Jens Odgaard

Danish footballer (born 1999)

Jens Odgaard
Odgaard (left) playing for AZ in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-03-31) 31 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Hillerød, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bologna
(on loan from AZ)
Number 21
Youth career
Lyngby
2017–2018 Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Lyngby 18 (3)
2017–2018 Inter Milan 0 (0)
2018–2022 Sassuolo 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Heerenveen (loan) 24 (7)
2020 → Lugano (loan) 6 (0)
2021 → Pescara (loan) 19 (1)
2021–2022 → RKC Waalwijk (loan) 30 (8)
2022– AZ 46 (10)
2024– → Bologna (loan) 2 (2)
International career‡
2014–2015 Denmark U16 8 (3)
2015–2016 Denmark U17 17 (8)
2016–2017 Denmark U18 5 (3)
2017–2019 Denmark U19 9 (8)
2019 Denmark U21 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Jens Odgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʌðˌkɒˀ]; born 31 March 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie A club Bologna, on loan from Eredivisie club AZ.[1]

Youth career

Odgaard is a youth exponent from Lyngby Boldklub.

Club career

Lyngby Boldklub

Odgaard got his debut for Lyngby BK on 15 March 2016 at the age of just 16. He started on the bench, but replaced Gustav Therkildsen in the 89th minute in a 1–0 victory against Aalborg in the Danish Cup.[2]

He played his first league game on 17 April 2016, where he came on the pitch in the 65th minute, replacing Jeppe Kjær, in a 2–0 victory against Næstved BK.[3]

Odgaard extended his contract with Lyngby in the summer 2016 until the summer 2018, and was moved up to the senior squad.[4] He was the youngest player ever for Lyngby Boldklub, to have played a match in the Danish Superliga, at the age of 17 years and 115 days.[5]

Inter

On 5 July 2017, Inter Milan announced the signing of Odgaard.[6] He played for the youth team.

Sassuolo

On 30 June 2018, Odgaard was transferred to Serie A team Sassuolo, however Inter Milan reserved the right to buy him back.[7]

Heerenveen (loan)

On 22 June 2019, Odgaard joined to Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen on loan until 30 June 2020.[8]

Lugano (loan)

On 2 October 2020, Odgaard joined Swiss club Lugano on loan until 30 June 2021.[9]

Pescara (loan)

On 22 January 2021, Odgaard joined Serie B club Pescara, on a loan until the end of the season.[10]

RKC Waalwijk (loan)

On 24 July 2021, he moved to RKC Waalwijk in the Netherlands on a new loan.[11]

AZ

On 24 June 2022, Odgaard moved to Dutch club AZ and signed a five-year contract.[12]

Bologna (loan)

On 1 February 2024, Odgaard returned to Italy and joined Bologna on loan with an option to buy.[13]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ Jens Odgaard at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "LYNGBY VS. AAB 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 28 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Næstved vs. Lyngby - 17 April 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Lyngby forlænger med Jens Odgaard - Soccerway". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ^ Rekordholder Odgaard vil have mere Archived 22 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine‚ lyngby-boldklub.dk
  6. ^ "Jens Odgaard completes Inter switch" (Press release). Inter Milan. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Odgaard sold to Sassuolo". inter.it. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  8. ^ "UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, ceduto in prestito all'Heerenveen il giovane Odgaard" (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. ^ "UFFICIALE: Scamacca è del Genoa. Il Sassuolo ha ceduto in prestito anche Odgaard: va al Lugano".
  10. ^ Guarino, Giuseppe (22 January 2021). "UFFICIALE: Jens Odgaard passa in prestito al Pescara" [OFFICIAL: Jens Odgaard goes on loan to Pescara]. Canale Sassuolo (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  11. ^ "RKC Waalwijk verwelkomt spits Jens Odgaard op huurbasis" (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Odgaard naar AZ" (in Dutch). AZ. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Jens Odgaard joins Bologna". Bologna. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Ajax still provides most players for team of the month". eredivisie.eu. 14 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Cody Gakpo named as Eredivisie Player Of The Month for September". Eredivisie. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

External links

  • Jens Odgaard at Soccerway
  • Jens Odgaard at Lyngbys website
  • Jens Odgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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