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Oliver Kjærgaard

Oliver Kjærgaard
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-11) 11 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kokkedal, Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Horsens
Number 15
Youth career
Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Lyngby 8 (0)
2018–2019 Tromsø 4 (0)
2018Nest-Sotra (loan) 13 (1)
2020–2023 Helsingør 72 (11)
2023–2024 HamKam 37 (2)
2024– Horsens 15 (3)
International career
2015–2016 Denmark U18 6 (2)
2016–2017 Denmark U19 7 (1)
2017 Denmark U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024

Oliver Kjærgaard (born 11 July 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens.

Club career

Lyngby BK

Kjærgaard got his debut at the age of 17, on 8 December 2015 against AB in the Danish Cup, that Lyngby won 3-0.[2] He came on the pitch in the 61nd minute, where he replaced Oke Akpoveta. He did also play 2 games for the club in that season, in the Danish 1st Division.

On 24 September 2016 Lyngby BK confirmed, that they had extended Kjærgaard's until 2019.[2] But he continued playing for their U19 squad. He played his first match in the Danish Superliga on 31 March 2017 against FC Nordsjælland.[3]

Due to the economic situation of Lyngby in 2018, he terminated his contract on 9 February 2018.[4]

Tromsø IL

After leaving the club, he went on a trial at Tromsø IL.[5] He signed officially for the club on 22 February 2018.[6] He played his first game for the club in a 4-1 victory on 28 April 2018 against Sandefjord, where he entered the pitch in the 76th minute.[7]

After playing only two games for Tromsø, Kjærgaard was loaned out to Nest-Sotra on 2 August 2018. He idea was, that he should act as a replacement for Johnny Furdals.[8] The deal was for the rest of the year.[8]

The deal was terminated on 2 January 2020.[9]

FC Helsingør

Kjærgaard returned to Denmark and trained with FC Helsingør in about a month. On 5 March 2020 the club confirmed, that Kjærgaard had signed a contract until the end of the season.[10] Kjærgaard left Helsingør in February 2023 after a total of 84 games, 11 goals and 6 assist.

HamKam

On 7 February 2023 it was confirmed, that Kjærgaard had returned to Norway, signing a deal until the end of 2025 with Eliteserien club HamKam, which had Danish Jakob Michelsen as head coach.[11]

AC Horsens

On August 5, 2024 it was confirmed that Kjærgaard returned to Denmark when he joined Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens on a contract until June 2026.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 May 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyngby 2015–16 Bet25 Liga 2 0 0 0 2 0
2016–17 Danish Superliga 3 0 0 0 3 0
2017–18 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 8 0 0 0 8 0
Tromsø 2018 Eliteserien 2 0 2 1 4 1
2019 2 0 2 3 4 3
Total 4 0 4 4 8 4
Nest-Sotra (loan) 2018 OBOS-ligaen 13 1 0 0 13 1
Total 13 1 0 0 13 1
Helsingør 2020–21 NordicBet Liga 29 7 0 0 29 7
2021-22 26 1 3 0 29 1
2022-23 17 3 3 0 20 3
Total 72 11 6 0 78 11
HamKam 2023 Eliteserien 26 2 5 1 31 3
2024 7 0 3 1 10 1
Total 33 2 8 2 41 4
Career total 130 14 18 6 148 20

References

  1. ^ a b Oliver Kjærgaard at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b "Lyngby forlænger med Oliver Kjærgaard". lyngby-boldklub.dk. 24 September 2016.
  3. ^ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. LYNGBY 2 - 0". soccerway.com. 31 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Ung midtbanemand ophæver med Lyngby". bold.dk. 10 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Oliver Kjærgaard træner med i Tromsø". bold.dk. 13 February 2018.
  6. ^ "SIGNERT FOR GUTAN". Tromsø IL. 22 February 2018.
  7. ^ TROMSØ VS. SANDEFJORD 4 - 1, soccerway.com, 22 April 2018
  8. ^ a b Oliver Kjærgaard klar for Nest-Sotra, nestsotra.no, 2 August 2018
  9. ^ Tidligere Lyngby-spiller ophæver i Norge, bold.dk, 2 January 2020
  10. ^ FC HELSINGØR SKRIVER MED OLIVER KJÆRGAARD, fchelsingor.dk, 5 March 2020
  11. ^ OLIVER KJÆRGAARD HAR SIGNERT FOR KAMMA, hamkam.no, 7 February 2023
  12. ^ AC Horsens forstærker offensiven med Oliver Kjærgaard, achorsens.dk, 5 August 2024