Danish fourth division side Bornholm.[4] After that, he signed for Fredensborg in the Danish third division.[4] In 2017, Frederiksen signed for Faroese team 07 Vestur.[5] Before the second half of 2018–19, he signed for Frem in Denmark. In 2020, Frederiksen signed for Finnish outfit MuSa after trialing in Slovakia and receiving offers from Belarus, Romania, Tunisia, and Turkey.[6] On 25 July 2020, he debuted for MuSa during a 5-1 win over Gnistan, scoring 3 goals.[7]

In 2021, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.[4] After that, Frederiksen signed for SKU Amstetten in Austria.[8][9][10] On 23 July 2021, Frederiksen debuted for SKU Amstetten during a 1–1 draw with FAC.[5] On October 7th 2022, Raith Rovers announced the signing of Frederiksen on a short term deal.[11]

International career

He made his debut for the Faroe Islands national football team on 4 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Denmark, a 0–1 home loss. He substituted Jóan Símun Edmundsson in the 90th minute.[12]

References

External links

• John Frederiksen at playmakerstats.com
• John Frederiksen at WorldFootball.net

На других языках

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[de] John Frederiksen

John Johannesen Frederiksen (* 10. Januar 1996 in Rønne, Dänemark) ist ein färöischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] John Frederiksen

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[it] John Frederiksen

John Johannesen Frederiksen (Nexø, 10 gennaio 1996) è un calciatore faroese, attaccante svincolato e della nazionale faroese.

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