Thomas Delaney
Thomas Delaney
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Player Profile
Position: Midfielder
Bundesliga – 2017/2018
Date: 17.08.2018
Statistical Overview
| Summary | |
| Appearances | 32 |
| Minutes played | 2796 |
| Goals | 3 |
| Assists | 4 |
| Yellow card | 5 |
| Red card | 0 |
| Shots per match | 1,8 |
| Pass success percentage | 71,9 |
| Aerial duels won per match | 3,7 |
| Man of the match | 3 |
| Defensive | |
| Tackles per match | 2,5 |
| Interceptions per match | 1,3 |
| Fouls per match | 2,6 |
| Offside won per match | 0 |
| Clearances per match | 2,1 |
| Dribbled past per match | 0,5 |
| Blocks per match | 0,4 |
| Own goals | 0 |
| Offensive | |
| Key passes per match | 0,9 |
| Dribbles per match | 0,3 |
| Fouled per match | 2,3 |
| Offsides per match | 0,2 |
| Dispossessed per match | 0,8 |
| Passing | |
| Passes per match | 39,0 |
| Crosses per match | 0,3 |
| Long balls per match | 2,7 |
| Through balls per match | 0 |
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Personal life
Thomas Joseph Delaney (born 3 September 1991) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Borussia Dortmund and the Danish national team.
Club career
F.C. Copenhagen
He started playing youth football at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB), the reserve team of multiple Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen (FCK). Delaney made his debut for F.C. Copenhagen in an unofficial friendly in August 2008. After playing the first half of the 2008–09 season in the KB youth team, he was a part of the FCK squad in the Danish Cup 2008-09. He made his official debut in the first leg of the semi-finals against Nordvest FC, where he substituted Hjalte Nørregaard in the middle of second half. In the return leg two weeks later Delaney was among the starting eleven playing the first 60 minutes before he was substituted with Şaban Özdoğan. In the summer break 2009, he was promoted to the first team squad together with Özdoğan. He scored on his continental debut, playing the full match in Champions League qualification against FK Mogren. His first Superliga match was on 9 August 2009 against SønderjyskE replacing Atiba Hutchinson at the end of the match. On 6 July 2013, Delaney extended his contract with the club to 2015. At the same time, Delaney got jersey number 8. In the following season, he became a regular starter in his favorite position, including UEFA Champions League matches against Juventus F.C., Real Madrid and Galatasaray. On 23 January 2014, he again extended his contract, until 2017. At the same time, he was officially named vice-captain of the team. Half a year later, Delaney was promoted to club captain. On 16 May 2015 he was named Man of the Match as his side won the Danish cup final 3–2 after extra-time against fellow Superliga side FC Vestsjælland. On 27 September 2016, Delaney contributed to a comfortable 4–0 victory for his side with a left-footed half-volley from 30 yards against Belgian side Club Brugge KV in the UEFA Champions League. The goal came third in the vote for goal of the season in the UEFA Champions League
Werder Bremen
On 17 August 2016, Werder Bremen announced Delaney would be joining the club in January 2017. On 18 February 2017, Delaney scored his first goal for the club, a free kick, in Werder Bremen’s 2–0 win away to Mainz 05 before being stretchered off the pitch with a suspected concussion. It was the club’s first win of the new year following four straight defeats. On 1 April 2017, he scored a hat-trick, the first of his career, in Werder Bremen’s 5–2 win away against SC Freiburg.
Borussia Dortmund
On 7 June 2018, he signed for Borussia Dortmund on a four-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Werder Bremen was reported as €20 million.
International career
Delaney made his debut for the Danish under-18 national team in October 2008, and went on to play three matches in total. Delaney played 11 games for the Danish U-19 national team. On 11 August 2010, he made his debut for the Danish U-21 national team in a friendly against the Italian U-21 national team. He made his debut for the senior national team on 15 October 2013 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Malta. In May 2018 he was named in Denmark’s preliminary 35-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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