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Niki Zimling

Niki Zimling

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age41
CitizenshipDenmark
Height1.78 m
Footright
BornApril 19, 1985
👕200+ Apps 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

14
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.11
goals / match
Esbjerg fB
top club · 88 apps

Career highs

€3.00m
peak value · 2012
€2.00m
top transfer fee · 12/13
10
best season · 06/07
71 / 6
int'l caps / goals
333Appearances
37Goals
25Assists
63Yellow cards
2Red cards
107Full matches (90′)
Full nameNiki Zimling
Name in home countryNiki Dige Zimling
Date of birth1985-04-19 (41 yrs)
Place of birthTårnby, Denmark
CitizenshipDenmark
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height178.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-01-13
Contract expires
Jan 2023
Transfer: Kolding IF → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Kolding IF
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Kolding IF
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Career break → Kolding IF
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2019
Transfer: SönderjyskE → Career break
19/20 · Transfer
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Sönderjyske Reserves, SönderjyskE
24 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — SönderjyskE, Sönderjyske Reserves
26 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: FSV Mainz 05 II → SönderjyskE
17/18 · Transfer
May 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2017
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → FSV Mainz 05 II
16/17 · Transfer
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Sep 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — 1.FSV Mainz 05 II
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2016
Transfer: FSV Frankfurt → 1.FSV Mainz 05
15/16 · Return from loan
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Feb 2016
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → FSV Frankfurt
15/16 · Loan
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2015
Injury: unknown
Jul 2015
15/16 — FSV Frankfurt, 1.FSV Mainz 05
3 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2015
Transfer: Ajax → 1.FSV Mainz 05
14/15 · Return from loan
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Feb 2015
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Sep 2014
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → Ajax
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, Ajax Amsterdam, Ajax Amsterdam U21
17 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 7 competitions
Apr 2014
Injury: unknown
12 games missed
Oct 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
16 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Club Brugge → 1.FSV Mainz 05
12/13 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2012
12/13 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, Club Brugge KV
24 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Club Brugge KV
46 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Udinese → Club Brugge
11/12 · Transfer · €500k
Jun 2011
Transfer: NEC Nijmegen → Udinese
10/11 · Return from loan
Jul 2010
Transfer: Udinese → NEC Nijmegen
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — NEC Nijmegen
27 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Udinese Calcio, Udinese Primavera
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2009
Transfer: Esbjerg fB → Udinese
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Udinese Calcio, Esbjerg fB
13 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Esbjerg fB
19 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Esbjerg fB
30 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2005
Transfer: Bröndby IF → Esbjerg fB
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Esbjerg fB
30 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Bröndby IF
4 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Bröndby IF
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2003
Transfer: Bröndby IF U19 → Bröndby IF
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 2002
Transfer: Bröndby IF U17 → Bröndby IF U19
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
9,632 min
Minutes played by club
Kolding IF 0.0%
SönderjyskE 21.7%
Sönderjyske Reserves 0.0%
1.FSV Mainz 05 II 15.3%
1.FSV Mainz 05 20.8%
FSV Frankfurt 0.0%
Ajax Amsterdam 0.0%
Ajax Amsterdam U21 2.6%
Club Brugge KV 11.0%
NEC Nijmegen 5.9%
Udinese Calcio 0.0%
Udinese Primavera 5.5%
Esbjerg fB 16.4%
Bröndby IF 0.9%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Kolding IF 2 21/22 22/23 15 0 0 0
SönderjyskE 2 17/18 18/19 45 5 4 2,087
Sönderjyske Reserves 2 17/18 18/19 5 0 0 0
1.FSV Mainz 05 II 1 16/17 16/17 21 1 0 1,474
1.FSV Mainz 05 4 12/13 15/16 32 4 2 1,999
FSV Frankfurt 1 15/16 15/16 3 0 1 0
Ajax Amsterdam 1 14/15 14/15 12 0 0 0
Ajax Amsterdam U21 1 14/15 14/15 3 1 1 247
Club Brugge KV 2 11/12 12/13 56 3 2 1,059
NEC Nijmegen 1 10/11 10/11 27 4 3 573
Udinese Calcio 2 08/09 09/10 6 0 1 0
Udinese Primavera 1 09/10 09/10 6 1 0 525
Esbjerg fB 4 05/06 08/09 88 17 10 1,577
Bröndby IF 2 03/04 04/05 14 1 1 91

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€750K7€1.5M10€2.3M13€3M03/04 — 1 goals (Bröndby IF)103/0404/05 — 1 assists104/0505/06 — 4 goals (Esbjerg fB)05/06 — 1 assists505/0606/07 — 10 goals (Esbjerg fB)06/07 — 3 assists1306/0707/08 — 3 goals (Esbjerg fB)07/08 — 4 assists707/0808/09 — 3 assists308/0909/10 — 1 goals (Udinese Primavera)109/1010/11 — 4 goals (NEC Nijmegen)10/11 — 3 assists710/1111/12 — 2 goals (Club Brugge KV)11/12 — 2 assists411/1212/13 — 3 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)312/1313/14 — 1 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05)13/14 — 2 assists313/1414/15 — 2 goals (Ajax Amsterdam U21)14/15 — 1 assists314/1515/16 — 1 assists115/1616/17 — 1 goals (1.FSV Mainz 05 II)116/1717/18 — 4 goals (SönderjyskE)17/18 — 3 assists717/1818/19 — 1 goals (SönderjyskE)18/19 — 1 assists218/1904/05 — €50K06/07 — €450K08/09 — €1.5M09/10 — €1.2M10/11 — €800K11/12 — €1.5M12/13 — €3M13/14 — €2.5M14/15 — €2.5M15/16 — €2M16/17 — €800K17/18 — €350K18/19 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 1103/0404/05: 0004/0505/06: 4405/0606/07: 101006/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 4410/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 1118/1921/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/23

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 1118/1921/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 2.Division Kolding IF 0 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Pokalen Kolding IF 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 2.Division Kolding IF 10 0 0 1 1 0
21/22 2.Division Relegation Kolding IF 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Sydbank Pokalen Kolding IF 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Reserveligaen Sönderjyske Reserves 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Reserveligaen Spring Sönderjyske Reserves 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Superliga SönderjyskE 17 1 1 5 0 1,240
18/19 Superliga Relegation round SönderjyskE 2 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Sydbank Pokalen SönderjyskE 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 DBU Pokalen SönderjyskE 2 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Reserveligaen Sönderjyske Reserves 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Superliga SönderjyskE 19 3 3 6 0 532
17/18 Superliga Europa Playoff SönderjyskE 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Superliga Relegation round SönderjyskE 4 1 0 0 0 315
16/17 3. Liga 1.FSV Mainz 05 II 21 1 0 4 0 1,474
15/16 2. Bundesliga FSV Frankfurt 3 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Champions League Ajax Amsterdam 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 0 74
14/15 Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam 9 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Europa League Qualifying 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Jupiler League Ajax Amsterdam U21 3 1 1 0 0 247
14/15 KNVB Beker Ajax Amsterdam 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 15 1 2 4 0 902
13/14 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 13 1 0 5 0 961
12/13 Champions League Qu. Club Brugge KV 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 1 0 0 0 62
12/13 Europa League Qualifying Club Brugge KV 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 JPL Club Brugge KV 7 1 0 1 0 489
11/12 Cofidis Cup Club Brugge KV 1 1 0 0 0 120
11/12 Europa League Club Brugge KV 8 0 0 3 0 0
11/12 Europa League Qualifying Club Brugge KV 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 JPL Club Brugge KV 29 0 2 6 0 0
11/12 JPL Play-Offs I Club Brugge KV 5 1 0 2 0 450
10/11 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 26 4 3 7 1 573
10/11 KNVB Beker NEC Nijmegen 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Italy Cup Udinese Calcio 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Primavera B Udinese Primavera 6 1 0 2 0 525
09/10 Serie A Udinese Calcio 1 0 0 1 0 0
08/09 Italy Cup Udinese Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 SAS Ligaen Esbjerg fB 9 0 2 1 0 0
08/09 Serie A Udinese Calcio 4 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 UEFA Cup Udinese Calcio 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 DBUs landspokalt Esbjerg fB 3 0 1 0 0 0
07/08 SAS Ligaen Esbjerg fB 16 3 3 2 0 394
06/07 SAS Ligaen Esbjerg fB 30 10 3 3 0 242
05/06 DBUs landspokalt Esbjerg fB 4 1 0 0 0 300
05/06 SAS Ligaen Esbjerg fB 26 3 1 3 0 641
04/05 SAS Ligaen Bröndby IF 3 0 1 0 0 0
04/05 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Bröndby IF 1 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 DBUs landspokalt Bröndby IF 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 SAS Ligaen Bröndby IF 4 1 0 1 0 91
03/04 UEFA Cup Bröndby IF 3 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 UEFA-Cup Qualifikation Bröndby IF 1 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2002-01-01 Bröndby IF U17 Bröndby IF U19 Transfer 0
02/03 2003-01-01 Bröndby IF U19 Bröndby IF Transfer 0
05/06 2005-08-22 Bröndby IF Esbjerg fB Transfer 50000
08/09 2009-01-01 Esbjerg fB Udinese Transfer 1500000
10/11 2010-07-06 Udinese NEC Nijmegen Loan 800000
10/11 2011-06-30 NEC Nijmegen Udinese Return from loan 1000000
11/12 2011-07-01 Udinese Club Brugge Transfer 1000000 €500k
12/13 2013-01-25 Club Brugge 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer 3000000 €2.00m
14/15 2014-09-01 1.FSV Mainz 05 Ajax Loan 2500000
14/15 2015-06-30 Ajax 1.FSV Mainz 05 Return from loan 2000000
15/16 2016-02-01 1.FSV Mainz 05 FSV Frankfurt Loan 1500000
15/16 2016-06-30 FSV Frankfurt 1.FSV Mainz 05 Return from loan 800000
16/17 2017-01-01 1.FSV Mainz 05 FSV Mainz 05 II Transfer 500000
17/18 2017-07-01 FSV Mainz 05 II SönderjyskE Transfer 300000
19/20 2019-07-01 SönderjyskE Career break Transfer 0
21/22 2021-07-01 Career break Kolding IF Transfer 0
22/23 2023-01-13 Kolding IF Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Torn muscle fiber 2013-09-10 2013-09-23 14 2
13/14 Hip bruise 2013-10-30 2013-11-09 11 1
13/14 Adductor pain 2014-04-17 2014-07-30 105 12
14/15 Leg injury 2014-12-04 2014-12-31 28 5
14/15 Muscle injury 2015-02-13 2015-04-12 59 12
14/15 Ankle injury 2015-04-23 2015-07-06 75 3
15/16 minor knock 2015-07-19 2015-07-22 4 0
15/16 Calf injury 2015-10-13 2015-10-27 15 3
15/16 Cruciate ligament tear 2016-02-20 2016-09-27 221 19
16/17 Fitness 2016-09-27 2016-10-12 16 2
16/17 Outer ligament tear 2016-11-15 2016-12-05 21 4
16/17 Fitness 2016-12-05 2016-12-14 10 2
16/17 Knock 2017-02-15 2017-02-20 6 1
16/17 Knock 2017-05-18 2017-05-22 5 1
18/19 unknown injury 2019-01-15 2019-04-19 95 10
Current
Peak€3.00m
Low
Δ since start−€50k
€750k€1.50m€2.25m€3.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #28143 5 0 former national player
Team #28076 3 0 former national player
Team #20902 12 1 former national player
Team #20901 23 4 former national player
Team #16783 5 0 former national player
Team #3436 23 1 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Thomas Meunier 2 1 0
Kristian Flittie Onstad 1 0 0
Sebastian Mielitz 1 0 0
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe 2 0 0
Christian Jakobsen 1 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
06/07 SAS Ligaen Esbjerg fB 10 30
10/11 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 4 26
07/08 SAS Ligaen Esbjerg fB 3 16

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
06/07 SAS Ligaen Esbjerg fB 3 30
07/08 SAS Ligaen Esbjerg fB 3 16
10/11 Eredivisie NEC Nijmegen 3 26

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
15/16 2016-06-30 FSV Frankfurt 1.FSV Mainz 05 Return from loan €800k
15/16 2016-02-01 1.FSV Mainz 05 FSV Frankfurt Loan €1.50m
14/15 2015-06-30 Ajax 1.FSV Mainz 05 Return from loan €2.00m
14/15 2014-09-01 1.FSV Mainz 05 Ajax Loan €2.50m
10/11 2011-06-30 NEC Nijmegen Udinese Return from loan €1.00m
10/11 2010-07-06 Udinese NEC Nijmegen Loan €800k

Teams faced most often by Niki Zimling's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Standard Liège 6 4 0 2 12 7 +5 67%
KAA Gent 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 75%
KRC Genk 4 2 1 1 8 7 +1 50%
Royal Antwerp FC 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 50%
RSC Anderlecht 4 3 1 0 8 5 +3 75%
Torino FC 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0%
Cercle Brugge 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 50%
KV Kortrijk 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 50%
Borussia Dortmund 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 0%
FC København 2 0 0 2 0 6 -6 0%
IF Elfsborg 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100%
Waasland-Beveren 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
03/04 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 14 0 1 0 1 0
18/19 24 1,240 7 0 0 0.51
17/18 26 847 7 0 0 0.74
16/17 21 1,474 4 0 0 0.24
14/15 17 321 1 0 0 0.28
13/14 16 902 4 0 0 0.4
12/13 24 1,512 6 0 0 0.36
11/12 46 570 11 0 0 1.74
10/11 27 573 8 0 1 1.41
09/10 8 525 3 0 0 0.51
08/09 13 0 1 0 0 0
07/08 19 394 2 0 0 0.46
06/07 30 242 3 1 0 1.49
05/06 30 941 3 0 0 0.29
03/04 10 91 2 0 0 1.98

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Superliga
124 apps
21 G
14 A
Eredivisie
35 apps
4 G
3 A
Bundesliga
28 apps
2 G
2 A
DFB-Pokal
3 apps
2 G
0 A
JPL
36 apps
1 G
2 A
Sydbank Pokalen
15 apps
1 G
1 A
Jupiler League
3 apps
1 G
1 A
Superliga Relegation round
6 apps
1 G
0 A
3. Liga
21 apps
1 G
0 A
Primavera B
6 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Niki Zimling

Who is Niki Zimling?

Niki Zimling is a Denmark professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Niki Zimling?

Niki Zimling is 41 years old. He was born on April 19, 1985 in Tårnby.

What position does Niki Zimling play?

Niki Zimling plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Niki Zimling play for?

Niki Zimling currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Niki Zimling scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Niki Zimling has scored 37 goals in 333 appearances.