Michael Lumb (footballer)

Michael Lumb, 2010

Michael Lumb ( born January 9, 1988 in Aarhus ) is a Danish football player. In 2008 he was voted the best youth players in Denmark.

Birth and childhood

Michael Lumb was born in 1988 as the son of an English father and a Danish mother in Aarhus. In Aarhus, he also grew up.

Club career

Lumb began his career in the youth of the Danish multi- sports club Aarhus KFUM. The age of ten he moved to the city internally known for its football team Aarhus GF. At AGF, he was an important part of the strong '88er year of the association, who celebrated the 2005 championship title in the Danish Junior League. His international debut he celebrated in February 2004 in the Danish U-16 national team.

Aarhus GF

On 16 March 2005, at age 17, Lumb played his first professional game for AGF in the 3-0 away defeat against Odense BK. In the season 2005/ 06 he became then first of its highly traded cohort at a fixed part of the professional team. The season was disastrous, but for the club. With table space 12 is increased after 30 years in the second division for the first time Erstligazugehörigkeit from.

The descent had the disposal of several alleged veterans like Thomas Lindrup, Christer George Tobias Grahn or result. Subsequently, a team was expected rejuvenation which appeared through the integration of the former players from youth team Lumbs than reasonable. The association, however, acted contrary to the expectations and committed with Olof Persson, Peter Sand, or Ole Budtz again more or less experienced players. This strategy proved to be right, because AGF celebrated at the end of the season as league runners its chances of promotion. Lumb, now established as a regular player on the left side defense team, the only talent of his generation remained in the squad.

Then in the promotion season, it came with a year's delay, partly due to the retirement of sand and the disposal of some performance carrier for the long overdue team rejuvenation. During the year a total of six former players Lumbs debuted in the first team of AGF. Lumb himself was against the preseason again greatly improved and became the " rising star " of the league. Together with Budtz, Kim Madsen and Ulrik Lindkvist he made the back four of AGF, which became the centerpiece of the team. As a result, the team held a table tenth the league, which was attributed in large part to the good defensive performance. Lumb played the part superior and was honored at season's end with the election of the Danish "U -21 Player of the Year ." In addition to Martin Jørgensen, who was allowed in 1996 to accept this trophy, he was thus only the second player in the history of the club, was bestowed the award. From the Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet, he was previously elected for the " shooting star of the season so far " or " AGF - player of the season ". Likewise, he also received the award from the Association " AGF Player of the Year ."

In the season 2008/09 increased the team and had at no stage of the season something to do with the descent. Due to the obligations of Dan Thomassen, Benny Feilhaber or Jakob Poulsen, the team had won on quality, which suggested an upward trend for the next season. Lumb, who once again consistently strong performances offered was, went up as the season progresses to the U -21 national team and had already attracted the interest of several foreign clubs.

Against the public expectations of the notoriously cash-strapped club could be "jewel" for the 2009/ 10 hold, where you wanted to create the connection to the Top of the league. When this did not succeed with Table No. 6 for the winter break, a change of tusk was currently playing.

Zenit St. Petersburg

In January 2010, Lumb then moved surprisingly for a transfer fee of about € 1.5 million to Russia for Zenit St. Petersburg. Aarhus has received only a fraction of the transfer fee, as the club had sold the majority of the player's transfer rights to a group of private investors in order to obtain a higher annual budget. Lumb, who was also courted by Ajax Amsterdam and Aston Villa, explained his decision in favor zenith with the fact that the club around coach Luciano Spalletti it could offer the best prospects. In addition to his chances in the final squad of Denmark would stand for the Football World Cup 2010, significantly improve as a player in a top European league. From the Danish tabloid press was previously accused him of avarice, as he would earn five times its previous annual salary reportedly in Russia. Only the transfer of tusk made ​​possible the return of the " club living legend" Martin Jørgensen to Aarhus, which held his fan critique regarding the departure of their defensive talent within limits.

Feyenoord

In St. Petersburg, but he could not prevail, which cost his participation in the World Cup 2010. In the summer of 2010, he was awarded to the Dutch first division club Feyenoord. There, too, he could win a regular place and only came to two short sessions.

Aalborg BK

After only half a year, the chapter Feyenoord was completed, and Zenit Lumb lent back on his Danish homeland, where he played for half a year for Aalborg BK. In Aalborg to Lumb won a regular place and played 14 games. Nevertheless Lumb returned in the summer back to Zenit St. Petersburg.

SC Freiburg

During the winter break of 2011/12 St. Petersburg Lumb lent to the German Bundesliga side SC Freiburg until season's end. His debut for the Breisgauer he gave on January 21, 2012, when he stood in the 1-0 win against FC Augsburg in the starting line-up 18 games; on his debut he was in the 88th minute assisted the winning goal from Matthias Ginter. Overall tusk came for Freiburg in the 2011/12 season only five times for use. As of June 2012 Lumb went back to St. Petersburg.

VfL Bochum

After his contract expired in St. Petersburg on 31 December 2012, Lumb joined in January 2013 returned to Germany, where he signed a contract signed at second division VfL Bochum until the end of the season 2012/13.

FC Vestsjælland

For the 2013/14 season Lumb moved to his home to FC Vestsjælland.

National

Tusk came from the U-16 national team in all youth teams in his country for use. With the Denmark U -21 he was last in qualifying for the 2009 European Championship in Sweden, as one third in the group but missed. In 2010 he took the U- 21 team to second place at the tournament of Toulon, at the U -21 Championship 2011 in his own country he was not part of the squad.

On 18 November 2009 he made his debut in the Danish national team at einemm 3-1 home win in a friendly against the USA in Aarhus. Lumb had not only the most ball contacts of all Danes, but still the best value rate of duels. Just a few days before he was in a friendly against South Korea on 14 November 2009 in the squad, but it was Leon Jessen preference.

Achievements

Others

Lumb has due to the origin of his father entitled to British citizenship. However, he only has Danish citizenship.