Sporting Kansas City

Jimmy Nielsen

Goalkeeper#1

Bio

Born in Denmark in 1977, Jimmy Nielsen made his senior debut with Millwall F.C. in 1994 and now plays for Sporting Kansas City. He has also played for AaB Fodbold, Aalborg Boldspilklub and Leicester City F.C.. He played at goalkeeper. He has represented the Denmark national under-19 football team and the Denmark national under-21 football team.

Key facts

Age: 49
Height: 1.91 m
Weight: 89 kg
Number: #1
Born: 6/8/1977
Birthplace: Denmark
Debut: 1994
Position: Goalkeeper
Nationality: Denmark

Official profile

ESPN player page ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

1994–2013

1994–1995Millwall F.C.
1995–2007AaB Fodbold
1995–2007Aalborg Boldspilklub
2007–2008Leicester City F.C.
2008–2010Vejle Boldklub
2010–2013Sporting Kansas City
1994–1997Denmark national under-19 football teamNational team
1997–1999Denmark national under-21 football teamNational team
1999–2003Denmark League XI national football teamNational team

Career stats

offensive

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	STRT	FA	YC	RC	A
2013 Major League Soccer SKC	39	6	2	0	0
2012 Major League Soccer SKC	36	4	4	0	0
2011 Major League Soccer SKC	34	3	2	1	0
2010 Major League Soccer SKC	29	1	1	0	1

goalKeeping

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	CS	SV	GA
2013 Major League Soccer SKC	14	76	35
2012 Major League Soccer SKC	16	80	29
2011 Major League Soccer SKC	0	81	0
2010 Major League Soccer SKC	0	60	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2013 MLSSporting Kansas City	39	0	3,570	2	0	17	39	6	–	35	222
2012 MLSMLS All-Stars / Sporting Kansas City	37	0	3,285	4	0	44	37	4	–	29	156
2011 MLSSporting Kansas City	34	0	3,037	2	1	81	34	3	1	0	0
2010 MLSSporting Kansas City	29	1	2,610	1	0	60	29	1	–	0	0
Career4 seasons	139	1	12,502	9	1	202	139	14	1	64	378

Game log, 2013 MLS

Game
Sporting Kansas City win 7-6 on penalties v Real Salt LakeW 1-1 8 Dec	120	0	1	1	0	–	1	0
2nd Leg - Sporting Kansas City advance 2-1 on aggregate v Houston Dynamo FCW 2-1 24 Nov	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	7
1st Leg @ Houston Dynamo FCD 0-0 10 Nov	90	0	3	1	1	–	0	0
2nd Leg - Sporting Kansas City advance 4-3 on aggregate v New England RevolutionW 3-1 7 Nov	120	0	0	1	0	–	1	4
1st Leg @ New England RevolutionL 1-2 3 Nov	90	0	0	1	0	–	2	6
27 Oct @ Philadelphia UnionW 2-1 27 Oct	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	11
19 Oct v D.C. UnitedW 1-0 19 Oct	90	0	0	1	0	–	0	6
10 Oct @ Houston Dynamo FCD 0-0 10 Oct	90	0	4	1	0	–	0	0
6 Oct @ Columbus CrewW 1-0 6 Oct	90	0	0	1	0	–	0	12
28 Sept v Philadelphia UnionL 0-1 28 Sept	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	7
22 Sept @ Toronto FCW 2-1 22 Sept	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	8
8 Sept v Columbus CrewW 3-0 8 Sept	90	0	0	1	0	–	0	6
1 Sept v Colorado RapidsW 2-1 1 Sept	90	0	0	1	1	–	1	9
24 Aug @ Chicago Fire FCL 0-1 24 Aug	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	11
19 Aug @ San Jose EarthquakesL 0-1 19 Aug	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	8
11 Aug v New England RevolutionW 3-0 11 Aug	90	0	0	1	0	–	0	8
4 Aug v Red Bull New YorkL 2-3 4 Aug	90	0	0	1	0	–	3	2
28 July @ CF MontréalL 0-1 28 July	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	6
21 July @ Real Salt LakeW 2-1 21 July	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	6
14 July v Toronto FCW 3-0 14 July	90	0	0	1	0	–	0	4
8 July @ Chicago Fire FCW 2-1 8 July	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	11
4 July v Vancouver WhitecapsD 1-1 4 July	90	0	1	1	0	–	1	0
30 June v Columbus CrewW 3-2 30 June	90	0	0	1	0	–	2	6
23 June @ FC DallasD 2-2 23 June	90	1	4	1	1	–	2	0
2 June v CF MontréalL 1-2 2 June	90	0	0	1	0	–	2	5
27 May v Houston Dynamo FCD 1-1 27 May	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	0
20 May @ D.C. UnitedD 1-1 20 May	90	0	2	1	0	–	1	0
13 May @ Houston Dynamo FCW 1-0 13 May	90	0	0	1	0	–	0	10
9 May v Seattle Sounders FCL 0-1 9 May	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	8
6 May v Chivas USAW 4-0 6 May	90	0	0	1	0	–	0	3
28 Apr v Portland TimbersL 2-3 28 Apr	90	0	0	1	0	–	3	9
21 Apr @ LA GalaxyL 0-2 21 Apr	90	0	0	1	1	–	2	10
18 Apr @ Red Bull New YorkW 1-0 18 Apr	90	1	0	1	1	–	0	14
6 Apr v D.C. UnitedW 1-0 6 Apr	90	0	1	1	0	–	0	0
31 Mar v CF MontréalW 2-0 31 Mar	90	0	0	1	0	–	0	6
24 Mar @ New England RevolutionD 0-0 24 Mar	90	0	0	1	0	–	0	0
17 Mar v Chicago Fire FCD 0-0 17 Mar	90	0	1	1	0	–	0	0
10 Mar @ Toronto FCL 1-2 10 Mar	90	0	0	1	1	–	2	3
3 Mar @ Philadelphia UnionW 3-1 3 Mar	90	0	0	1	0	–	1	16

Recent games

Dec '138
v Real Salt Lake
1 SV · 1 GA
D 1-1
Nov '1324
v Houston Dynamo FC
1 GA
W 2-1
Nov '1310
@ Houston Dynamo FC
1 CS · 3 SV · 1 FA
D 0-0
Nov '137
v New England Revolution
1 GA
W 3-1
Nov '133
@ New England Revolution
2 GA
L 2-1
Oct '1327
@ Philadelphia Union
1 GA
W 2-1
Oct '1319
v D.C. United
1 CS
W 1-0
Oct '1310
@ Houston Dynamo FC
1 CS · 4 SV
D 0-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, MLS

Split
HomeHome or away · won 40 of 72	72	0.0	89.9	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.1	–	0.4	2.0
AwayHome or away · won 24 of 67	67	0.0	90.0	0.1	0.0	1.7	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.5	3.5
WinsResult	64	0.0	90.2	0.1	0.0	1.1	1.0	0.1	–	0.3	3.9
LossesResult	41	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.8	3.2
DrawsResult	34	0.0	89.3	0.1	0.0	2.4	1.0	0.1	–	0.3	0.0
Regular seasonStage · won 64 of 139	139	0.0	89.9	0.1	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.1	0.0	0.5	2.7
Houston Dynamo FCOpponent · won 5 of 15	15	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.0	0.1	–	0.5	2.1
New England RevolutionOpponent · won 5 of 11	11	0.0	92.7	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.0	–	0.3	1.6
Chicago Fire FCOpponent · won 3 of 10	10	0.0	87.7	0.1	0.1	0.8	1.0	0.1	–	0.5	5.6
Columbus CrewOpponent · won 6 of 10	10	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	1.0	0.1	–	0.5	4.0
D.C. UnitedOpponent · won 7 of 9	9	0.1	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.0	0.1	–	0.2	1.4
Philadelphia UnionOpponent · won 4 of 9	9	0.0	90.0	0.1	0.0	1.4	1.0	0.1	–	0.9	4.7
Red Bull New YorkOpponent · won 3 of 9	9	0.0	90.0	0.1	0.0	2.3	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.4	1.8
Toronto FCOpponent · won 7 of 9	9	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.1	–	0.4	3.6
Colorado RapidsOpponent · won 4 of 8	8	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	1.0	0.1	–	0.4	1.1
Real Salt LakeOpponent · won 4 of 7	7	0.0	94.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.0	–	0.3	2.1
CF MontréalOpponent · won 2 of 6	6	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	–	1.0	5.2
Chivas USAOpponent · won 4 of 6	6	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.5
Seattle Sounders FCOpponent · won 0 of 6	6	0.0	90.0	0.2	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.0	–	0.3	1.3
FC DallasOpponent · won 1 of 5	5	0.0	90.0	0.2	0.0	2.8	1.0	0.2	–	0.6	0.0
LA GalaxyOpponent · won 2 of 5	5	0.0	90.0	0.2	0.0	1.6	1.0	0.2	–	0.4	2.0
San Jose EarthquakesOpponent · won 2 of 5	5	0.0	90.0	0.2	0.0	1.6	1.0	0.2	–	0.4	2.8
Portland TimbersOpponent · won 2 of 4	4	0.0	90.0	0.3	0.0	0.8	1.0	0.3	–	0.8	5.5
Vancouver WhitecapsOpponent · won 2 of 4	4	0.0	90.0	0.3	0.0	2.3	1.0	0.0	–	0.5	4.5
ChelseaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	45.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	1.0	0.0
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, KansasGround · won 33 of 57	57	0.0	90.6	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.0	0.1	–	0.5	2.6
Community America BallparkGround · won 6 of 14	14	0.1	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	1.0	0.1	–	0.0	0.0
Subaru Park, Chester, PennsylvaniaGround · won 3 of 6	6	0.0	82.5	0.2	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	–	1.2	4.5
Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, OhioGround · won 3 of 5	5	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	1.0	0.0	–	0.2	5.6
SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview, IllinoisGround · won 2 of 5	5	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.0	0.0	–	0.8	7.6
Shell Energy Stadium, Houston, TexasGround · won 1 of 5	5	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	1.0	0.2	–	0.8	4.8
BMO Field, TorontoGround · won 2 of 4	4	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.0	0.3	–	0.8	4.3
Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, ColoradoGround · won 1 of 4	4	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	–	0.5	0.0
America First Field, Sandy, UtahGround · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.0	–	0.3	2.0
Buck Shaw Stadium, CaliforniaGround · won 0 of 3	3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.0	0.0	–	0.3	2.7
Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MassachusettsGround · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	0.0	–	0.7	2.0
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison, New JerseyGround · won 2 of 3	3	0.0	90.0	0.3	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.7	–	0.0	4.7
Stade Saputo, MontrealGround · won 1 of 3	3	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.7	5.3
StubHub CenterGround · won 3 of 3	3	0.0	90.0	0.3	0.0	2.3	1.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CaliforniaGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	–	1.0	5.0
Gillette Stadium, BostonGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
Providence Park, Portland, OregonGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	90.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.0	6.5
Qwest Field, SeattleGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
R.F.K. Stadium, WashingtonGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
Red Bull Arena, New JerseyGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	3.5	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.0
RFK Stadium, Washington, District of ColumbiaGround · won 1 of 2	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.5	3.5
Robertson Stadium, HoustonGround · won 0 of 2	2	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
BC Place, VancouverGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	–	1.0	18.0
Empire FieldGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
Lumen Field, Seattle, WashingtonGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	–	1.0	0.0
Pizza Hut ParkGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	90.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	1.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.0
Toyota StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	90.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	–	2.0	0.0