Kenneth Emil Petersen

Kenneth Emil Petersen (born 15 January 1985), also known as KEP,[1][2] is a Danish football pundit and former player. He played as a centre back.

Kenneth Emil Petersen
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Emil Petersen
Date of birth (1985-01-15) 15 January 1985
Place of birth Solrød, Denmark
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Solrød FC
1998–2003 Herfølge Boldklub
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Herfølge Boldklub 7 (0)
2005 → Ølstykke (loan) ? (?)
2006–2009 Horsens 62 (3)
2009–2016 AaB 165 (8)
2016–2018 OB 57 (3)
International career
2009 Denmark League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Herfølge

Petersen started his career at Herfølge Boldklub. He made his professional debut for the club on 28 March 2004 in a 1–0 victory over AGF, partly due to a suspension to regular starter Bora Živković.[3] In December 2004, he was sent on loan to Ølstykke FC after Herfølge had brought in Auri Skarbalius at his position.[4] In his three years at Herfølge, he made seven appearances and failed to score a goal.[5]

Horsens

On 1 September 2006, it was announced that Petersen had signed a three-year contract with AC Horsens.[6] He made his debut for the club on 17 September 2006, as an 88th-minute substitute for Gilberto Macena in a 2–1 win over FC Midtjylland.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–2 away win over Viborg FF.[8]

At the start of the 2007–08 season, with Rasmus Marvits having left the club, Petersen became a regular part of the starting eleven in the Horsens first team.

AaB

On 30 June 2009, it was announced that Petersen had signed a four-year contract with AaB.[9] He made his debut for the club on 18 October 2009, when he came on as a substitute in the 35th minute instead of Kasper Bøgelund against Randers FC.[10] He scored his first goal for AaB – the matchwinner – in injury time against Midtjylland on 2 May 2010 as AaB won 3–2.[11]

On 18 December 2012, it was announced that Petersen had signed a three-year extension with AaB valid until 30 June 2016.[12][13][14]

OB

On 7 January 2016, it was announced, that Petersen had to find a new club when his contract with AaB expired at the end of the season.[15] A few days later on 13 January, it was confirmed that Petersen had signed with OB on a free transfer, and he would start in his new club after the 2015–16 season. Petersen would be reunited with head coach Kent Nielsen, with whom he has worked together with in AC Horsens and AaB.[16][17]

He announced his retirement from professional football in 2018 after having played two years for OB.[18]

International career

After Petersen joined the Danish national league team's 2009 King's Cup campaign, twice playing 90 minutes, Peter Bonde, the assistant manager of Denmark, praised him,[19] and told he had A-national team potential.[20]

Honours

Club

AaB

References
  1. Knudsen, Lizette (8 February 2021). "KEP smider 1 pct. på Brøndby som danske mestre denne sæson: 'Det kommer ALDRIG til at ske'". TV3 SPORT (in Danish).
  2. Hoffskov, Ole (22 September 2020). "Vragede "KEP" i OB: Se Jakob Michelsen give ham anførerbindet tilbage". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  3. "Superligakamp Herfølge BK-AGF, 28.03.2004 - SuperStats". www.superstats.dk. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. Johansen, Carsten (29 December 2004). "Herfølge-forsvarer på vej til Ølstykke". bold.dk (in Danish).
  5. "Kenneth Emil Petersen, statistik for superligaen 2003/2004 - SuperStats". www.superstats.dk. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. Nørregaard, Kristian (1 September 2006). "Horsens henter Herfølge-forsvarer". bold.dk (in Danish).
  7. "Superligakamp FC Midtjylland-AC Horsens, 17.09.2006 - SuperStats". www.superstats.dk. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. "Superligakamp Viborg FF-AC Horsens, 19.08.2007 - SuperStats". www.superstats.dk. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  9. Hansen, Jens Gjesse (30 June 2009). "Kenneth Emil-skifte på plads". DR (in Danish).
  10. "Superligakamp AaB-Randers FC, 18.10.2009 - SuperStats". www.superstats.dk. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  11. "Superligakamp AaB-FC Midtjylland, 02.05.2010 - SuperStats". www.superstats.dk. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  12. "AaB-forlængelse med Kenneth Emil". aabsport.dk (in Danish). 18 November 2012.
  13. Akbal, Ejder (18 November 2012). "AaB forlænger med Kenneth Emil Petersen". bold.dk (in Danish).
  14. "AaB belønner målscorer med treårig kontrakt". Politiken (in Danish). 18 November 2012.
  15. "AaB og Kenneth Emil skilles til sommer".
  16. "Officielt: Kenneth Emil får tre år i OB".
  17. "AaB og Kenneth Emil skilles til sommer".
  18. Kenneth Emil Petersen stopper til nytår, ob.dk, 19 November 2018
  19. Kristiansen, Jonas (31 January 2009). "Landsholdsros til Kenneth Emil" (in Danish). Onside.dk. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
  20. Espersen, Morten (31 January 2009). "Bonde: Reid, Zanka og Kjær i spil" (in Danish). Onside.dk. Retrieved 31 January 2009. Mathias Zanka, Winston Reid og Simon Kjær, og så er der Michael Gravgaard, Per Krøldrup, Ulrik Laursen og Anders Møller Christensen, og Kenneth Emil har vi set på ligalandsholdet. Det handler om for os at finde det rigtige par. Det er ikke altid de to bedste spillere, der er det bedste par
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