Mathias Kvistgaarden

Mathias Kvistgaarden
Kvistgaarden in 2021
Personal information
Full name Mathias Damm Kvistgaarden[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002
Place of birth Birkerød, Denmark[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Norwich City
Number 30
Youth career
2008–2013 Skjold Birkerød
2013–2015 Lyngby
2015–2020 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2025 Brøndby 102 (37)
2025– Norwich City 0 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Denmark U18 6 (3)
2020 Denmark U19 1 (1)
2022 Denmark U20 2 (1)
2022–2024 Denmark U21 17 (7)
2025– Denmark 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:13, 26 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2025

Mathias Damm Kvistgaarden (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰve̝stˌkɒˀn̩]; born 15 April 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Norwich City and the Denmark national team.[4][5]

Club career

Brøndby

Youth

Born in Birkerød, Kvistgaarden began his career at hometown club IF Skjold Birkerød.[2] At age 11, he was noticed by scouts of FC Nordsjælland at a youth trial,[6] while at the same time going on trial at Lyngby Boldklub; eventually choosing to move to the Lyngby youth academy in 2013.[7][2] Two years later, Kvistgaarden joined the youth academy of Brøndby IF at U13-level,[2] partly due to the Kvistgaarden family's close relationship to former head coach of Brøndby, Thomas Frank.[7] At the same time, he enrolled as a pupil at Brøndbyvester Skole located less than one kilometre from the club, with his main course being physical education.[7] He described the environment in the youth squads as being competitive compared to his former experiences in IF Skjold and Lyngby, and the Brøndby U-13 team ended up being top of their respective youth league tables that year.[7] Kvistgaarden was promoted to the U19-team in summer 2019 and scored nine goals in 14 appearances in its under-19 league season.[8]

Senior

On 5 July 2020, Kvistgaarden was included in the senior squad list for the first time ahead of an away Danish Superliga match against AaB, due to regular first team strikers Simon Hedlund and Samuel Mráz having been tested positive for COVID-19.[9][10] Kvistgaarden debuted in said match which ended in a 2–0 loss for his club, coming on as a substitute for Mikael Uhre at the 73rd minute.[11][12]

Kvistgaarden scored his first goal for Brøndby on 6 March 2022, which proved to be the winning goal in a 1–0 away victory against Silkeborg in the domestic league.[13][14] He made his first start for Brøndby on 14 April in a league loss against AaB.[15] He signed a contract extension on 29 April, keeping him at the club until 2025.[16] In May 2022, Kvistgaarden scored four goals in three league appearances, including his first brace on the final matchday of the season against Silkeborg.[17][18] Before the match, he had been named Superliga Young Player of the Month for May.[19]

On 26 May 2023, Kvistgaarden extended his contract with Brøndby until 2027.[20] He scored his first senior hat-trick three days later in a 5–1 victory against Nordsjælland.[21]

Norwich City

On 8 July 2025, Kvistgaarden signed for EFL Championship club Norwich City on an initial four-year deal for a fee of £6.9m.[22]

International career

Kvistgaarden has earned six appearances for Denmark at under-18 level, in which he has scored three goals.[1] On 8 October 2020, he made his debut with a goal for the Denmark under-19 team in a 3–1 friendly victory against Poland.[23]

On 4 June 2022, Kvistgaarden debuted for the Denmark under-21 in a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Kazakhstan.[24] He started with 63 minutes on the pitch before being replaced by Rasmus Højlund in a 3–0 victory at Vejle Stadium.[25] He scored his first goal for the under-21 team ten days later against Turkey, poking in the ball at the far post after an assist by Gustav Isaksen.[26]

Kvistgaarden made his debut for the Denmark national team in a 2–1 friendly victory against Northern Ireland, coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute to Mikkel Damsgaard.[27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brøndby 2019–20 Danish Superliga 1 0 — — 1 0
2020–21 Danish Superliga 2 0 2 0 — 4 0
2021–22 Danish Superliga 16 5 2 0 1[a] 0 19 5
2022–23 Danish Superliga 30 7 1 0 4[b] 2 35 9
2023–24 Danish Superliga 24 8 4 2 — 28 10
2024–25 Danish Superliga 29 17 6 4 3[c] 2 38 23
Career total 102 37 15 6 8 4 125 47
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Brøndby

Individual

References

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  2. ^ a b c d Rossman Thejsen, Anna (20 January 2020). ""Efterskolen fjernede et pres"". Efterskolerne (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Mathias Kvistgaarden". Eurosport (in Danish). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b Mathias Kvistgaarden at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Norwich City sign Mathias Kvistgaarden". Norwich City F.C. 8 July 2025.
  6. ^ "FCN Specifiktræning". FC Nordsjælland. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d Møller Karlsen, Nanna (17 August 2020). "Stort interview med Kvistgaarden: Om opvæksten, aggressivitet og jagten på gennembruddet". 3point (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Mathias Kvistgaarden spillerprofil". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  9. ^ Risager, Victor (5 July 2020). "Ung Brøndby-spiller kan få debut mod AaB". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  10. ^ Møller Karlsen, Nanna (5 July 2020). "Trupnyt: Kvistgaarden kan debutere for Brøndby". 3point. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Debutant Kvistgaarden: Et helt andet tempo". Brøndby IF. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  12. ^ "AaB vs. Brøndby". Soccerway. Perform Group. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  13. ^ "19-årig sikrer Brøndby vital sejr". TV2 Sport. 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Skarpe Brøndby straffede dominerende Silkeborg". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022.
  15. ^ Jensen, Kenneth (14 April 2022). "Startopstillinger: Nu får BIF-talentet chancen". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Brøndby forlænger med talent". TV2 Sport (in Danish). 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Sejr over Silkeborg i mesterskabsspillets sidste kamp". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  18. ^ Bech, Malthe Graungaard (22 May 2022). "Vilde Kvistgaarden sikrede BIF fjerdepladsen". bold.dk. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  19. ^ a b "Kvistgaarden er månedens unge spiller i 3F Superligaen: Det er fantastisk". bold.dk (in Danish). 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  20. ^ Hoffskov, Ole (26 May 2023). "Brøndby IF forlænger med Mathias Kvistgaarden". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  21. ^ "- Det var noget, jeg havde ventet på, siger Brøndbys hattrickhelt". TV2. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  22. ^ Butler, Rob (8 July 2025). "Norwich sign Denmark striker Kvistgaarden". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  23. ^ Møller Karlsen, Nanna (9 October 2020). "Mathias Kvistgaarden scorede i U/19-landsholdets sejr over Polen". 3point.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  24. ^ "U21-landshold tættere på EM efter storsejr". TV2 Sport (in Danish). 4 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  25. ^ "Danmark – Kasakhstan 3–0" (in Danish). Danish Football Union. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  26. ^ "U21-holdet misser direkte kval: Nu venter playoff". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 14 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  27. ^ Thane, Kasper Aleksander (7 June 2025). "Debutanten Kvistgaarden delte rørende øjeblik med sin far: 'Jeg er virkelig stolt'" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  28. ^ "Soccer-Brondby beat Nordsjaelland to clinch Danish league title". Reuters. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  29. ^ Bak, Daniel (2 November 2023). "Silkeborg og Brøndby dominerer månedens hold". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  30. ^ "Serginho på Årets Hold i 3F Superligaen" [Serginho on the Team of the Year in the 3F Superliga]. Viborg FF (in Danish). 2 June 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
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