Jens Odgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʌðˌkɒˀ]; born 31 March 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Bologna.[1]
.jpg) Odgaard (left) playing for AZ in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillerød, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2024 | AZ | 46 | (10) |
| 2024 | → Bologna (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2024– | Bologna | 14 | (3) |
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:47, 21 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Youth career
editOdgaard is a youth exponent from Lyngby Boldklub.
Club career
editLyngby Boldklub
editOdgaard 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
editOn 5 July 2017, Inter Milan announced the signing of Odgaard.[6] He played for the youth team.
Sassuolo
editOn 30 June 2018, Odgaard was transferred to Serie A team Sassuolo, however Inter Milan reserved the right to buy him back.[7]
Heerenveen (loan)
editOn 22 June 2019, Odgaard joined to Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen on loan until 30 June 2020.[8]
Lugano (loan)
editOn 2 October 2020, Odgaard joined Swiss club Lugano on loan until 30 June 2021.[9]
Pescara (loan)
editOn 22 January 2021, Odgaard joined Serie B club Pescara, on a loan until the end of the season.[10]
RKC Waalwijk (loan)
editOn 24 July 2021, he moved to RKC Waalwijk in the Netherlands on a new loan.[11]
AZ
editOn 24 June 2022, Odgaard moved to Dutch club AZ and signed a five-year contract.[12]
Bologna
editOn 1 February 2024, Odgaard returned to Italy and joined Bologna on loan with an option to buy.[13] On 16 May 2024, Bologna exercised their option to make the transfer permanent.[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 21 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyngby | 2015–16 | Danish 1st Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| Total | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Sassuolo | 2018–19 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||
| Lugano (loan) | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pescara (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 11 | ||
| AZ | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11[a] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 14 | ||
| Bologna (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Bologna | 2024–25 | Serie A | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
| Career total | 168 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 42 | ||
Honours
editIndividual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: December 2021,[15] September 2022[16]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
edit- ^ Jens Odgaard at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "LYNGBY VS. AAB 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 28 October 2015.
- ^ "Næstved vs. Lyngby - 17 April 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Lyngby forlænger med Jens Odgaard - Soccerway". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Rekordholder Odgaard vil have mere Archived 22 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine‚ lyngby-boldklub.dk
- ^ "Jens Odgaard completes Inter switch" (Press release). Inter Milan. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Odgaard sold to Sassuolo". inter.it. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, ceduto in prestito all'Heerenveen il giovane Odgaard" (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Scamacca è del Genoa. Il Sassuolo ha ceduto in prestito anche Odgaard: va al Lugano".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RKC Waalwijk verwelkomt spits Jens Odgaard op huurbasis" (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Odgaard naar AZ" (in Dutch). AZ. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Jens Odgaard joins Bologna". Bologna. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "ODGAARD SIGNS ON A PERMANENT DEAL". Bologna FC 1909. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Ajax still provides most players for team of the month". eredivisie.eu. 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Cody Gakpo named as Eredivisie Player Of The Month for September". Eredivisie. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
External links
edit
- Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
- Jens Odgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Jens Odgaard – UEFA competition record (archive)
