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Sebastian Grønning
Grønning with Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Grønning Andersen
Date of birth (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Aalborg, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Ingolstadt 04
Number 11
Youth career
Aalborg KFUM
AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 AaB 12 (0)
2017–2019 Hobro 37 (2)
2019–2020 Skive 31 (14)
2020–2022 Viborg 47 (29)
2022 Suwon Bluewings 14 (0)
2022–2023 AGF 6 (1)
2023 OFI 8 (1)
2023–2014 Castellón 6 (0)
2024– FC Ingolstadt 21 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:03, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Sebastian Grønning Andersen (born 20 August 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German 3. Liga club FC Ingolstadt.

Career

AaB

In 2016, At the age of 19, Grønning was promoted to the first team squad of AaB and concomitantly signed his first professional contract with the club.[1]

Grønning made his debut for AaB on 17 July 2016.[2] He started on the bench, but replaced Christian Bassogog in the 66th minute of a 1–1 draw against AC Horsens in the Danish Superliga.

At the end of September 2016, Grønning suffered an injury in one of the ligaments in his ankle.[3] This injury kept him out until about February 2017.

Hobro

On 6 July 2017, newly-promoted Danish Superliga club Hobro IK announced the signing of Grønning on a two-year deal.[4] He left the club at the end of the 2018–19 season.[5]

Skive

On 19 July 2019, Skive IK announced that they had signed Grønning on one-year contract.[6] He ended the season as Skive's topscorer with 14 goals ind 31 league appearances.

Viborg FF

After a strong season with Skive, Viborg FF confirmed on 27 July 2020, that Grønning had joined the club on a three-year contract.[7]

In his first season at the club, Viborg FF won the Danish 1st Division, securing promotion to the Danish Superliga. Grønning finished as the league top scorer with 23 goals in 32 matches, including a hattrick in the final game of the season against HB Køge.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

On 5 January 2022, Grønning signed a two-year contract with K League 1 club Suwon Samsung Bluewings, with a one-year option.[8][9] Grønning left Suwon at the end of August 2022, as his contract was terminated.[10]

AGF

On transfer deadline day, 31 August 2022, Grønning joined Danish Superliga club AGF on a deal until June 2025.[11] Head coach Uwe Rösler dropped Grønning from the squad for an upcoming fixture against FC Copenhagen on 13 November 2022,[12] and did not return for the remainder of the year.[13]

OFI

After five months in AGF, Grønning moved abroad once again, this time signing a deal with Super League Greece club OFI until June 2025.[14] Half a year later, in August 2023, the parties terminated the contract, reportedly due to Grønning not receiving his salary regularly.[15]

Castellón

On 17 August, seven days after parting ways with OFI, Grønning joined Spanish Primera Federación side CD Castellón.[16] Although the club did not disclose how long a contract the Dane had signed, several sources reported that Grønning had signed a one-year contract with an option for a further year.

FC Ingolstadt

On 31 January 2024, Grønning moved to German 3. Liga side FC Ingolstadt.[17] On 4 February 2024, Grønning made his debut for Ingolstadt when he was substituted after 39 minutes in the league match against Dynamo Dresden. Seven minutes after his substitution, he scored his debut goal.[18]

Career Statistics

Club

As of 8 September 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AaB 2016-17 Superliga 12 0 1 0 13 0
Hobro 2017-18 Superliga 14 2 2 1 16 3
2018-19 23 0 1 1 2[a] 0 26 1
Total 37 2 3 2 2 0 42 4
Skive 2019-20 1. Division 31 14 31 14
Viborg 2020-21 1. Division 30 23 30 23
2021-22 Superliga 17 6 1 0 18 6
Total 47 29 1 0 48 29
Suwon Bluewings 2022 K League 1 14 0 1 1 15 1
AGF 2022-23 Superliga 6 1 3 0 9 1
OFI 2022-23 Super League Greece 8 1 8 1
Castellón 2023-24 Primera Federación 6 0 2 2 8 2
Ingolstadt 2023-24 3. Liga 15 8 15 8
2024-25 4 2 1 0 5 2
Total 19 10 1 0 20 10
Career Total 180 57 12 5 2 0 194 62
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in promotion/relegation play-off

Honours

Viborg

Individual

References

  1. ^ "AaB rykker seks talenter op på førsteholdet". bold.dk. 10 June 2016.
  2. ^ "AAB VS. HORSENS 1 - 1". scoresway.com. 17 July 2016.
  3. ^ "AaB afskriver angriber i efteråret". bold.dk. 13 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Hobro henter to spillere i AaB". bold.dk. 6 July 2017.
  5. ^ Hobro siger farvel til Amankwah og Grønning, bold.dk, 14 June 2019
  6. ^ SIK henter ung angriber i Superligaen, skive-ik.dk, 19 July 2019
  7. ^ VFF henter Sebastian Grønning, vff.dk, 27 July 2020
  8. ^ "수원삼성, 덴마크리그 득점왕 그로닝 영입 완료!". bluewings.kr (in Korean). 5 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Sebastian Grønning solgt til sydkoreansk klub". Viborg F.F. Prof. Fodbold A/S (in Danish). 5 January 2022.
  10. ^ Sebastian Grønning er færdig i Sydkorea, bold.dk, 56 August 2022
  11. ^ "SEBASTIAN GRØNNING NY MAND I HVIDT". AGF (in Danish). 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  12. ^ Risager, Victor (13 November 2022). "Sebastian Grønning udeladt af AGF trup". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  13. ^ Porse, Kristian (18 November 2022). "Avis: AGF og Sebastian Grønning er tæt på ophævelse". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Στον ΟΦΗ ο Sebastian Grønning". Ofi FC. 24 January 2023. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  15. ^ Efter et halvt år i Grækenland: Grønning ophæver med OFI Kreta, bold.dk, 10 August 2023
  16. ^ Comunicado Oficial | Sebastian Grønning, cdcastellon.com, 17 August 2023
  17. ^ DÄNISCHER NEUZUGANG: FCI VERPFLICHTET ANGREIFER SEBASTIAN GRØNNING, fcingolstadt.de, 31 January 2024
  18. ^ INGOLSTADT VS. DYNAMO DRESDEN 2 - 0, soccerway.com, 4 February 2024
  19. ^ Sebastian Grønning at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
  20. ^ "Viborg vinder 1. division". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2021.
  21. ^ Roesen, Andreas (27 May 2021). "Giftige Grønning er 1. divisions topscorer". bold.dk (in Danish).