Simon Makienok
Makienok with Preston North End in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Simon Makienok Christoffersen | ||
| Date of birth | 21 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Næstved, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Preston North End | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2008 | Næstved BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Herfølge BK | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | HB Køge | 54 | (22) |
| 2012–2014 | Brøndby IF | 74 | (35) |
| 2014– | Palermo | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 36 | (5) |
| 2016– | → Preston North End (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Denmark U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2013– | Denmark | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:58, 27 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 August 2014 |
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Simon Makienok Christoffersen (born 21 November 1990) is a Danish footballer who plays as a striker for Championship side Preston North End, on loan from Serie A club Palermo. Makienok has also represented Denmark at senior and several youth levels.
Makienok joined Brøndby IF on 28 January 2012 on a €550K transfer from HB Køge, signing a four-year contract which tied him to the club until the summer 2016. He made his debut on 4 March 2012, in a 1–0 win against SønderjyskE. He scored his first goal for Brøndby IF 18 March 2012 in the 2–1 away win against FC Nordsjælland. He was rewarded with Player of the month in the Danish Superliga. In total, Makienok scored 11 goals in 33 league and cup appearances in the 2011–12 season.
In the 2012–13 season he amassed 15 goals in 34 league and cup appearances.
On 20 August 2013, Brøndby announced that they had accepted an €3.8 million (DKK28.5 million) offer from a Russian club for him. However, Makienok reportedly said that 'Money isn't everything' and decided to stay at the club. According to multiple Danish newspapers, he turned down a weekly salary of €34,000 (€1,632,000/year) from Russian club FC Terek Grozny. In the same year, he caught the attention of several French clubs and English sides Crystal Palace and Fulham while his price tag was reported as over €4 million. According to several Danish media sources, he rejected a contract extension offer wanting to pursue new challenges during the 2014 summer transfer window. In the 2013–14 season, Makienok scored 13 goals in 25 league and cup appearances.
On 31 July 2014, Makienok made his Europa League début starting in a 3–0 away defeat against the Belgian side Club Brugge. During the last weeks of the 2014 summer transfer window, rumors circulated about foreign interest in him. Several Serie A clubs revealed their interest, with Palermo leading Atalanta, Cesena and the Scottish side Celtic in the chase for him, who had a €3 million price tag according to the Danish media.
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