Jens Odgaard (Danish pronunciation:[ˈʌðˌkɒˀ]; born 31 March 1999) is a Danish professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forSerie A clubBologna.[1]
.jpg) Odgaard (left) playing forAZ in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (age 26) | ||
| 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 | 24 | (6) |
| 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) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:30, 19 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Youth career
editOdgaard is a youth exponent fromLyngby Boldklub.
Club career
editLyngby Boldklub
editOdgaard got his debut forLyngby 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 againstAalborg in theDanish Cup.[2]
He played his first league game on 17 April 2016, where he came on the pitch in the 65th minute, replacingJeppe Kjær, in a 2–0 victory againstNæstved 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 theDanish 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 toSerie A teamSassuolo, howeverInter Milan reserved the right to buy him back.[7]
Heerenveen (loan)
editOn 22 June 2019, Odgaard joined toEredivisie clubSC Heerenveen on loan until 30 June 2020.[8]
Lugano (loan)
editOn 2 October 2020, Odgaard joined Swiss clubLugano on loan until 30 June 2021.[9]
Pescara (loan)
editOn 22 January 2021, Odgaard joinedSerie B clubPescara, on a loan until the end of the season.[10]
RKC Waalwijk (loan)
editOn 24 July 2021, he moved toRKC Waalwijk in the Netherlands on a new loan.[11]
AZ
editOn 24 June 2022, Odgaard moved to Dutch clubAZ and signed a five-year contract.[12]
Bologna
editOn 1 February 2024, Odgaard returned to Italy and joinedBologna 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 16 March 2025
| 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 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | |
| Total | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 40 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 178 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 45 | ||
Honours
editIndividual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month:December 2021,[15]September 2022[16]
Notes
edit- ^abAppearances inUEFA Europa Conference League
- ^Appearances inUEFA 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. Retrieved6 August 2016.
- ^"Lyngby forlænger med Jens Odgaard - Soccerway". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Archived fromthe original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved7 July 2016.
- ^Rekordholder Odgaard vil have mereArchived 22 March 2017 at theWayback Machine‚ lyngby-boldklub.dk
- ^"Jens Odgaard completes Inter switch" (Press release). Inter Milan. 5 July 2017. Archived fromthe original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved5 July 2017.
- ^"Odgaard sold to Sassuolo". inter.it. 30 June 2018. Archived fromthe original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved30 June 2018.
- ^"UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, ceduto in prestito all'Heerenveen il giovane Odgaard" (in Italian). Retrieved22 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). Retrieved22 January 2021.
- ^"RKC Waalwijk verwelkomt spits Jens Odgaard op huurbasis" (in Dutch).RKC Waalwijk. 24 July 2021. Retrieved30 September 2021.
- ^"Odgaard naar AZ" (in Dutch). AZ. 24 June 2022. Archived fromthe original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved24 June 2022.
- ^"Jens Odgaard joins Bologna". Bologna. 1 February 2024. Retrieved1 February 2024.
- ^"ODGAARD SIGNS ON A PERMANENT DEAL". Bologna FC 1909. 16 May 2024. Retrieved14 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. Retrieved9 November 2022.
External links
edit
- Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
- Jens Odgaard national team profile at theDanish Football Association(in Danish)
- Jens Odgaard –UEFA competition record (archive)