Nicolai Vestergaard Johansen (born 24 February 1994) is a Danish footballer who plays as a defender for Vanløse IF.
In September 2018, he made his debut for the Denmark national team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute.
[1] However, a contract dispute arose regarding the commercial rights of the players, resulting in a failure to sign a new agreement.
[2] Despite an offer from the squad to extend the previous deal to allow for further negotiations, the DBU instead named an entirely uncapped squad under the temporary management of coach John Jensen to avoid punishment from UEFA for cancelling the matches.
[3][4][5] The squad consisted of a mixture of players from the Danish 2nd Division and the Denmark Series (the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), along with futsal players from the Denmark national futsal team.