Oliver Kjærgaard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kokkedal, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hvidovre | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lyngby | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Lyngby | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Tromsø | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Nest-Sotra (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Helsingør | 72 | (11) |
| 2023–2024 | HamKam | 37 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Horsens | 25 | (3) |
| 2025– | Hvidovre | 0 | (0) |
| 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 as of 29 May 2025 | |||
Oliver Kjærgaard (born 11 July 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre IF.
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 and Hvidovre IF
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]
A year later, in July 2024, Kjærgaard moved to Hvidovre IF.[13] Martin Retov had just become the new coach in Hvidovre, after being fired from AC Horsens, which is why Kjærgaard allegedly followed him.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 May 2024[1]
| 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
- ^ a b Oliver Kjærgaard at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Lyngby forlænger med Oliver Kjærgaard". lyngby-boldklub.dk. 24 September 2016.
- ^ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. LYNGBY 2 - 0". soccerway.com. 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Ung midtbanemand ophæver med Lyngby". bold.dk. 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Oliver Kjærgaard træner med i Tromsø". bold.dk. 13 February 2018.
- ^ "SIGNERT FOR GUTAN". Tromsø IL. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ TROMSØ VS. SANDEFJORD 4 - 1, soccerway.com, 22 April 2018
- ^ a b Oliver Kjærgaard klar for Nest-Sotra, nestsotra.no, 2 August 2018
- ^ Tidligere Lyngby-spiller ophæver i Norge, bold.dk, 2 January 2020
- ^ FC HELSINGØR SKRIVER MED OLIVER KJÆRGAARD, fchelsingor.dk, 5 March 2020
- ^ OLIVER KJÆRGAARD HAR SIGNERT FOR KAMMA, hamkam.no, 7 February 2023
- ^ AC Horsens forstærker offensiven med Oliver Kjærgaard, achorsens.dk, 5 August 2024
- ^ Hvidovre IF forstærker truppen med Oliver Kjærgaard, hvidovrefodbold.dk, 25 July 2025
External links
- Oliver Kjærgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Oliver Kjærgaard at Tromsø IL (in Norwegian)