Thomas Delaney
Thomas Joseph Delaney ( born September 3, 1991 Frederiksberg ) is a Danish football player with partially American and Irish roots. He currently plays for FC Copenhagen.
Family and birth
Thomas Delaney was born in 1991 in Frederiksberg, the son of a Danish mother and an Irish -born American father.
Career
Association
Thomas Delaney started playing football in youth of Kjøbenhavns Bold Club. For the FC Copenhagen, in the fusion playing with the first team of the 1903 Boldklubben Kjøbenhavns Bold club, he made his debut on April 16, 2009, when he in the semi-final of the Danish Cup competition against Nordvest FC, Copenhagen, 4-0, in the 65th minute was substituted for Hjalte Bo Nørregaard. For the season 2009/10 Delaney was officially added to the senior squad. On August 9, 2009 Delaney celebrated his pro debut when he came on as a substitute in the 1-0 win in the Superligæn against SønderjyskE in the second minute of stoppage time for Atiba Hutchinson. Delaney came into this season not on the role of complement player out and came to a total of nine appearances in league play. However, he also played with the European FC Copenhagen. In qualifying for the Champions League he was in each of the games against FK Mogren Budva back, Stabæk IF and APOEL Nicosia are used, where FC Copenhagen was eliminated against APOEL. FK Mogren Budva against the Delaney also scored a goal. Thomas Delaney was on 17 September 2009 at the first game of the group stage of the Europa League 2009/10 against CFR Cluj his European Cup debut. Overall, Delaney came two appearances in the competition. At the end of the season he was able to celebrate winning the Danish championship title with Copenhageners.
In the season 2010/11 he came to 16 missions, this time he managed his first scoring in the league. The 1-1 against AC Horsens Delaney succeeded after three minutes, the first goal for the Copenhagen. Delaney made his debut in the Champions League at the second group game against Panathinaikos Athens. For the FC Copenhagen and Thomas Delaney was the end of the season but repeated winning the Danish championship. In the following season, Delaney came to 19 missions in which he managed a goal. However, you had to leave the champion FC Nordsjælland. In the season 2012/13 he came to only 21 appearances and scored one goal. He also came two appearances in qualifying for the Champions League action, where was in the play- offs against OSC Lille terminus. After that, he played in all six group games in the Europa League against Molde FK, against Steaua Bucharest and against VfB Stuttgart. At the end of the season was winning the championship.
National
Delaney was on 30 October 2008 his debut for the U -17 national team of Denmark when he was put into the starting lineup in the 3-1 against peers from Serbia. In the mid-term break, he was then replaced by Christopher Olcyzk. For the U- 17, he came to a total of three applications. His last international match for the U -17 he made on January 14, 2009, when he came off the bench in the 0-3 against Italy in the 83rd minute for Jakob Nielsen.
September 8, 2009 Delaney came first for the U- 19 Selection of Denmark for use as he stood in the 3-0 victory over Sweden in the starting XI and was substituted after 76 minutes for Nikola Saric. He came for this Denmark team to eleven missions, in which he also scored a goal. Delaney came in qualifying for the U-19 Football Championship in 2010 for use. Even with the qualification for U-19 Football Championship in 2011 Delaney was one of the party. The qualifier against Austria (3:4) was Delaney's last game for the U- 19th
Delaney made his debut on 28 March 2011 for the first time for the U -20 Denmark. Delaney was, in a 1-1 draw against Portugal in the starting XI and captained. His second and last international match for the U -20 Delaney made 31 March 2011, just three days later, against Austria (2:1).
On 11 August 2010 Delaney made his debut for the U- 21 team in Denmark, when he came to Italy in a 2-2 are used. Delaney was here on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Matti Lund Nielsen. Delaney was nominated by U-21 coach Keld Bordinggaard for the U -21 Football Championship in 2011 in their own country. In the tournament, however, he did not play.
Personal
Delaney has next to the Danish passport and a U.S. passport.