FC Copenhagen Nicolai Boilesen (33) has officially announced his retirement from professional football.

Upon arriving from Brondby In 2010, Nicolai boilesen made his professional debut for Eredivisie Record Champions Ajak In 2011 and continued to play 73 matches for the Amsterdam side. Manager Frank de Boer appointed Bilesen the third captain before the 2014/15 season, during which Bilesen continued to wear the ribbon that season.

During the 2015/16 season, De Boer freezed Bilesen from the team and refused to play Dane at all. Bilesen left the club in the coming summer and joined FC CopenhagenThe club for which he would remain loyal to the remaining nine years of his career and played 187 matches for him.

“Coming to FC Copenhagen is the best decision I have ever made and I enjoyed every moment,” Boilesen said on the FC Copenhagen club website. “I would really want to thank you for nine years, for better or worse. A great thank you to fans who have always supported me and I can promise to remember all the excellent experiences with you after me. And I will never forget the support I received when I was hurt.”

The problem of prolonged damage

Bilesen’s career has been filled with injuries, starting with an injury in his early days of Ajax which kept him removed for 517 days. Over the years, half of the center of the left Annex continued to fight damage issues, costing him a total of 336 matches throughout his 14-year career.

“At the same time, there are many people whom I owe a great thank you,” He went on. “All those in parking and number 10 that have made the course and functioning of everyday life.”

“It is very special that I have now said aloud that I am ending my career. There are so many things that I am proud to have achieved through football. But I also have to admit that I would probably have thought I could have played even more games if it had not been for injuries, which is why I was calling it rest.”

22 times Danish International, who presented at Euro 2020 in the 16th round of Wales, played his last match for FC Copenhagen against Galatasaray on December 12, 2023, when Turkish giants dropped 1-0 in Parliament.

Bilesen, who finishes his career with a total of 283 professional games after his name, concludes his statement in a last word to fans: “It hurts to say goodbye to what I enjoyed every day. But I feel lucky to have been given this unique opportunity,”