Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel (born 16 December 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder or winger for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge.

Club career

Early career

In March 2018, Zinckernagel joined Eliteserien side FK Bodø/Glimt from SønderjyskE for €200,000.

Philip Zinckernagel

Zinckernagel scored 19 goals as FK Bodø/Glimt won their first ever top-flight Norwegian title in 2020. He also scored three goals in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase before losing to Milan in the third qualifying round.

Philip Zinckernagel

England

On 1 January 2021, Zinckernagel signed for English side Watford on a five-and-a-half year contract. He scored his first goal for Watford in a 6–0 win against Bristol City on 13 February 2021.

Philip Zinckernagel

On 7 August 2021, Zinckernagel signed on a season-long loan with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 18 August 2021. On 10 June 2022, Forest announced Zinckernagel would be returning to Watford once his loan expired.

Olympiacos

On 24 June 2022, Zinckernagel joined Greek champions Olympiacos on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

Zinckernagel made his debut for Olympiacos in a UEFA Champions League second qualifying round tie against Israeli side Maccabi Haifa on 20 July 2022. He scored as the match finished in a 1–1 draw.

Zinckernagel joined Belgian side Standard Liège on loan on transfer deadline day after a falling out with Olympiacos manager Carlos Corberán. Corberan himself was later dismissed of his duties as Olympiacos manager on 18 September 2022.

Club Brugge

On 1 August 2023, Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge announced the signing of Zinckernagel on a two-year contract, for a reported fee of €2.5 million.

Career statistics

Honours

Bodø/Glimt

Eliteserien: 2020

Nottingham Forest

EFL Championship play-offs: 2022

Individual

Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2020

Eliteserien Top assist provider: 2020

References

External links

Philip Zinckernagel at the Club Brugge KN wensite

1994 births

Living people

Danish men's footballers

Footballers from Copenhagen

Men's association football midfielders

Denmark men's youth international footballers

FC Nordsjælland players

HB Køge players

FC Helsingør players

Sønderjyske Fodbold players

FK Bodø/Glimt players

Watford F.C. players

Nottingham Forest F.C. players

Olympiacos F.C. players

Standard Liège players

Club Brugge KV players

Danish Superliga players

Eliteserien players

English Football League players

Super League Greece players

Belgian Pro League players

Danish expatriate men's footballers

Expatriate men's footballers in Norway

Expatriate men's footballers in England

Expatriate men's footballers in Greece

Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium

Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway

Danish expatriate sportspeople in England

Danish expatriate sportspeople in Greece

Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium