Simon Makienok

Simon Makienok
Personal information
Full name Simon Makienok Christoffersen
Date of birth (1990-11-21) 21 November 1990
Place of birth Næstved, Denmark
Height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 9
Youth career
000?–2008 Næstved BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2009 Herfølge BK 4 (0)
2009–2012 HB Køge 54 (22)
2012–2014 Brøndby IF 74 (35)
2014– Palermo 4 (0)
2015– → Charlton Athletic (loan) 35 (5)
National team‡
2009 Denmark U19 8 (1)
2009–2011 Denmark U20 3 (0)
2009–2012 Denmark U21 13 (2)
2013– Denmark 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 August 2014

Simon Makienok Christoffersen (born 21 November 1990) is a Danish footballer who plays as a striker for the Championship side Charlton Athletic, on loan from Palermo. Makienok has also represented Denmark at senior and several youth levels.

Career

Brøndby IF

Makienok joined Brøndby IF on 28 January 2012 on a €550K transfer from HB Køge, signing a 4-year contract which ties him to the club until the summer 2016. Simon was given the number 9 shirt. He made his debut on 4 March 2012, in a 1–0 win against SønderjyskE. Makienok scored his first goal for Brøndby IF 18 March 2012 in the 2–1 away win against FC Nordsjælland. Simon Makienok was rewarded with Player of the month in the Danish Superliga.

Makienok scored 11 goals in 33 league and cup appearances in the 2011–12 season and 15 goals in 34 league and cup appearances in the 2012–13 season.

On 20 August 2013, Brøndby announced that they had accepted an €3.8M (DKK28.5M) offer from a Russian club for Makienok.[1] Makienok reportedly said that 'Money isn't everything' and decided to stay at Brøndby IF.[2] According to multiple Danish newspapers, he turned down a weekly salary of €34K (€1.632K/year)[3] from the Russian club FC Terek Grozny.[4]

Makienok caught the attention of several French clubs[5] and the English sides Crystal Palace[6] and Fulham during 2013. His price tag was reportedly over €4m.[7] According to several Danish media sources, Makienok rejected a contract extension offer due to a desire to pursue new challenges during the 2014 summer transfer window 2014.[8] Across the 2013–14 season, Makienok scored 13 goals in 25 league and cup appearances.

On 31 July, Makienok made his Europa League début from the starting line up in a 3–0 away defeat against the Belgian side Club Brugge.[9] During the last weeks of the 2014 summer transfer window, rumors circulated about foreign interest in Makienok. Several Serie A clubs revealed their interest, with Palermo leading Atalanta, Cesena and the Scottish side Celtic in the chase for Makienok, who had a €3m price tag according to the Danish media.[10]

Palermo

On 30 August 2014, Makienok penned a four-year contract with the newly promoted Italian side Palermo after days of speculation. The transfer fee was reportedly €2.3M.[11][12]

Charlton Athletic

On 1 July 2015, Makienok joined Charlton Athletic on a one-year loan.[13] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Hull City on 22 August 2015.[14]

Career statistics

As of 22 August 2015
Club Season League Cup Europa League Champions League Total
TierAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Herfølge BK Denmark 2008–09 T24000----40
Total 4000000040
HB Køge Denmark 2009–10 T19120----111
2010–11 T2281610----2916
2011–12 T117521----196
Total 54225100005923
Brøndby IF Denmark 2011–12 T114500----145
2012–13 T1311530----3415
2013–14 T1241211----2513
2014–15 T1530020--73
Total 74354120008036
Palermo Italy 2014–15 T14000----40
Total 4000000040
Charlton England 2014–15 T24100----41
Total 4100000041
Career total 1405892200015160

Personal life

In August 2013, Simon Makienok started dating the Danish TV-host Ibi Støving who is 16 years older than him. Ibi has a son with the former professional football-player Tobias Grahn.[15] The couple revealed on their personal blog crystalkidbabyshark.com that Makienok had proposed to Ibi on 4 April 2014. They got married on 6 september 2014 in Holmens church in Copenhagen.[16]

References

  1. ↑ http://brondby.com/article.asp?aid=74852&id=145
  2. ↑ http://brondby.com/article.asp?aid=74850&id=145
  3. ↑ http://www.bt.dk/superligaen/afsloering-saa-mange-millioner-sagde-makienok-nej-til
  4. ↑ http://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/broendby/article2071463.ece
  5. ↑ Hoffskov, Ole (6 December 2013). "French clubs eyes Brøndby IF profil" (in Danish). www.tipsbladet. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Josevski, Aleksandar (10 December 2013). "Makienok: Crystal Palace is still watching me" (in Danish). www.bt.dk. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  7. ↑ Helmin, Jesper (31 December 2013). "Newspaper: Meulensteen ask for Makienok" (in Danish). www.bold.dk. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  8. ↑ http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Avis-Makienok-afviser-ny-BIF-aftale
  9. ↑ "Starting line-up against Club Brugge" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  10. ↑ Qureshi, Michael (24 August 2014). "The asking price for Makienok" (in Danish). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Makienok sign a four year contract with Palermo" (in Danish). 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  12. ↑ http://www.gazzetta.it/Calciomercato/29-08-2014/palermo-fatta-il-gigante-makienok-90288317868.shtml. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ "Charlton secure great Dane Simon Makienok". 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  14. ↑ "Charlton 2–1 Hull". BBC Sport. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  15. ↑ Vraa, Nikolaj (10 August 2013). "Ibi Støvring dater Simon Makienok" (in Danish). www.herognu.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  16. ↑ Pedersen, Jeppe (4 April 2014). "Ibi Støvring and Simon Makienok engaged to be married" (in Danish). www.bt.dk. Retrieved 4 April 2014.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 30, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.