Emil Lyng

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Emil Lyng
Personal information
Full name Emil Sigvardsen Lyng
Date of birth (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Kolding, Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Youth career
Kolding FC
Kolding IF
AGF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 AGF 0 (0)
2008–2011 Lille 5 (0)
2010Zulte Waregem (loan) 14 (1)
2011Nordsjælland (loan) 4 (1)
2011–2012 Lausanne-Sport 5 (0)
2013–2016 Esbjerg fB 48 (4)
2016–2017[1] Silkeborg IF 18 (0)
2017–2018 KA 20 (9)
2018 Dundee United 6 (0)
2018 Haladás 2 (0)
2019 Valur 10 (1)
2020–2021 Middelfart Boldklub 20 (3)
Total 152 (19)
International career
2008 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2009–2011 Denmark U21 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emil Sigvardsen Lyng (born 3 August 1989) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a winger and a forward.

Career[edit]

Lyng began his youth career playing for Kolding FC, but later moved to city rival Kolding IF and played there until he was picked up by AGF Aarhus. In January 2008 he was promoted to the AGF first team, but never got his Danish League debut for the club before he was sold to Lille OSC[2] in the summer of 2008. He made his senior debut for Lille on 18 October 2008 against Lyon. On 27 January 2010 Zulte Waregem signed the Danish forward on loan from Lille for 6 months.[3]

On 7 February 2010 he got his debut at home against Club Bruges in the Jupiler League, playing as center forward. Lyng showed great composure in front of goal, as he headed his team into the lead. On 26 January 2011, Emil Lyng joined Danish club FC Nordsjælland on loan for the rest of the 2010-11 season, making 4 appearances and scoring 1 goal.

Lyng was allowed to leave Lille on a free transfer during the 2011 summer transfer window to join Swiss side Lausanne-Sports, where he signed a two-year contract and was given the number 28 shirt.[4] He subsequently played for Danish clubs Esbjerg fB and Silkeborg IF, and had a spell with Icelandic side KA,[5] before moving to Scottish Championship side Dundee United on a short-term deal in January 2018.[6] He scored his first goal for his new club later that month in a Scottish Cup tie against Alloa Athletic, which United won 2-0.[7] Lyng was released in May 2018, following the end of his contract.[8]

On 23 January 2020, Lyng joined Middelfart G&BK in the Danish 2nd Division.[9] He announced his retirement from football after the 2020–21 season.[10]

After his career, he became a football agent.[11]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[12]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille 2008–09 Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Lille II 2010–11 CFA 7 2 7 2
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2009–10 Belgian Pro League 14 1 0 0 14 1
Nordsjælland (loan) 2010–11 Superligaen 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
Lausanne-Sport 2011–12 Swiss Super League 5 0 0 0 5 0
Esbjerg 2012–13 Superligaen 1 0 1 0 2 0
2013–14 17 2 1 0 8[a] 0 26 2
2014–15 18 2 3 1 2[a] 0 23 3
2015–16 12 0 0 0 12 0
Total 48 4 5 1 10 0 63 5
Silkeborg 2016–07 Superligaen 18 0 0 0 18 0
KA 2017 Úrvalsdeild karla 20 9 1 0 21 9
Dundee United 2017–18 Scottish Championship 1 0 1 1 2 1
Szombathelyi Haladás 2018–19 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 124 17 6 1 0 0 10 0 140 18
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Europa League

Honours[edit]

Esbjerg fB

References[edit]

  1. ^ Emil Lyng får ikke forlænget med Silkeborg, bold.dk, 13 December 2016
  2. ^ CFA Foot 2008/2009 Archived 2009-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Emil Lyng rejoint Zulte-Waregem". Archived from the original on 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  4. ^ "Emil Lyng skifter til Lausanne". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  5. ^ Emil Lyng fortsætter i islandsk fodbold‚ bold.dk, 3 April 2017
  6. ^ Lorimer, Scott (5 January 2018). "Confirmed: Dundee United announce second signing ahead of Falkirk crunch". Evening Telegraph. DC Thomson Co Ltd. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  7. ^ Roache, Ian (22 January 2018). "Danish duo get off to winning start as Dundee United march on in cup". The Courier. DC Thomson Co Ltd. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Captain Willo Flood among Dundee United departures". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  9. ^ Margren, Sara (23 January 2020). "Middelfart bekræfter: Henter Emil Lyng". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 January 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  10. ^ Larsen, Michael Patrick (5 June 2021). "Følelsesladet farvel i Middelfart: - Svært at holde tårerne tilbage". Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  11. ^ Nelausen, Raymund (4 March 2022). "AGF-talent på prøve i Lille: Fulgt ham i lang tid". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  12. ^ "E. Lyng". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  13. ^ "Danish Cup 2012/2013 - Final". football-lineups.com. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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