Emil Kornvig

Emil Kornvig
Kornvig with Brann in 2024
Personal information
Full name Emil Nestved Kornvig[1]
Date of birth (2000-04-28) 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 15 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:17, 21 May 2026 (UTC)

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 15 May 2026[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyngby 2019–20 Danish Superliga 2000—20
2020–21 Danish Superliga 22010—230
Total 24010—250
Sønderjyske (loan) 2021–22 Danish Superliga 23250—282
Cosenza (loan) 2022–23 Serie B 14100—141
Cittadella 2023–24 Serie B 12020—140
Brann 2024 Eliteserien 305316[b]0396
2025 Eliteserien 2984012[c]34511
2026 Eliteserien ——1[d]111
Total 5913711948518
Widzew Łódź 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 15210—162
Career total 1331813119416523
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, Norwegian Football Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Emil Kornvig - Lyngby Boldklub". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Emil Kornvig" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 Emil Kornvig at Soccerway
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Østergaard, Mikael (18 January 2021). "Lyngby Boldklub forlænger med to stortalenter". sn.dk (in Danish).
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 "Ufficiale | Emil Kornvig è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia". acspezia.com (in Italian). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Emil Kornvig dallo Spezia al Cosenza" (in Italian). Cosenza. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  10. ↑ "EMIL KORNVIG" [EMIL KORNVIG] (in Italian). AS Cittadella. 1 August 2023. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ Ptak, Jakub (23 January 2026). "Emil Kornvig nowym piłkarzem Widzewa. Łodzianie znów wydali miliony euro". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  13. ↑ Wlaźlak, Bartosz. "Tyle Widzew zapłacił za nowych piłkarzy. Znamy dokładne kwoty [NASZ NEWS]". meczyki.pl. Retrieved 29 January 2026.