Philip Lund (born 5 September 1989 in Vejle) is a Danish footballer who currently plays for indoor soccer team Tacoma Stars in United States.[2]

Philip Lund
Personal information
Full name Philip Lund
Date of birth (1989-09-05) 5 September 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Vejle, Denmark
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Tacoma Stars (indoor)
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2009 Vejle BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Vejle BK 27 (4)
2010–2011Kolding FC (loan) 26 (14)
2011–2013 FC Fyn 41 (15)
2013 Seattle Sounders FC 4 (0)
2014 Oklahoma City Energy 8 (3)
2015 B36 7 (4)
2016 DRB FC 12 (4)
2016–2017 Egersunds IK[1] 5 (6)
2017 B36 8 (2)
2017– Tacoma Stars (indoor) 57 (40)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2022

Club career

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Denmark

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Lund began his career with hometown club Vejle Boldklub. Between 2008 and 2011, Lund worked his way through the ranks of the club, including breaking into the senior squad for which he appeared in two Danish Superliga matches in 2009. In July 2010, Lund was loaned to Kolding FC before returning to Vejle in June 2011. After leaving Vejle in December 2011, Lund signed for FC Fyn before leaving the club in 2013. Both Kolding and Fyn played in the Danish 1st Division, the second highest division in Danish football, during Lund's time with the clubs.

United States

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On 22 March it was announced that Lund had signed with Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, along with Jamaican youth international Ashani Fairclough,[3] after impressing assistant coach Ezra Hendrickson at a player combine.[4] Lund made his first league appearance for Seattle on 12 April 2013, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Steve Zakuani in a 0-0 draw with the New England Revolution.[5] After scoring none and making 5 appearances for the club, Lund was waived by Seattle at the end of the 2013 Major League Soccer season on 25 November 2013.[6]

Following his release from the Sounders, Lund signed with Oklahoma City Energy FC, coached by fellow-Dane Jimmy Nielsen, of the USL Pro for the 2014 season.[7] Lund experienced a strong start to his time at OKC, which included scoring three goals in 8 appearances. In April , he was being sidelined with a hip injury which was expected to keep him out for 8 months.[8]

Faroe Islands

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After being released from Oklahoma City, Lund went on trial with his former club Vejle BK in Denmark.[9] On 22 July 2015, Lund signed a one-year contract for B36 Torshavn of the Effodeildin. He was released after the conclusion of the 2015 Faroe Islands Premier League season. He scored a total of 4 goals in 18 league appearances for the club.[10]

Personal

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Lund has a twin brother named Mitchell.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Philip Lund rykker til Norge‚ bold.dk, 15 August 2016
  2. ^ Philip Lund skal spille indendørs i USA‚ bold.dk, 7 September 2017
  3. ^ "Sounders FC Signs Fairclough and Lund". Seattle Sounders FC. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b Gaschk, Matt. "Lund excited to get going after signing with Sounders". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Seattle Sounders FC v New England Revolution: Rosters". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  6. ^ Mayers, Joshua. "Sounders FC makes no picks in waiver draft, waive Danish forward Philip Lund". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Energy Add International Trio". USL Pro. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  8. ^ Mikael, Blond. "Klubløs Philip Lund knokler på". bold.dk. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ^ Blond, Mikael. "Philip Lund med i Vejles testkamp". bold.dk. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  10. ^ Nohr, Mikkel. "Philip Lund tager til Færøerne". bold.dk. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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