Daniel Iversen

Daniel Lønne Iversen (born 19 July 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Preston North End, on loan from English club Leicester City.

Daniel Iversen

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Lønne Iversen[1]
Date of birth	19 July 1997
Place of birth	Denmark
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Preston North End (on loan from Leicester City)
Number	22
Youth career
	Esbjerg
2016–2018	Leicester City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–	Leicester City	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	42	(0)
2019–2020	→ Rotherham United (loan)	34	(0)
2020–2021	→ OH Leuven (loan)	5	(0)
2021–	→ Preston North End (loan)	4	(0)
National team
2012–2013	Denmark U16	8	(0)
2012–2013	Denmark U17	12	(0)
2013–2014	Denmark U18	3	(0)
2014–2016	Denmark U19	17	(0)
2016–2017	Denmark U20	4	(0)
2017–2019	Denmark U21	16	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:45, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Iversen started his career in his native Denmark with Esbjerg before moving to English club Leicester City in January 2016, signing a contract until June 2019.[3]

Iversen moved on loan to EFL League Two side Oldham Athletic in July 2018,[4] the same day as he signed a new four-year contract with Leicester.[5] He made his professional debut on the first day of the 2018–19 season, starting the game against Milton Keynes Dons.[6] Iversen helped Oldham to an FA Cup "giant killing" against Premier League side Fulham, saving a late penalty in a 2–1 victory.[7] Iversen would go on to make 49 appearances in all competitions for The Latics.[6]

In July 2019, Iversen moved to EFL League One team Rotherham United on a season long loan.[8] Iversen made his Rotherham debut on 3 August 2019, in a 2–1 victory over AFC Wimbledon.[9]

In August 2020, Iversen joined Belgian First Division A team Oud-Heverlee Leuven on a season-long loan.[10] Iversen started five games before suffering a hip injury in the match against Oostende. Following his return from injury, he became second choice goalkeeper behind Rafael Romo, which resulted in his loan being terminated on 7 January 2021,[11] allowing him to move on loan to English club Preston North End that same day.[12]

International career

Iversen has represented Denmark at youth international levels from under-16 to under-21.[13][14] Iversen was called up to the under-21 squad for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, playing in all 3 of Denmark's games and saving a penalty in a 3–1 victory against Austria.[15][16] In September 2019, Iversen received his first call up to the senior Denmark team for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Gibraltar and Georgia.[17]

Career statistics

As of 30 January 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leicester City	2018–19[6]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[18]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21[19]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oldham Athletic (loan)	2018–19[6]	League Two	42	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	49	0
Rotherham United (loan)	2019–20[18]	League One	34	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	38	0
OH Leuven (loan)	2020–21[2]	Belgian First Division A	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Preston North End (loan)	2020–21[19]	Championship	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Career total			85	0	7	0	2	0	2	0	96	0

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Rotherham United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 61. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
2. Daniel Iversen at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
3. "Daniel Iversen Joins Leicester City". Leicester City. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
4. "Daniel Iversen: Oldham Athletic add Leicester City goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
5. "Iversen signs new deal". Leicester City F.C. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
6. "Games played by Daniel Iversen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
7. "Fulham 1-2 Oldham Athletic in FA Cup third round". BBC Sport. 6 January 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
8. "Daniel Iversen: Leicester goalkeeper joins Rotherham on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 22 July 2019.
9. "AFC WIMBLEDON VS. ROTHERHAM UNITED 1 - 2". Soccerway. 3 August 2019.
10. "OHL leent doelman Iversen". OH Leuven. 11 August 2020.
11. "Iversen keert terug naar Leicester" [Iversen returns to Leicester] (in Dutch). ohleuven.com. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
12. "Preston sign Leicester keeper Iversen" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
13. "Daniel Iversen glad for DBU-opmærksomhed" (in Danish). Bold. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
14. Daniel Iversen at DBU
15. "Denmark - Squad". UEFA. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
16. "Iversen's Penalty Stop Inspires Denmark's Under-21s To Victory". Leicester City. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
17. "Back problems send Danish reserve keeper home from Gibraltar" (in Danish). DR. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
18. "Games played by Daniel Iversen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
19. "Games played by Daniel Iversen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 August 2020.