Conrad Harder

Conrad Harder
Personal information
Full name Conrad Harder Weibel Schandorf
Date of birth (2005-04-07) 7 April 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Holte, Denmark
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 19
Youth career
FC Copenhagen
Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Nordsjælland 31 (7)
2024– Sporting CP 10 (3)
International career‡
2023 Denmark U18 5 (1)
2023–2024 Denmark U19 10 (2)
2024– Denmark U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:10, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Conrad Harder Weibel Schandorf (born 7 April 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP.[1]

Club career

KB

Harder played for the under-14 team for KB.[2]

Nordsjælland

Harder is a product of FC Nordsjælland where he worked his way up through the youth ranks. After a strong 2022–23 season for the club's U-19 team, scoring 27 goals in 24 games, Harder made his official debut for FC Nordsjælland in the final Danish Superliga match of the 2022–23 season against Viborg FF, when the 18-year-old striker came on for the last three minutes of the match.[3][4]

He made four appearances in the first four games of the 2023–24 season, where he also scored his first goal for the club, before FC Nordsjælland announced on 5 September 2023, that they had signed a new three-year full-time contract with Harder, who would also be promoted permanently to the first team squad.[5] After a good start to the 2024-25 season, with two goals in Harder's second game of the season, the club confirmed on 22 August 2024 that they had extended Harder's contract until June 2028.[6]

Sporting CP

On 2 September 2024, Harder joined Primeira Liga club Sporting CP on a five-year contract for a fee of €19 million and a reported €80 million release clause.[7][8] Prior to signing for Sporting, Harder had attracted interest from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, despite Nordsjælland accepting a bid from them, but upon learning of Sporting's interest, he decided to join them instead.[9][10]

He made his competitive debut for his new club on 17 September, and also his UEFA Champions League debut, in Sporting's 2–0 victory over Lille during the inaugural matchday of the newly formatted Champions League league phase.[11] Harder scored his first goal in a 3–0 win against AVS five days later.[12] In his first start, on 18 October, Harder scored a brace in a 2–1 over Portimonense in third round of the Taça de Portugal.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 December 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nordsjælland 2022–23 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
2023–24 Danish Superliga 23 5 5 2 — 5[c] 0 — 33 7
2024–25 Danish Superliga 7 2 0 0 — — — 7 2
Total 31 7 5 2 — 5 0 — 41 9
Sporting CP 2024–25 Primeira Liga 9 3 3 4 1 0 5[d] 0 — 18 7
Career total 40 11 8 6 1 0 10 0 0 0 59 16
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Taça da Liga
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Conrad Harder - Sporting - Player Profile & Stats - playmakerstats.com". www.playmakerstats.com. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  2. ^ "KB 0–4 FC Roskilde | Stillinger og resultatar" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ Ny stjerne på vej i FCN? Han sparker på alt!, tipsbladet.dk, 2 July 2023
  4. ^ NORDSJÆLLAND VS. VIBORG 0 - 0, Soccerway, 4 June 2023
  5. ^ Academy to Superliga: Conrad Harder, fcn.dk, 5 September 2023
  6. ^ FCN og Conrad Harder forlænger kontrakten til 2028, fcn.dk, 22 August 2024
  7. ^ "Sporting oficializa Harder e revela todos os detalhes do negócio" (in Portuguese). Record. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Conrad Harder reforça ataque verde e branco" (in Portuguese). Sporting CP. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Brighton ameaça Sporting na corrida por Conrad Harder". A Bola (in European Portuguese). 29 August 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Atenção, Sporting: Nordsjaelland aceita oferta do Brighton por Harder". A Bola (in European Portuguese). 30 August 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Gyökeres mostrou-se à Europa e Debast fez as pazes com as bancadas". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 17 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Vídeo: Golo nórdico em Alvalade… mas não foi Gyokeres, foi Harder!". A Bola (in European Portuguese). 22 August 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  13. ^ ""Bis" de Harder salva leão de horas extras". Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  14. ^ Conrad Harder at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 September 2024.