Nicki Bille Nielsen

Bille Nielsen started his senior career with Danish 1st Division club BK Frem. He was promoted to the first-team in the summer 2005, and made his debut on 31 July 2005 against Fremad Amager. He signed a two-year contract with Frem in October 2005, and was on trial with English club Newcastle United in November 2005, and also had a trial with Portsmouth F.C. Though he never secured himself in the Frem starting line-up, Bille played a total 38 senior games and scored four goals for the club until August 2006. In September 2006, he moved abroad to play for Italian club Reggina Calcio in the Serie A championship, under manager Walter Mazzarri. He scored in his debut game for Reggina, a Coppa Italia game on 8 November. He got his Serie A debut on 19 November, and played seven games during the 2006–07 Serie A season without scoring any goals. He also played for Reggina's youth team, helping them advance in the 2007 Campionato Nazionale Primavera by scoring two goals in two games against A.C. Milan Primavera. Under new manager Massimo Ficcadenti, Bille had a difficult time securing a place in the starting eleven, and he underwent loan deals with Serie C1 teams A.C. Martina and A.S. Lucchese-Libertas. Both clubs went bankrupt during his stays, and according to his agent Bille did not get his wage from Reggina either. In August 2008, Bille agreed to rescind all claims of the wages owed to him, in order for his contract to be terminated a year before its expiration. He brought with…

Bille got his international debut for the Denmark national under-18 football team in September 2005, and played four games for the team until February 2006. He was called up for the Danish under-20 national team for the 2006 Milk Cup in August, as a replacement for the injured Nicklas Pedersen, and scored one goal in two games at the tournament. From September 2006 to June 2007, he scored three goals in nine matches for the Danish U19 team. He was again included in the U20 squad for the 2007 Milk Cup, scoring one goal in three games. After his loan to Martina, he was called up for the Denmark national under-21 football team to replace the injured Bo Storm, and made his under-21 debut in September 2007. He was not called up again before he moved to FC Nordsjælland. In November 2008, Bille played his sixth and last under-20 international game. He rejoined the under-21 team in January 2009, and established himself in the team. In May 2010, he joined the under-21 team for a series of unofficial games at the international 2010 Toulon Tournament. He scored five goals in four appearances, becoming the top scorer of the tournament and helping Denmark finish runners-up.

Club

As of 24 October 2018.

International

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nielsen goal.

Besides being a former professional football player, Nielsen is a criminal with several convictions. Bille Nielsen's cousin is Daniel Wass. In the early hours of 27 September 2013, Nielsen was arrested by Norwegian police in Trondheim after a series of incidents at two pubs. He was detained overnight and subsequently given a fine in lieu of prosecution of 10000 kr for disturbing the peace. On 8 July 2014, Nielsen was charged by Danish authorities with committing violence against police officers during an incident in Copenhagen during Easter 2014 when he was approached by police after allegedly conducting acts of vandalism. The charges led to Rosenborg banning Nielsen from several days of training. Nielsen denied all charges by the Danish authorities. On 15 June 2018, Nielsen was sentenced to one month in jail in Monaco, for hitting a woman who tried to stop him from choking her friend outside a nightclub. He was also convicted for possessing cocaine and for publicly having recorded himself and other individuals in sexual relations, on his cellphone. On 22 October 2018, he was arrested on Strøget in Central Copenhagen and charged with making threats of violence including threatening to fire his airgun at another individual. This led to him being sacked by Lyngby Boldklub who had publicly stated that they gave the striker a chance to redeem his career and get his life back on track, when they offered him a contract. On 25 December 2018, Nielsen was seriously injured in the…