Jeppe Kjær (footballer, born 2004)

Jeppe Kjær
Personal information
Full name Jeppe Kjær Jensen[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Horsens, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Fredrikstad
(on loan from Bodø/Glimt)
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2016 Hatting/Torsted
2016–2020 Horsens
2020–2023 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Horsens 7 (1)
2022–2023 Jong Ajax 2 (0)
2023– Bodø/Glimt 3 (0)
2023 → Sandefjord (loan) 11 (1)
2024– → Fredrikstad (loan) 14 (2)
International career
2019–2020 Denmark U-16 9 (1)
2020 Denmark U-17 1 (0)
2021–2022 Denmark U-18 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:58, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Jeppe Kjær Jensen (born 1 March 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Fredrikstad, on loan from Bodø/Glimt.

Club career

AC Horsens

Kjær joined AC Horsens from local club Hatting/Torsted IF at the age of 12. In the autumn of 2018, Kjær went on two trials at the English club Southampton accompanied by his father, and the talent manager of Horsens, Claus Troelsen.[2] On his 15th birthday, 1 March 2019, Kjær signed a three-year deal with Horsens.[3] On 28 August 2019, the club confirmed that Kjær was going on a trial at Juventus and was going to play in a friendly tournament for the club.[4] In November 2019, Horsens' manager, Bo Henriksen, confirmed that both Juventus and Southampton were ready to sign him, but Horsens eventually refused to let him go.[5]

On Kjær's 16th birthday, 1 March 2020, he made his professional debut for AC Horsens and became the youngest ever to make his debut in the Danish Superliga.[6] Kjær started on the bench, before he replaced Michael Lumb in the 79th minute in a 1–2 defeat against Randers FC.

Ajax

On 14 August 2020, Dutch club Ajax announced that Kjær would join the club as of 7 September. He signed a three-year contract and was initially included in the youth academy.[1][7]

After two years in the academy, Kjær got his official debut for Jong Ajax on 12 September 2022 against NAC Breda.[8]

Bodø/Glimt

On 17 January 2023, it was confirmed that Kjær had joined Norwegian Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt on a permanent deal, signing a contract until June 2027.[9]

As of August 2023, Kjær had played just 29 minutes for Bodø/Glimt in the league, spread over three games. In pursuit of more playing time, on August 25, 2023, Kjær was loaned out to league colleagues Sandefjord, where he would spend the rest of the year.[10] Ahead of the 2024 season, Kjær was loaned out again, this time to Fredrikstad FK.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ajax contracteert Jeppe Kjær Jensen". www.ajax.nl. AFC Ajax. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ Jeppe Kjær besøgte igen Southampton Archived 2020-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, achorsens.dk, 31 October 2019
  3. ^ AC Horsens skriver kontrakt med stortalent Archived 2020-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, achorsens.dk, 1 March 2019
  4. ^ Jeppe Kjær prøvetræner i Juventus Archived 28 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine, achorsens.dk, 28 August 2019
  5. ^ Bo H. afviser at sælge Horsens-stortalent, bold.dk, 2 November 2019
  6. ^ Jeppe Kjær får debut: 16 år og yngste Superliga-spiller nogensinde, ekstrabladet.dk, 1 March 2020
  7. ^ /ritzau/ (14 August 2020). "Horsens sælger stjerneskuddet Jeppe Kjær til Ajax". www.dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  8. ^ AJAX II VS. NAC BREDA 3 - 1, soccerway.com, 12 September 2022
  9. ^ "Dansk stortalent velger Glimt: – De har en plan for meg". Bodø/Glimt (in Norwegian Bokmål). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  10. ^ JEPPE KJÆR PÅ LÅN UT ÅRET, sandefjordfotball.no, 25 August 2023
  11. ^ JEPPE KJÆR PÅ LÅN FRA BODØ/GLIMT, fredrikstadfk.no, 10 January 2024