Niki Zimling

Brøndby IF

Born in Tårnby, Denmark, Zimling started his football career at AB 70 when he was four years old. Zimling then joined Tårnby Boldklub, Fremad Amager and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub before he moved on to join the youth team of Brøndby. Zimling then progressed through the club's youth system and contributed well for the team, scoring on a regular basis. It was well paid off when he offered a full time contract with Brøndby in July 2002. A month later, Zimling signed his first professional contract with the club and in doing so, he was promoted to the reserve squad. In January 2003, Zimling was promoted to Brøndby's first team squad for the first time. Shortly after, he extended his contract with the club, keeping him until 2005. On 27 April 2003 Zimling made his Brøndby debut, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute, in a 3–1 win against Aalborg BK in a Danish Superliga game. This turns out to be his only appearance of the season. Ahead of the 2003–04 season, it was expected that Zimling would make a first team breakthrough at Brøndby. He then made his European debut, coming on as a second-half substitute, against Dinamo Minsk in UEFA Cup Qualification Round, as Brøndby won 2–0 to advance to the next round. On 17 September 2003 Zimling scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Aalborg BK. In a match against FC Midtjylland on 1 November 2003, he set up one of the goals for Brøndby, as the club won 2–0. Zimling played both legs in the UEFA Cup second…

International goals

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.

Zimling has a younger brother, Jannik Zimling, who is followed his brother's footstep by becoming a footballer. At one point, Jannik went on trial at Club Brugge in 2012, around the same time, his older brother was playing. Zimling is in a relationship with his long-term girlfriend, Christina, and became a first time father in April 2012 when she gave birth to a baby boy, Oskar. Zimling stated that if he was not a footballer, he would be a carpenter. Zimling once said he does not use social media, saying: "Twitter doesn't interest me". Zimling is a fan of tattoos, having first received it when he was eighteen years old.

Brondby

Danish Superliga: 2004–05 Danish Cup: 2002–03, 2004–05 Kolding

Danish 2nd Division: 2022–23 2006 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year