Oliver Klitten

Oliver Klitten
Personal information
Full name Oliver Augustus Sparre Klitten[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Aalborg, Denmark
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Hobro
Number 7
Youth career
Skalborg Sportsklub
AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 AaB 23 (0)
2020 → Haugesund (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 → Hobro (loan) 32 (6)
2022–2023 → Helsingør (loan) 27 (1)
2023– Hobro 46 (4)
International career
2018–2019 Denmark U-19 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024

Oliver Augustus Sparre Klitten (born 1 May 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Hobro IK.

Club career

AaB

Klitten had his first experience AaB's first-team squad on 29 April 2018, where he was on the bench against FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. In January 2019, Klitten was a part of first team squad, that went to Turkey on a training camp.[2] On 26 April 2019, he made his debut for AaB, coming off the bench with two minutes remaining against Hobro IK.[3]

Klitten and his twin brother, Lukas, were promoted to the first team squad for the 2019–20 season.[4]

Loan spells

On 1 October 2020, Klitten was loaned out to Norwegian club FK Haugesund until the end of 2021.[5] However, after only 92 minutes of playing time spread over 5 matches, the loan deal was terminated on 31 December 2020 and Klitten returned to AaB.[6]

In order to gain playing time, Klitten was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK on 22 July 2021, for the 2021–22 season.[7] After returning from Hobro, Klitten was once again loaned out; this time to FC Helsingør until the end of the 2022-23 season, where his contract with AaB also would expire.[8]

Return to Hobro IK

On 14 June 2023 Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK confirmed, that Klitten had returned to his former club on a deal until June 2026.[9]

Personal life

Oliver has a twin brother, Lukas Klitten, who also is a football player.

References

  1. ^ Oliver Klitten at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Dieckmann, Lasse (11 January 2019). "AaB forlænger med U19-landsholdsanfører". TV2 Nord (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. ^ "AaB vs. Hobro – 26 April 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  4. ^ Blond, Mikael (11 June 2019). "Gaarde jubler: AaB rykker fem talenter op". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Velkommen, Oliver!". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Avslutter låneoppholdet". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Hobro IK lejer Oliver Klitten i AaB - NordicBet Liga". Hobro IK (in Danish). 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  8. ^ FC Helsingør henter venstrekant spilleren Oliver Klitten til truppen, fchelsingor.dk, 24 July 2022
  9. ^ HOBRO IK HENTER OLIVER KLITTEN, hobroik.dk, 14 June 2023