Max Johannes Whitta Fenger (Danish pronunciation: [ˈfeŋɐ]; born 7 August 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Danish Superliga club OB.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Max Johannes Whitta Fenger | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Himmelev, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OB | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Roskilde | ||
| 2018–2020 | OB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | OB | 71 | (12) |
| 2023 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Fenger started playing in the youth system at FC Roskilde,[2] before signing with OB on 8 August 2018, after scoring 26 goals in a season in the U17 league for Roskilde.[3] He initially became part of the under-19 team of OB.[4]
He made his professional debut on 1 June 2020 in a 1–0 away loss to AGF, coming on as a substitute in the 47th minute for Mart Lieder.[5] His first goal for the club came in the play-offs for European football, scoring in a 2–1 away loss to Randers FC on 11 July after making a start.[6] In the return game, he secured advancement for OB by scoring a brace as the team won 2–0 at home.[7] Fenger finished his first season in the first team with 10 appearances, in which he scored four goals – all in the play-offs for European football, which OB eventually lost out after a 1–0 loss to AGF.[8]
Fenger struggled to find playing time the following season, as he was sidelined with a knee injury which he suffered in a loss to Brøndby IF on 8 November 2020.[9] He made his comeback on 9 April 2021 in a 0–1 home loss to Vejle Boldklub as a late substitute.[10][9]
On 23 March 2023, Fenger was sent on loan to Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF until 31 July 2023.[11][12] On 27 July 2023 the club confirmed, that the loan spell had been extended until the end of 2023.[13]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 11 June 2023[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OB | 2019–20 | Superliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | Superliga | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Superliga | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Superliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 11 | ||
| Mjällby AIF (loan) | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 57 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 12 | ||
References edit
- ^ Hansen, Kasper Nørgaard (29 January 2021). "Fenger fra Himmelev kæmper for en startplads i OB". sn.dk (in Danish).
- ^ Ahn Pedersen, Lars (18 July 2017). "En dag uden træning giver ham dårlig samvittighed". sn.dk. Sjællandske Nyheder. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Ny angriber til U19-holdet". www.ob.dk. Odense Boldklub. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Max Fenger rykkes op i superligatruppen til sommer". www.ob.dk (in Danish). 11 May 2020.
- ^ Jensen, Mathias Høj (6 June 2020). "OB-debutant: Troede ikke, jeg ville få en hel halvleg". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
- ^ "Max Fenger prikker OB på 1-0 i Randers". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). 11 July 2020.
- ^ Bagge, Peter (19 July 2020). "Håbet om Europa lever: OB sender Randers på sommerferie". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish).
- ^ "EUROPA: AGF slår OB i playoff og er klar til europæisk fodbold". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). 29 July 2020.
- ^ a b Larsen, Michael Patrick (9 April 2021). "Max Fenger havde svært ved at glæde sig over sin tilbagevenden". fyens.dk (in Danish).
- ^ "Odense BK - Vejle BK 0:1 (Superliga 2020/2021 Abstieg, 24. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Max Fenger udlejes til Mjällby AIF". OB (Press release) (in Danish). 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Välkommen till Mjällby AIF, Max Fenger!". Mjällby AIF (Press release) (in Swedish). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ Max Fenger förlänger sitt låneavtal, maif.se, 27 July 2023
- ^ Max Fenger at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2020.