Max Fenger

Max Fenger
Personal information
Full name Max Johannes Whitta Fenger
Date of birth (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Himmelev, Denmark[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 OB
Number 30
Youth career
–2018 Roskilde
2018–2020 OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– OB 90 (17)
2023 → Mjällby AIF (loan) 30 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024

Max Johannes Whitta Fenger (Danish pronunciation: [ˈfeŋɐ]; born 7 August 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Danish 1st Division club OB.

Club career

Fenger started playing in the youth system at FC Roskilde,[2] before signing with OB on 8 August 2018, after scoring 26 goals in a season in the U17 league for Roskilde.[3] He initially became part of the under-19 team of OB.[4]

He made his professional debut on 1 June 2020 in a 1–0 away loss to AGF, coming on as a substitute in the 47th minute for Mart Lieder.[5] His first goal for the club came in the play-offs for European football, scoring in a 2–1 away loss to Randers FC on 11 July after making a start.[6] In the return game, he secured advancement for OB by scoring a brace as the team won 2–0 at home.[7] Fenger finished his first season in the first team with 10 appearances, in which he scored four goals – all in the play-offs for European football, which OB eventually lost out after a 1–0 loss to AGF.[8]

Fenger struggled to find playing time the following season, as he was sidelined with a knee injury which he suffered in a loss to Brøndby IF on 8 November 2020.[9] He made his comeback on 9 April 2021 in a 0–1 home loss to Vejle Boldklub as a late substitute.[10][9]

On 23 March 2023, Fenger was sent on loan to Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF until 31 July 2023.[11][12] On 27 July 2023 the club confirmed, that the loan spell had been extended until the end of 2023.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 October 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OB 2019–20 Superliga 6 0 0 0 — 4[a] 4 10 4
2020–21 Superliga 17 3 1 0 — — 18 3
2021–22 Superliga 32 6 7 2 — — 39 8
2022–23 Superliga 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
2023–24 Superliga 13 3 1 0 — — 14 3
2024–25 1st Division 11 3 1 0 — — 12 3
Total 84 15 11 2 0 0 4 4 99 21
Mjällby AIF (loan) 2023 Allsvenskan 30 6 2 1 — — 32 7
Career total 106 18 13 3 0 0 4 4 123 25
  1. ^ Appearances in Superliga Europa League play-off

References

  1. ^ Hansen, Kasper Nørgaard (29 January 2021). "Fenger fra Himmelev kæmper for en startplads i OB". sn.dk (in Danish).
  2. ^ Ahn Pedersen, Lars (18 July 2017). "En dag uden træning giver ham dårlig samvittighed". sn.dk. Sjællandske Nyheder. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Ny angriber til U19-holdet". www.ob.dk. Odense Boldklub. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Max Fenger rykkes op i superligatruppen til sommer". www.ob.dk (in Danish). 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ Jensen, Mathias Høj (6 June 2020). "OB-debutant: Troede ikke, jeg ville få en hel halvleg". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  6. ^ "Max Fenger prikker OB på 1-0 i Randers". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). 11 July 2020.
  7. ^ Bagge, Peter (19 July 2020). "Håbet om Europa lever: OB sender Randers på sommerferie". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish).
  8. ^ "EUROPA: AGF slår OB i playoff og er klar til europæisk fodbold". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). 29 July 2020.
  9. ^ a b Larsen, Michael Patrick (9 April 2021). "Max Fenger havde svært ved at glæde sig over sin tilbagevenden". fyens.dk (in Danish).
  10. ^ "Odense BK - Vejle BK 0:1 (Superliga 2020/2021 Abstieg, 24. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Max Fenger udlejes til Mjällby AIF". OB (Press release) (in Danish). 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Välkommen till Mjällby AIF, Max Fenger!". Mjällby AIF (Press release) (in Swedish). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  13. ^ Max Fenger förlänger sitt låneavtal, maif.se, 27 July 2023
  14. ^ Max Fenger at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2020.