Oliver Kjærgaard

Oliver Kjærgaard
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-11) 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)
2018Nest-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]
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. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 24 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
  13. ^ Hvidovre IF forstærker truppen med Oliver Kjærgaard, hvidovrefodbold.dk, 25 July 2025