Daniel Wass

Daniel Wass (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtɛˀnjəl ˈvæs]; born 31 May 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or full-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby, which he captains. He announced his retirement from professional football, when his contract with Brøndby expires in the summer of 2027. After his retirement he will continue in the club organization. A product of Avarta and Brøndby's youth academy, Wass made his senior debut for Brøndby in the 2007–08 Superliga season and established himself in the side over the following years before transferring to Benfica in 2011. After being loaned to Évian, where he subsequently signed on a permanent basis, he spent three seasons in France before moves to Celta Vigo in 2015 and Valencia in 2018. At Valencia he won the 2019 Copa del Rey, the first major honour of his career. A short spell at Atlético Madrid in 2022 was curtailed by a knee injury on his debut, after which he returned to Brøndby on a permanent transfer. A former Denmark international, Wass made his debut in 2011 and was named in the country's squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.