Nicklas Bendtner

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Nicklas Bendtner is a Danish international who plays as a striker for Arsenal. Bendtner has played 21 games and scored 8 goals for the Denmark national football team. Wenger loaned out Bendtner to Birmingham City to gain experience, and after a successful season, returned to Arsenals senior squad for the 2008/09 season signing a new five-year contract in May 2007. Bendtner had a very impressive pre-season and scored his first Premier League goal against Bolton Wanderers.

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will be able to call on the services of Nicklas Bendtner and Johan Djourou for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Fenerbahce. Bendtner missed the 3-1 victory against Everton with an ankle problem while Djourou was rested after suffering concussion while on international duty with Switzerland. However, William Gallas (hamstring), Bacary Sagna (knee) and Kolo Toure... [more»]

Striker Nicklas Bendtner has vowed to kick on and become a first-team regular at Arsenal. Bendtner, 20, is in line to make only his third Premier League start for the Gunners when Middlesbrough visit the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening. The Danish youngster has made a host of substitute appearances and spent last season on loan at Birmingham City, but after tasting first-team action of... [more»]

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists there is no problem between strikers Emmanuel Adebayor and Nicklas Bendtner. The two frontmen were involved in a spat during the second leg of a Carling Cup semi-final at Tottenham in January and Adebayor was a noticeable absentee when Bendtner celebrated his stoppage-time equaliser against Aston Villa on Saturday. The duo are likely to be paired together... [more»]

Arsene Wenger believes Arsenal's last-gasp point gained from their 1-1 draw with Aston Villa will have a huge bearing on the outcome of this year's title race. Substitute Nicklas Bendtner's equaliser deep into stoppage time at the Emirates Stadium cancelled out a Philippe Senderos own goal and kept the Gunners at the top of the table by just one point over Manchester United. Had the north... [more»]

Arsenal's Nicklas Bendtner doesn't believe former Birmingham City team-mate Martin Taylor intended to hurt Eduardo despite leaving the striker with a broken leg. Bendtner insists the defender's controversial tackle on the Croatian which led to the horror injury during Saturday's 2-2 draw at St Andrew's was not malicious. The Danish striker played alongside Taylor during a season-long loan... [more»]