Emil Kornvig
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Nestved Kornvig[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Søborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Widzew Łódź | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Copenhagen | |||
| 2016–2019 | Lyngby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Lyngby | 24 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Spezia | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → SønderjyskE (loan) | 23 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Cosenza (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Cittadella | 12 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Brann | 59 | (13) |
| 2026– | Widzew Łódź | 6 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 March 2026 | |||
Emil Nestved Kornvig (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰoɐ̯nˌviˀ]; born 28 April 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Polish Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.[3]
Career
Lyngby Boldklub
Kornvig progressed through the Lyngby Boldklub youth academy, before permanently being promoted to the first team in 2020. He tested positive for COVID-19 without symptoms on 23 September 2020 ahead of Lyngby's match against FC Nordsjælland.[4] On 18 January 2021, he signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until 30 June 2024.[5] He suffered relegation to the Danish 1st Division with the club on 9 May 2021 after a loss to last placed AC Horsens.[6]
Spezia
On 26 July 2021 he joined Serie A side Spezia.[7]
Loan to SønderjyskE
On the same day where he joined Spezia he went to SønderjyskE on loan.[7][8]
Loan to Cosenza
On 1 September 2022, Kornvig joined Cosenza on loan with an option to buy.[9]
Cittadella
On 1 August 2023, Kornvig signed with Serie B club Cittadella.[10]
Brann
After only half a season at Cittadella, Kornvig moved on to Norwegian top-flight club Brann in on 16 February 2024.[11]
Widzew Łódź
On 23 January 2026, Kornvig joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź for a reported fee of €2.3 million, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal.[12][13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 January 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyngby | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| Sønderjyske (loan) | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |
| Cosenza (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie B | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Cittadella | 2023–24 | Serie B | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Brann | 2024 | Eliteserien | 30 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | 39 | 6 |
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 29 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12[c] | 3 | 45 | 11 | |
| 2026 | Eliteserien | — | — | 1[d] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 59 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 85 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 149 | 21 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, Norwegian Football Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ "Emil Kornvig - Lyngby Boldklub". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Emil Kornvig" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ a b Emil Kornvig at Soccerway
- ^ Margren, Sara (23 September 2020). "Lyngby-spiller testet positiv for coronavirus". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Østergaard, Mikael (18 January 2021). "Lyngby Boldklub forlænger med to stortalenter". sn.dk (in Danish).
- ^ Lage, Jacob Nordestgaard (9 May 2021). "Lyngby rykker ud af Superligaen - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Ufficiale | Emil Kornvig è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia". acspezia.com (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "SønderjyskE lejer Emil Kornvig i Spezia". soenderjyske.dk (in Danish). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Emil Kornvig dallo Spezia al Cosenza" (in Italian). Cosenza. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "EMIL KORNVIG" [EMIL KORNVIG] (in Italian). AS Cittadella. 1 August 2023. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Her er Branns nye nummer 10" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Ptak, Jakub (23 January 2026). "Emil Kornvig nowym piłkarzem Widzewa. Łodzianie znów wydali miliony euro". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Wlaźlak, Bartosz. "Tyle Widzew zapłacił za nowych piłkarzy. Znamy dokładne kwoty [NASZ NEWS]". meczyki.pl. Retrieved 29 January 2026.