Marcus Ingvartsen

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.

Marcus Ingvartsen

Personal information
Full name	Marcus Højriis Ingvartsen[1]
Date of birth	(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Farum, Denmark
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	San Diego FC
Number	7
Youth career
2001–2012	Farum
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Nordsjælland	74	(30)
2017–2019	Genk	29	(5)
2019–2022	Union Berlin	60	(8)
2021–2022	→ Mainz 05 (loan)	26	(6)
2022–2023	Mainz 05	28	(10)
2023–2024	Nordsjælland	45	(14)
2025–	San Diego FC	6	(1)
International career‡
2011–2012	Denmark U16	5	(0)
2012–2013	Denmark U17	4	(0)
2014–2015	Denmark U19	6	(2)
2015–2019	Denmark U21	28	(17)
2021	Denmark	1	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 June 2021

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.^[3] 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.^[4][5] He went on to score 30 goals in 76 matches for Nordsjælland.^[6]

Genk

After his standout season, Belgian club Genk signed Ingvartsen during the summer of 2017.^[7] 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.^[8] Ingvartsen scored again in Genk's next league game against Mouscron.^[9] Ingvartsen scored more league goals against Kortrijk and Oostende,^[10] before suffering a serious knee injury in early 2018 which ended his season.^[11] 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.^[12] Ingvartsen scored again in Genk's quarter-final penalty shootout win over Waasland-Beveren.^[13] In Genk's semi-final match against Kortrijk, Ingvartsen scored the opening goal of the match, which helped Genk reach the final.^[14] Genk lost 1–0 to Standard Liège in the final of the Belgian Cup on 17 March 2018.^[15]

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.^[16]

Union Berlin

In June 2019, Ingvartsen signed for newly promoted Bundesliga side Union Berlin on a three-year deal.^[6] He made his debut for the club on 11 August in the 0–6 away win over VfB Germania Halberstadt in the second round of the DFB-Pokal.^[17]

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.^[18] In his debut on 11 September, he scored the 2–0 goal in the away game at Hoffenheim one minute after being substituted on.^[19] 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.^[20]

Return to Nordsjælland

On 7 July 2023, Ingvartsen re-joined FC Nordsjælland on a contract of undisclosed length.^[21]

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.^[22][23]

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.^[24]

He was called up to the senior Denmark squad in March 2021.^[25] 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.^[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 December 2024

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Nordsjælland	2013–14[27]	Danish Superliga	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2014–15[27]	Danish Superliga	14	2	0	0	–		–		14	2
	2015–16[27]	Danish Superliga	23	5	1	0	–		–		24	5
	2016–17[27]	Danish Superliga	35	23	1	0	–		–		36	23
	Total		74	30	2	0	–		–		76	30
Genk	2017–18[27]	Belgian First Division A	22	5	5	2	–		–		27	7
	2018–19[27]	Belgian First Division A	8	0	1	1	2[b]	0	–		11	1
	Total		30	5	6	3	2	0	–		38	8
Union Berlin	2019–20[27]	Bundesliga	28	5	4	1	–		–		32	6
	2020–21[27]	Bundesliga	30	3	1	0	–		–		31	3
	2021–22[27]	Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	2[c]	0	–		5	0
	Total		60	8	6	1	2	0	–		68	9
Mainz 05 (loan)	2021–22[27]	Bundesliga	26	6	1	1	–		–		27	7
Mainz 05	2022–23[27]	Bundesliga	28	10	3	2	–		–		31	12
Nordsjælland	2023–24[27]	Danish Superliga	28	9	4	0	8[c]	6	–		36	15
	2024–25[27]	Danish Superliga	17	5	2	3	—		–		19	8
	Total		45	14	6	3	8	6	–		55	23
San Diego	2025	Major League Soccer	0	0	–		–		0	0	0	0
Career total			263	73	24	10	12	6	0	0	299	89

1. Includes Danish Cup, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 28 March 2021

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Denmark	2021	1	1
Total		1	1

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.^[28]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 March 2021	MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark	Moldova	8–0	8–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Genk

• Belgian First Division A: 2018–19^[16]
• Belgian Cup runner-up: 2017–18^[15]

Individual

• Danish Superliga Player of the Month: November 2016, April 2017
• Danish Young Player of the Year: 2016
• Danish Superliga Top Scorer: 2016–17^[3]
• Tipsbladet Player of the Spring: 2017^[29]