Jimmy Nielsen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | August 6, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| B52/Aalborg Fodbold Club | |||
| –1994 | AaB U19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–2007 | AaB | 342 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Vejle | 63 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Sporting Kansas City | 128 | (0) |
| Total | 533 | (0) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–1997 | Denmark U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Denmark U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 1999–2003 | Denmark League XI | 4 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014– | Oklahoma City Energy | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 20, 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 24, 2010 |
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Jimmy Nielsen (born August 6, 1977) is a retired Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In December 2013, he was named the head coach of USL Pro Soccer League's Oklahoma City Energy FC, a club that began play in 2014.
Until June 2007, he played 398 games for Danish team AaB Fodbold. Playing every league match for AaB since 1997, Nielsen won the 1999 Danish Superliga championship with AaB. Nielsen has on occasion featured in the Danish national team setup as an unused substitute. He won the 1998 and 2004 Danish Goalkeeper of the Year award.
Nielsen began his career with Norwich City at the age of 12. He was discovered after Norwich City's youth team traveled to Aalborg to take part in a local youth tournament but their only goalkeeper fell ill and Nielsen was recruited as a replacement. He played for Norwich City until the age of 15 when he was offered professional terms but his mother refused permission for him to move permanently to England. Following this he was signed by local amateur club B 52/Aalborg FC. He played youth football for AaB Fodbold, before signing for English club Millwall F.C. in 1994. He did not play for the club and moved back to Denmark, settling in at AaB in 1995. He made his senior debut in 1996, quickly becoming the starting goalkeeper in AaB. Nielsen was one of the cornerstones of AaB, culminating in the 1998–99 Danish Superliga championship.
Nielsen signed a contract with Leicester City on June 4, 2007. He joined via Martin Allen's agent, who claimed he was "another Peter Schmeichel". However, he was left in the reserve squad following the arrival of Hungarian goalkeeper Márton Fülöp. As a result, Nielsen revealed he planned to leave the club during the January transfer window, and was given the green light to do so on November 14. He left the club on January 22, 2008 having his contract terminated by mutual consent without ever having played for the club. The next day he signed a 2½-year contract with Danish team Vejle Boldklub. After the 2009 season, Nielsen was "very close" to retiring Vejle Boldklub, was relegated from the Danish Superliga.
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