Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 February 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Vestri | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | AGF | ||
2009–2016 | Silkeborg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2021 | Silkeborg | 28 | (1) |
2021–2024 | Fredericia | 62 | (3) |
2024– | Vestri | 11 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 August 2024 |
Jeppe Gertsen (born 9 February 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Icelandic club Vestri.
Born in Aarhus, Gertsen started out in the youth team of AGF before joining Silkeborg IF in 2009, initially with the under-13 team.[1][2] He gradually ascended up the ranks during his teenage years, while simultaneously studying at Silkeborg Gymnasium, which he completed in 2017.[1] In the summer of 2015, while a part of the under-19 squad, his contract was extended for three more years. It also was around this time that he started training with the first team on occasion.[3] He appeared on the substitution bench for the senior squad a total of eight times during the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons.[4]
Gertsen made his first-team debut on 19 September 2017, playing the full 90 minutes of a second-round Danish Cup match against Kjellerup.[5][6][7]
He made his Superliga debut on 10 December 2017, replacing Davit Skhirtladze in the final minutes of a 2–1 victory over Odense.[8][9] The next month, Silkeborg signed him to a three-year contract extension, securing him until the summer of 2021.[9][10]
On 28 January 2021, Gertsen signed a pre-contract with FC Fredericia, valid from 1 July 2021, where his contract with Silkeborg also expired.[11] On January 16, 2024, FC Fredericia confirmed that Geertsen had left the club by mutual agreement, a year and a half early.[12]
On 3 February 2024, Gertsen joined Icelandic club Vestri.[13]