Oliver Kjærgaard (born 11 July 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club HamKam.
| 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 | HamKam | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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– | HamKam | 26 | (2) |
| 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 4 December 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Lyngby BK edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 4 February 2024[12]
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 138 | 19 | ||
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ Oliver Kjærgaard at Soccerway
External links edit
- Oliver Kjærgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Oliver Kjærgaard at Tromsø IL (in Norwegian)