Daniel Norouzi

Daniel Norouzi
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, left-back
Youth career
Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Brøndby 38 (0)
2013–2015 → Vejle Boldklub (loan) 49 (0)
2015–2016 Vejle Boldklub 22 (0)
2016 Sepahan 0 (0)
2016–2019 Næstved 76 (3)
2019–2024 Helsingør 119 (3)
International career
2007–2008 Denmark U16 4 (0)
2008–2009 Denmark U17 16 (1)
2009–2010 Denmark U18 5 (0)
2011 Denmark U19 2 (0)
2012 Denmark U20 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Norouzi (born 3 January 1992) is a Danish retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[2][3]

Early and personal life

Norouzi was born in Copenhagen.[4] He also holds Iranian nationality.[5]

Club career

He came through the youth ranks of Brøndby, and was team captain during his youth team years.[6]

He was promoted to the Brøndby senior team in Autumn 2011, but shoulder and knee injuries prevented his debut.[6] Norouzi found himself third in the left back pecking-order, behind Danish international Thomas Rasmussen and Jan Frederiksen. In the Winter break of the 2011-12 Danish Superliga season, Rasmussen left the club, while Frederiksen sustained an injury, and Norouzi was poised to claim the left back position as his own.[7] Norouzi made his senior debut in March 2012, and played 12 of 15 games in the second half of the 2011–12 Superliga season.[8]

He signed a season-long loan contract with Vejle Boldklub in July 2013.[9][10]

He signed a one-year contract with Iranian club Sepahan on 16 June 2016.[11] However, due to Iranian military rules, he could not get the permission to play in the Persian Gulf Pro League. On 7 August 2016, he ended his contract with Sepahan.[12]

He then played for Næstved and Helsingør.[13]

On 18 September 2024, he announced his retirement.[14]

International career

Norouzi made his youth international debut for the Denmark national under-16 football team in September 2007.[15] He played his first competitive international game in the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship qualifying round in September 2008.[16]

He has played a total of 31 games for various Danish national youth teams, including two games for the Denmark national under-20 football team.[15]

Norouzi was born to Iranian parents and is eligible to play for the Iran national football team.[17]

Playing style

Norouzi was described by first club Brøndby as an aggressive left back.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Norouzi – Profil på DR". DR. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  2. ^ Daniel Norouzi at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ^ FC Helsingør hapser fri Daniel Norouzi‚ bold.dk, 17 June 2019
  4. ^ "دنیل نوروزی عکس و بیوگرافی از دانمارک تا ایران".
  5. ^ "Daniel Norouzi interview with Vejle Boldklub website about having both Danish and Iranian passports".
  6. ^ a b c "Profile" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  7. ^ Af Torsten Kjems (21 February 2012). "Daniel Norouzi vil hitte i Brøndby" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  8. ^ "Profile". danskfodbold.com (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  9. ^ "Daniel Norouzi udlejes til Vejle BK" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2014.145
  10. ^ "Profile" (in Danish). Vejle BK. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Profile" (in Persian). Sepahan F.C. official website. Archived from the original on 20 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  12. ^ "جدایی قطعی دنیل نوروزی از سپاهان".
  13. ^ "Personaleflugt i Helsingør: Vinker farvel til 11". bold.dk. 7 June 2024.
  14. ^ Daniel Norouzi stopper karrieren, bold.dk, 18 September 2024
  15. ^ a b "Profile". dbu.dk (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  16. ^ Daniel Norouzi – UEFA competition record (archive)
  17. ^ "Vil gerne bruge sit kloge hoved på andet end fodbold".