Frederik Carstensen

Danish footballer (born 2002)
Frederik Carstensen
Personal information
Full name Frederik Carstensen
Date of birth (2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Virklund, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Fredericia
(on loan from Silkeborg)
Number 12
Youth career
Virklund BK
Silkeborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Silkeborg 8 (1)
2022–2023 → Fredericia (loan) 20 (5)
2023– → Fredericia (loan) 7 (2)
International career
2018 Denmark U-16 7 (1)
2018–2019 Denmark U-17 16 (3)
2019–2020 Denmark U-18 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023

Frederik Carstensen (born 9 April 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for FC Fredericia, on loan from Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF.

Career

Silkeborg IF

Carstensen joined Silkeborg IF at the age of 12 from Virklund Boldklub. In November 2019, Carstensen signed a three-year contract extension with Silkeborg.[1] In July 2020, he signed a new contract again, this time until June 2024.[2]

Carstensen worked his way up through Silkeborg's youth sector and got his official debut for the club on 14 February 2021 against Hvidovre IF in the Danish 1st Division.[3] He made one more appearance in the 1st Division, before he in April 2021 got a fatigue fracture in his foot, which kept him out until August 2021.[4]

Silkeborg was promoted to the 2021-22 Danish Superliga. Carstensen got his debut in the highest football league in Denmark on 31 October 2021 against SønderjyskE.[5] On 18 February 2022, Carstensen signed a new long-term deal with Silkeborg, until June 2026.[6] On 30 August 2022, Carstensen was loaned out to Danish 1st Division side FC Fredericia until the end of the 2022-23 season.[7] At the end of August 2023, Carstensen returned to FC Fredericia.[8]

Personal life

Frederik Carstensen's older brother, Rasmus Carstensen, is also a professional footballer.[9]

References

  1. ^ SIF forlænger med Frederik Carstensen, silkeborgif.com, 6 November 2019
  2. ^ Back-talent på lang kontrakt i SIF, silkeborgnyt.dk, 24 July 2020
  3. ^ SILKEBORG VS. HVIDOVRE 2 - 0, soccerway.com, 14 February 2021
  4. ^ SIF-talent er endelig tilbage på banen, sportsilkeborg.dk, 4 August 2021
  5. ^ SØNDERJYSKE VS. SILKEBORG 0 - 6, soccerway.com, 31 October 2021
  6. ^ SIF forlænger med Frederik Carstensen, silkeborgif.com, 18 February 2022
  7. ^ FC Fredericia lejer Frederik Carstensen i Silkeborg IF, fcfredericia.dk, 30 August 2022
  8. ^ FC Fredericia genlejer Frederik Carstensen, fcfredericia.dk, 27 August 2023
  9. ^ Ny forbrødring i SIF, midtjyllandsavis.dk

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