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DeutschMaurits Kjærgaard
_13.jpg) Kjaergaard with Red Bull Salzburg in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurits Kjaergaard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Herlev, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Lyngby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Liefering | 47 | (7) |
| 2021– | Red Bull Salzburg | 62 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2020– | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Denmark U21 | 14 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023 | |||
Maurits Kjærgaard (born 26 June 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.[3]
Club career
[edit]In February 2021, he made his debut for Red Bull Salzburg. On 8 March 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 7–1 away defeat to Bayern Munich in the 2021–22 season round of 16.[4] Hence, he became the youngest Danish player to score in the competition, aged 18 years and 255 days.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 August 2024[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liefering | 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 13 | 2 | – | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Liga | 28 | 3 | – | – | – | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2. Liga | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | – | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | – | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | – | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 62 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 17 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]Red Bull Salzburg
References
[edit]- ^ Maurits Kjærgaard at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - kjaergaard".
- ^ a b Maurits Kjærgaard at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Kjærgaard-mål da Bayern smadrede Salzburg". bold.dk (in Danish). 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Dansker skriver sig ind i historiebøgerne - Her bliver han den yngste danske målscorer i CL nogensinde" (in Danish). TV3 Sport. 9 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Maurits Kjærgaard at WorldFootball.net
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