{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1996)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Marcus Ingvartsen | image = | full_name = Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen {{!}} 1. FSV Mainz 05 {{!}} Player Profile {{!}} Bundesliga |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/marcus-ingvartsen |website=bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website |access-date=24 March 2022 |language=en |archive-date=24 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220324174759/https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/player/marcus-ingvartsen |url-status=dead }}</ref> | birth_place = Farum, Denmark | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|4|df=y}} | height = 1.86 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mainz05.de/profis/team/mannschaft/angriff/marcus-ingvartsen/ |title=Marcus Ingvartsen |publisher=1. FSV Mainz 05 |access-date=4 March 2023 }}</ref> | position = Forward | currentclub = San Diego FC | clubnumber = 7 | youthyears1 = 2001–2012 | youthclubs1 = Farum | years1 = 2012–2017 | clubs1 = Nordsjælland | caps1 = 74 | goals1 = 30 | years2 = 2017–2019 | clubs2 = Genk | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2019–2022 | clubs3 = Union Berlin | caps3 = 60 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = → Mainz 05 (loan) | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 6 | years5 = 2022–2023 | clubs5 = Mainz 05 | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 10 | years6 = 2023–2024 | clubs6 = Nordsjælland | caps6 = 45 | goals6 = 14 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = San Diego FC | caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 13 | nationalyears1 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam1 = Denmark U16 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2012–2013 | nationalteam2 = Denmark U17 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam3 = Denmark U19 | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals3 = 2 | nationalyears4 = 2015–2019 | nationalteam4 = Denmark U21 | nationalcaps4 = 28 | nationalgoals4 = 17 | nationalyears5 = 2021 | nationalteam5 = Denmark | nationalcaps5 = 1 | nationalgoals5 = 1 | pcupdate = 22 October 2025 | ntupdate = 28 June 2021 }} thumb | right | alt=A penalty being scored by Marcus Ingvartsen against Alexander Nübel, FC Schalke | A penalty being scored by Marcus Ingvartsen against Alexander Nübel, FC Schalke '''Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen''' (born 4 January 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC. He is a former Denmark international.
==Club career== ===Nordsjælland=== Ingvartsen started his career in his native Denmark for Superliga and hometown side FC Nordsjælland. He finished the 2016–17 Danish Superliga season as the top scorer in the league with 23 league goals; finishing 3 goals ahead of second player on the list, Teemu Pukki.<ref name="DBU">{{cite web |url=http://www.dbu.dk/turneringer_og_resultater/resultatsoegning/poolTopscorer.aspx?poolid=237092 |title=Topscorerliste |website=Danish Football Association |accessdate=14 October 2016 |language=Danish |trans-title=Top scorers list}}</ref> Ingvartsen also won the Young Players of the Year award for that season, as a result of his impressive league performances. He also won the league's player of the month award for both November and April during the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcus Ingvartsen kåret til Månedens spiller i Superligaen |url=https://fcn.dk/2016/12/marcus-ingvartsen-kaaret-maanedens-spiller-superligaen/ |website=FC Nordsjælland |language=da-DK |date=7 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Se Marcondes overraske Ingvartsen med Månedens Spiller |url=https://fcn.dk/2017/05/se-marcondes-overraske-ingvartsen-maanedens-spiller/ |website=FC Nordsjælland |language=da-DK |date=11 May 2017}}</ref> He went on to score 30 goals in 76 matches for Nordsjælland.<ref name="Union" />
===Genk=== After his standout season, Belgian club Genk signed Ingvartsen during the summer of 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcus Ingvartsen solgt til KRC Genk |url=https://fcn.dk/2017/07/marcus-ingvartsen-solgt-krc-genk/ |website=FC Nordsjælland |language=da-DK |date=12 July 2017 |access-date=14 December 2021 |archive-date=9 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040712/https://fcn.dk/2017/07/marcus-ingvartsen-solgt-krc-genk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Ingvartsen started his first season with Genk with a few late substitute appearances for them. But in his first full game for Genk, Ingvartsen scored twice against Eupen to earn Genk a 3–3 draw.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tidligere FCN-profil bomber for første gang i Belgien |url=https://www.avisen.dk/tidligere-fcn-profil-bomber-for-foerste-gang-i-belgi_464311.aspx |work=avisen.dk |date=30 September 2017 |language=da}}</ref> Ingvartsen scored again in Genk's next league game against Mouscron.<ref>{{cite news |title=Samatta unlucky but his assist rescue Genk |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/samatta-unlucky-but-his-assist-rescue-genk-37474380.html |work=au.sports.yahoo.com |date=15 October 2017}}</ref> Ingvartsen scored more league goals against Kortrijk and Oostende,<ref>{{cite news |title=STÆRKT! Tidligere superligatopscorer bomber i belgisk fodbold |url=https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/fodbold/nyheder/st-ae-rkt-tidligere-superligatopscorer-bomber-i-belgisk-fodbold |work=TV3 SPORT |date=16 January 2018 |language=da}}</ref> before suffering a serious knee injury in early 2018 which ended his season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Un absent de longue date de retour dans la sélection genkoise |url=https://www.walfoot.be/news/2018-08-28/marcus-ingvartsen-de-retour-dans-la-selection-du-racing-genk |work=Walfoot.be |date=28 August 2018 |language=fr}}</ref> Before his injury, Ingvartsen had played a key role in getting Genk to the final of the Belgian Cup. He equalised against Mechelen in the seventh minute to earn a 1–1 draw and he scored again when the game went to a penalty shoot out, which Genk won.<ref>{{cite news |title=HERBELEEF. KV Mechelen uitgeschakeld in beker na knotsgekke partij met strafschoppen en scheids uit publiek |url=https://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20171128_03212248 |work=Gazet van Antwerpen |date=29 November 2017 |language=nl-BE}}</ref> Ingvartsen scored again in Genk's quarter-final penalty shootout win over Waasland-Beveren.<ref>{{cite web |title=Genk vs. Waasland-Beveren - 13 December 2017 - Soccerway |url=https://ca.soccerway.com/matches/2017/12/13/belgium/beker-van-belgie/krc-genk/kv-red-star-waasland/2695975/ |website=ca.soccerway.com |access-date=14 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref> In Genk's semi-final match against Kortrijk, Ingvartsen scored the opening goal of the match, which helped Genk reach the final.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Okstrøm |first1=Oliver |title=Ingvartsen og Mæhle klar til belgisk pokalfinale |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/benelux/ingvartsen-og-maehle-klar-til-belgisk-pokalfinale |work=Tipsbladet.dk |date=6 February 2018 |language=da}}</ref> Genk lost 1–0 to Standard Liège in the final of the Belgian Cup on 17 March 2018.<ref name=BCl>{{cite web|url=http://sporza.be/permalink/1.3162424|title= Emond knikt Standard na verlengingen naar bekerwinst|trans-title= Emond heads Standard to cup victory after extra time|date=17 March 2018|work=sporza.be|accessdate=19 March 2018}}</ref>
Ingvartsen was injured at the start of the 2018–19 season and missed the early part of the league campaign. When he returned from injury, he helped Genk win the Belgian First Division league title.<ref name=GenkWW>{{cite web|url=https://www.euronews.com/2019/05/16/racing-genk-win-belgian-league-title|title=Racing Genk win Belgian league title|website=Euro News|date=16 May 2019|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
===Union Berlin=== In June 2019, Ingvartsen signed for newly promoted Bundesliga side Union Berlin on a three-year deal.<ref name="Union">{{cite web|url=https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/union-live/latest-news/professional/Union-sign-Danish-striker-Marcus-Ingvartsen-from-Genk-279y/|title=UNION SIGN DANISH STRIKER MARCUS INGVARTSEN FROM GENK|website=Union Berlin|date=16 June 2019|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref> He made his debut for the club on 11 August in the 6–0 away win over VfB Germania Halberstadt in the second round of the DFB-Pokal.<ref>{{cite web |title=Union Berlin hit six to defeat Germania Halberstadt |url=https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/football/firstteam/fixtures/detail/VfB-Germania-Halberstadt-1-FC-Union-Berlin--11906C/ |publisher=1. FC Union Berlin |access-date=5 February 2021 |date=11 August 2019 |archive-date=22 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250222094141/https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/football/firstteam/fixtures/detail/VfB-Germania-Halberstadt-1-FC-Union-Berlin--11906C/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Mainz 05=== On 30 August 2021, after the third matchday of the 2021–22 Bundesliga season, Ingvartsen was sent on loan to league rivals Mainz 05 with a purchase option until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ingvartsen wird 05ER |url=https://www.mainz05.de/news/marcus-ingvartsen-wird-05er/ |website=mainz05.de |language=de |date=30 August 2021}}</ref> In his debut on 11 September, he scored the 2–0 goal in the away game at Hoffenheim one minute after being substituted on.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burkardt eiskalt, Joker Ingvartsen sticht sofort |url=https://www.mainz05.de/news/tsgm05-burkardt-eiskalt-ingvartsen-trifft-sofort/ |website=mainz05.de |language=de |date=11 September 2021}}</ref> During his loan period with Mainz, Ingvartsen contributed with 6 goals in 664 minutes of playing time in the league.
On 17 May 2022, Mainz made the transfer permanent and Ingvartsen signed a contract until 2025.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Mainz 05|url=https://www.mainz05.de/en/news/marcus-ingvartsen-is-staying-until-2025/|title=MARCUS INGVARTSEN IS STAYING UNTIL 2025|date=17 May 2022|access-date=22 July 2022}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
===Return to Nordsjælland=== On 7 July 2023, Ingvartsen re-joined FC Nordsjælland on a contract of undisclosed length.<ref>[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2023/juli/marcus-ingvartsen-skifter-til-fc-nordsjaelland Marcus Ingvartsen skifter til FC Nordsjælland], fcn.dk, 7 July 2023</ref>
=== San Diego FC === On 19 March 2024, MLS expansion team San Diego FC announced that Ingvartsen would join the club ahead of their 2025 inaugural season, signing a three-year contract through 2027, with club options for two more seasons, set to be activated on 1 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sigal |first=Jonathan |date=19 March 2024 |title=San Diego FC sign first internationals: Ingvartsen, Tverskov acquired from FC Nordsjaelland |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/san-diego-fc-sign-first-internationals-ingvartsen-tverskov-acquired-from-fc-nord |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=MLSSoccer.com |publisher=Major League Soccer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zeigler |first=Mark |date=19 March 2024 |title=San Diego FC signs two foreign players ahead of 2025 MLS debut |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/soccer/story/2024-03-19/soccer-san-diego-football-club-signs-danish-players-marcus-ingvartsen-jeppe-tverskov-fc-nordsjaelland-denmark |access-date=6 June 2024 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune}}</ref>
==International career== Ingvartsen is the all-time leading goalscorer for the Danish U21 national team. He surpassed Peter Møller on the all-time list to reach 17 goals thanks to his goal against the England U-21 national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cphpost.dk/news/sports-news-in-brief-denmark-seeded-second-for-euro-2020-draw.html|title=Denmark seeded second for Euro 2020 draw|website=Copenhagen Post|accessdate=7 March 2020}}</ref>
He was called up to the senior Denmark squad in March 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hjulmand: Ingvartsen har fortjent udtagelsen |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/hjulmand-ingvartsen-har-fortjent-udtagelsen/|publisher=bold.dk |accessdate=25 March 2021}}</ref> He made his debut on 28 March 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Moldova and scored the last goal in a 8–0 victory.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FIFA|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/match/400155656/#match-lineups|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428132518/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/match/400155656/#match-lineups|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 April 2021|title=Denmark v Moldova game report|date=28 March 2021}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 2 December 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Danish Cup, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|FC Nordsjælland |2013–14<ref name=MIway /> |Danish Superliga |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- |2014–15<ref name=MIway /> |Danish Superliga |14||2||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||14||2 |- |2015–16<ref name=MIway /> |Danish Superliga |23||5||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||5 |- |2016–17<ref name=MIway /> |Danish Superliga |35||23||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||36||23 |- !colspan="2"|Total !74!!30!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!76!!30 |- |rowspan="3"|Genk |2017–18<ref name=MIway /> |Belgian First Division A |22||5||5||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||7 |- |2018–19<ref name=MIway /> |Belgian First Division A |8||0||1||1||2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|–||11||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !30!!5!!6!!3!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!38!!8 |- |rowspan="4"|Union Berlin |2019–20<ref name=MIway>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/marcus-ingvartsen/269934/|title=Marcus Ingvartsen|website=Soccerway|accessdate=28 January 2023}}</ref> |Bundesliga |28||5||4||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||32||6 |- |2020–21<ref name=MIway /> |Bundesliga |30||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||31||3 |- |2021–22<ref name=MIway /> |Bundesliga |2||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}||0||colspan="2"|–||5||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !60!!8!!6!!1!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!68!!9 |- |Mainz 05 (loan) |2021–22<ref name=MIway /> |Bundesliga |26||6||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||27||7 |- |Mainz 05 |2022–23<ref name=MIway /> |Bundesliga |28||10||3||2||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||31||12 |- |rowspan="3"|Nordsjælland |2023–24<ref name=MIway /> |Danish Superliga |28||9||4||0||8{{efn|name=UECL}}||6||colspan="2"|–||36||15 |- |2024–25<ref name=MIway /> |Danish Superliga |17||5||2||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|–||19||8 |- !colspan="2"|Total !45!!14!!6!!3!!8!!6!!colspan="2"|–!!55!!23 |- |San Diego |2025 |Major League Soccer |0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !263!!73!!24!!10!!12!!6!!0!!0!!299!!89 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 28 March 2021}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |Denmark |2021||1||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!1!!1 |}
:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.''<ref name="International">{{cite web |url=http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/6829 |title=Marcus Ingvartsen |website=Danish FA |access-date=14 February 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 28 March 2021 || MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark || {{fb|MDA}} || align=center | '''8'''–0 || align=center | 8–0 || 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |}
==Honours== '''Genk''' * Belgian First Division A: 2018–19<ref name=GenkWW /> * Belgian Cup runner-up: 2017–18<ref name=BCl />
'''Individual''' * Danish Superliga Player of the Month: November 2016, April 2017 * Danish Young Player of the Year: 2016 * Danish Superliga Top Scorer: 2016–17<ref name="DBU" /> * ''Tipsbladet'' Player of the Spring: 2017<ref name="tipsbladet-profil1">{{cite news |title=Forårets Profil: Se alle de tidligere vindere |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/foraarets-profil-se-alle-de-tidligere-vindere-2 |access-date=4 March 2023 |work=Tipsbladet |date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706203145/https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/foraarets-profil-se-alle-de-tidligere-vindere-2 |archive-date=6 July 2022 |language=da}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{sports links}}
{{San Diego FC squad}} {{Danish Superliga top scorers}}
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