Pierre-Emile Højbjerg- Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Ethnicity, Career

Pierre-Emile Kordt Hjbjerg is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur as well as the Denmark national team. Hjbjerg began his career as a junior with Danish sides BK Skjold, FC Copenhagen and Brndby IF before moving to Germany and joining Bayern Munich in 2012.

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Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Biography

Pierre-Emile Kordt Hojbjerg was born on August 5, 1995. He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was born to his Danish father Christian Hojbjerg and an unknown French mother. He was the second of three children born to his parents. He is a Danish citizen. He is of Danish origin, a descendant of Amager. His religion is Christianity. His zodiac sign is Leo.

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Height, Weight, Body Measurements

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is 1.85 meters (6 feet 1 inch) tall. Its weight is 81 kilograms. He has a muscular build. His eyes are brown and he has dark brown hair. He has a heterosexual sexual orientation.

Career

• He started playing football in the youth club of BK Skjold in 2003 and stayed with them until 2007.
• He was part of the Copenhagen youth team from 2007 to 2009.
• He then joined Brondby IF’s youth team in 2009, at the age of 14, and stayed there until 2012.
• On July 1, 2012, he started working at Bayer München II. He made his professional Bundesliga debut on 13 April 2013, aged 17 years and 251 days, in a 4–0 win against 1. FC Nurnberg, becoming the youngest Bundesliga player ever.
• In the 2012–13 season, he made two appearances for the first team, without scoring as Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League. That season he also played for the reserve team and made 30 appearances and scored 8 goals.
• Despite not participating in the tournament, he was a member of Bayern Munich that won the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco on 21 December 2013.
• On 17 May 2014, he started the DFB-Pokal final for Bayern Munich in a 2–0 extra-time win against Borussia Dortmund, playing 102 minutes.
• He made seven appearances for Bayern Munich’s first team in the 2013–14 season, failing to score a single goal as the club won the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and FIFA Club World Cup. That season, he played in 14 games for the reserve team and scored four goals.
• On 8 January 2015, he extended his contract with the club until 2018. In the 2014–15 season, he played eight matches in the Bundesliga, one match in the German Cup and three appearances in the Champions League.
• On January 7, 2015, he was loaned to FC Augsburg, also a Bundesliga side, until the end of the 2014–15 season. He made his debut for the club on 1 February 2015 in a 3–1 win against TSG Hoffenheim.
• On 11 April 2015, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat against SC Paderborn 07. During his loan spell with FC Augsburg, he appeared in 16 games, scoring two goals and providing three assists.
• On 28 August 2015, he agreed a season-long loan deal with Bundesliga club Schalke 04. He made his debut for the club in the Europa League group stage on 17 September 2015 in a 3–0 win against APOEL Nicosia.
• During his loan spell at Schalke 04, he made 30 appearances and registered two assists in all competitions in which he did not score a goal. At the end of the season, he told the Danish newspaper BT that it was time for him to leave Bayern Munich and play first-team football somewhere.
• He represented Denmark in different years.
• He represented Denmark at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-21 and senior level.
• He made his debut for the Danish national team on May 28, 2014 in a 1-0 friendly win against Sweden.
• On 7 September 2017, he scored his first international goal for Denmark in a 2–1 win against Armenia in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier.
• In May 2018, he was named in Denmark’s 35-man preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, although he was not selected in the final 23.
• In June 2021, he was selected for the Danish national team at UEFA Euro 2020.
• Since his debut, he has played around 40 games for his nation.

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Net Worth

Professional soccer player Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg earns a living. Contracts, salaries, bonuses and endorsements are all ways for him to make money. In July 2016, he agreed a five-year contract with English club Southampton for an estimated £12.8 million. In August 2020, he agreed a five-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur for a reported £15 million plus add-ons. With a salary of £5.2 million, his net worth is predicted to reach €14.7 million in 2021. His current market value is estimated to be over €35 million as of August 2023.

Brand confirmation

Nike, a major sports shoe company, has also endorsed him. He owes his financial wealth to them.

Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Wife, marriage, children

According to his personal life, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is married. He married his wonderful girlfriend Josephine on December 7, 2019. The couple’s two children are Rosa (born in 2017) and Theo (born in 2018). (born in 2020). He has a loving relationship with his wife and children and they have a great family life.

Awards and achievements

• Danish under-17 player, according to DBU’s Talentpris 2011.
• Spillerforeningen 2013: Denmark’s greatest talent
• Danish talent of the year 2014
• 2012-13 UEFA Champions League
• FIFA Club World Cup 2013
• 2016-17 EFL Cup runners-up
• Runners-up in the 2020-21 EFL Cup

Interesting things

• After making his debut in May 2014, the 20-year-old has 17 caps and one goal for the senior Danish national team.
• At the age of 17, Hjbjerg made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern Munich against 1. FC Nürnberg on 13 April 2013, coming on as a substitute for Xherdan Shaqiri.
• Because of his skill with the ball and his natural position in the game, the Spanish tactician once compared Dane’s talent to that of Sergio Busquets.
• In 44 appearances for Bayern’s reserve team, he scored 12 goals, and he also scored on loan at FC Augsburg and FC Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.

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