WorldSport Sunday 29 July 2063
Next generation29 Jul 2063

Varming Gives Copenhagen a Nudge Toward More

A first senior season of four goals and four assists has made the Danish forward hard to overlook, so what comes next?

By Ana Belén Ortiz · Next Gen · 29 July 2063

What does a young forward do when the first season is done and the numbers say he belongs? Henrik Varming answered with four goals and four assists in twenty 3F Superliga games for Football Club København, a rating of 7.5 following him through the campaign. Not a flood of goals, but a steady return from a player still finding his feet in senior football.

He has been at the club since 2058/59, twenty-four games and four goals in all, and a single national-team appearance brought a goal. At twenty, the next step matters more than the last one: more minutes, more responsibility, and the patience to let a good season become a habit.