Marcus Ingvartsen

Marcus Ingvartsen
Personal information
Full name Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen
Date of birth 4 January 1996
Place of birth Farum, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Nordsjælland
Number 7
Youth career
2001–2012 Farum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Nordsjælland 74 (30)
2017–2019 Genk 29 (5)
2019–2022 Union Berlin 60 (8)
2021–2022 → Mainz 05 (loan) 26 (6)
2022–2023 Mainz 05 28 (10)
2023– Nordsjælland 15 (6)
International career‡
2011–2012 Denmark U16 5 (0)
2012–2013 Denmark U17 4 (0)
2014–2015 Denmark U19 6 (2)
2015–2019 Denmark U21 28 (17)
2021– Denmark 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021

Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen (born 4 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland and the Denmark national team.

Club career

Nordsjælland

Ingvartsen started his career in his native Denmark for Superliga and hometown side FC Nordsjælland. He finished the 2016–17 Danish Superliga season as the top scorer in the league with 23 league goals; finishing 3 goals ahead of second player on the list, Teemu Pukki. Ingvartsen also won the Young Players of the Year award for that season, as a result of his impressive league performances. He also won the league's player of the month award for both November and April during the season. He went on to score 30 goals in 76 matches for Nordsjælland.

Genk

After his standout season, Belgian club Genk signed Ingvartsen during the summer of 2017. Ingvartsen started his first season with Genk with a few late substitute appearances for them. But in his first full game for Genk, Ingvartsen scored twice against Eupen to earn Genk a 3–3 draw. Ingvartsen scored again in Genk's next league game against Mouscron. Ingvartsen scored more league goals against Kortrijk and Oostende, before suffering a serious knee injury in early 2018 which ended his season. Before his injury, Ingvartsen had played a key role in getting Genk to the final of the Belgian Cup. He equalised against Mechelen in the seventh minute to earn a 1–1 draw and he scored again when the game went to a penalty shoot out, which Genk won. Ingvartsen scored again in Genk's quarter-final penalty shootout win over Waasland-Beveren. In Genk's semi-final match against Kortrijk, Ingvartsen scored the opening goal of the match, which helped Genk reach the final. Genk lost 1–0 to Standard Liège in the final of the Belgian Cup on 17 March 2018.

Ingvartsen was injured at the start of the 2018–19 season and missed the early part of the league campaign. When he returned from injury, he helped Genk win the Belgian First Division league title.

Union Berlin

In June 2019, Ingvartsen signed for newly promoted Bundesliga side Union Berlin on a three-year deal. He made his debut for the club on 11 August in the 0–6 away win over VfB Germania Halberstadt in the second round of the DFB-Pokal.

Mainz 05

On 30 August 2021, after the third matchday of the 2021–22 Bundesliga season, Ingvartsen was sent on loan to league rivals Mainz 05 with a purchase option until the end of the season. In his debut on 11 September, he scored the 2–0 goal in the away game at Hoffenheim one minute after being substituted on. During his loan period with Mainz, Ingvartsen contributed with 6 goals in 664 minutes of playing time in the league.

On 17 May 2022, Mainz made the transfer permanent and Ingvartsen signed a contract until 2025.

Return to Nordsjælland

On 7 July 2023 it was confirmed, that Ingvartsen had returned to his former club, FC Nordsjælland. However, the club did not disclose the length of the contract. Ingvartsen was given jersey number 7.

International career

Ingvartsen is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Danish U21 national team. He surpassed Peter Møller on the all-time list to reach 17 goals thanks to his goal against the England U-21 national team.

He was called up to the senior Denmark squad in March 2021. He made his debut on 28 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Moldova and scored the last goal in a 8–0 victory.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 2023
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Nordsjælland 2013–14 Danish Superliga 2 0 0 0 – 2 0
2014–15 Danish Superliga 14 2 0 0 – 14 2
2015–16 Danish Superliga 23 5 1 0 – 24 5
2016–17 Danish Superliga 35 23 1 0 – 36 23
Total 74 30 2 0 – 76 30
Genk 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 22 5 5 2 – 27 7
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 8 0 1 1 2 0 11 1
Total 30 5 6 3 2 0 38 8
Union Berlin 2019–20 Bundesliga 28 5 4 1 – 32 6
2020–21 Bundesliga 30 3 1 0 – 31 3
2021–22 Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
Total 60 8 6 1 2 0 68 9
Mainz 05 (loan) 2021–22 Bundesliga 26 6 1 1 – 27 7
Mainz 05 2022–23 Bundesliga 28 10 3 2 – 31 12
Nordsjælland 2023–24 Danish Superliga 15 6 3 0 8 6 22 12
Career total 233 65 21 7 12 6 266 78
  1. Includes Danish Cup, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 March 2021 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark Moldova 8–0 8–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Genk

Individual