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Birthdate:
12.12.1984
Birthplace: Hvidovre, Denmark
Other clubs: Rosenhøj, Brøndby
Bought from: Brøndby
Signed for LFC: £5800000 12.01.2006
International debut: 02.06.2005 vs. Finland
International caps: 35/3 (31/2 at LFC) - 24.06.2010
Liverpool debut:
01.02.2006
Last appearance: 29.08.2010
Debut goal: 26.08.2006
Last goal: 01.04.2010
Contract expiry: 2014
LFC league games/goals: 80 / 3
Total LFC games/goals: 119 / 7
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Player Notes:
Agger was voted Denmark’s most promising player three years running from 2004 to 2006. He joined Brøndby from his youth team Rosenhøj in 2004 and made his Brøndby debut on 25th of July 2004 in a league match vs. OB Odense. He got his big break earlier than expected because Brøndby's experienced centre-half, Andreas Jakobsson, was sold to Southampton. Agger was voted Brøndby's best player three games in a row soon after his emergence and he was established in the first team at only 19 years of age. Agger has since gone from strength to strength and it came as no surprise he earned his big move to Liverpool after only 49 first-team games for Brøndby.
Agger fitted straight into the Liverpool team and the great Sami Hyypia was forced to make way. The Danish super cool defender scored the goal of Liverpool's 2006/7 season with a fantastic shot outside the penalty area vs. West Ham in front of the Kop in only his second League game. His stylish play has earned him rave reviews and he showed his strong character against Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final at Anfield. He had difficulty in containing Didier Drogba in the first leg at Stamford Bridge, but was man of the match at in the second leg at Anfield and scored Liverpool's goal as well.
An injury to his metatarsal in September 2008 destroyed the 2007/8 season for him. It looked like he might be able to feature in the second part of the season, but a recurrence of his injury demanded a operation and recuperation until the start of the 2008/9 season. The emergence of Martin Skrtel kept Agger on the bench until middle of October 2009 when Skrtel injured his knee. The Dane was clearly not in his best form, but managed to get a good run in the side until Skrtel was fit again at the end of January. Agger seemed to be regaining his old form at the end of the season, but a recurrence of a back injury kept him on the sidelines for the first two months of the 2009/10 season. Agger figured in 23 league and 13 cup matches during the 2009/10 season. Agger featured sometimes at left-back,but most often in his more familiar position of centre-back. He reached his century of Liverpool matches when picked for the home leg with Unirea Urziceni on 25th February 2010. Even though the competition for defensive places is strong if every candidate is fit, being selected from the start for 8 of the last 10 Premier League matches suggests that the Dane, whose current contract runs until 2014, is likely to be a key member of Liverpool's defence for a number of years to come.
World Cup 2010 : Denmark could not get past the group stage, finishing third behind the Netherlands and Japan. Daniel played the full match against the Dutch but was credited with a most unfortunate own-goal early in the second period. Agger also played from the start and to the finish against Cameroon and Japan. |
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