Philip Zinckernagel
Danish footballer (born 1994)
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Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel (born 16 December 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire.
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Zinckernagel with the Chicago Fire in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Aksel Frigast Zinckernagel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chicago Fire | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KB | |||
| –2010 | Copenhagen | ||
| 2010–2013 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | HB Køge | 56 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Helsingør | 29 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | SønderjyskE | 44 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | Bodø/Glimt | 82 | (31) |
| 2021–2022 | Watford | 20 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 42 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | Olympiacos | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Standard Liège (loan) | 27 | (10) |
| 2023–2024 | Club Brugge | 29 | (7) |
| 2024 | → Bodø/Glimt (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2025– | Chicago Fire | 49 | (20) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 9, 2026 | |||
Club career
Early career
In March 2018, Zinckernagel joined Eliteserien side FK Bodø/Glimt from SønderjyskE for €200,000.[3]
Zinckernagel scored 19 goals as FK Bodø/Glimt won their first ever top-flight Norwegian title in 2020.[4] He also scored three goals in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase before losing to Milan in the third qualifying round.
England
On 1 January 2021, Zinckernagel signed for English side Watford on a five-and-a-half-year contract.[5] He scored his first goal for Watford in a 6–0 win against Bristol City on 13 February 2021.[6]
On 7 August 2021, Zinckernagel signed on a season-long loan with EFL Championship side Nottingham Forest.[7] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers on 18 August 2021.[8] 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.[9][10][11]
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.[12]
Zinckernagel joined Belgian side Standard Liège on loan on transfer deadline day after a falling out with Olympiacos manager Carlos Corberán.[13] Corberan himself was later dismissed of his duties as Olympiacos manager on 18 September 2022.[14]
Club Brugge
On 1 August 2023, Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge announced the signing of Zinckernagel on a two-year contract,[15] for a reported fee of €2.5 million.[16] On 17 August 2024, he returned to Bodø/Glimt on loan until the end of 2024.[17]
Chicago Fire
On 6 January 2025, Zinckernagel made the move to Major League Soccer side Chicago Fire on a four-year deal.[18] Due to his strong play for the Fire in 2025, he was named to the MLS All-Star Roster by All-Star head coach Nico Estévez on June 25; he would go on to record an assist in the All-Star game after coming on in the second half. On 19 July 2025, he recorded his tenth assist of the MLS regular season, making him the first Chicago Fire player to ever record ten goals and ten assists in a season, and tying the MLS record of set by Josef Martinez for consecutive road games with a goal contribution (10).[19]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2012–13 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| HB Køge | 2013–14 | Danish 1st Division | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 57 | 5 | |||||
| FC Helsingør | 2015–16 | Danish 1st Division | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2016–17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||||
| SønderjyskE | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 46 | 5 | |||||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2018 | Eliteserien | 24 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 27 | 7 | |||
| 2019 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||||
| 2020 | 28 | 19 | — | — | 3[c] | 3 | — | 31 | 22 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 31 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 89 | 35 | ||||
| Watford | 2020–21 | Championship | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 50 | 7 | |
| Olympiacos | 2022–23 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[e] | 2 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Standard Liège (loan) | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 9 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[f] | 0 | — | 41 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | — | 41 | 7 | ||||
| Bodø/Glimt (loan) | 2024 | Eliteserien | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 2 | — | 19 | 5 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2025 | MLS | 34 | 15 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 16 | |||
| Career total | 372 | 86 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 423 | 97 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Cup, FA Cup, Greek Cup, Belgian Cup, U.S. Open Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Bodø/Glimt
Nottingham Forest
Club Brugge
Individual
- Eliteserien Player of the Year: 2020
- Eliteserien Top assist provider: 2020
- MLS All-Star: 2025, 2026
