Jens Odgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʌðˌkɒˀ]; born 31 March 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Bologna, on loan from Eredivisie club AZ.[1]
.jpg) Odgaard (left) playing for AZ in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillerød, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna (on loan from AZ) | ||
| 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– | AZ | 46 | (10) |
| 2024– | → Bologna (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 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 24 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Youth career edit
Odgaard is a youth exponent from Lyngby Boldklub.
Club career edit
Lyngby Boldklub edit
Odgaard got his debut for Lyngby 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 against Aalborg in the Danish Cup.[2]
He played his first league game on 17 April 2016, where he came on the pitch in the 65th minute, replacing Jeppe Kjær, in a 2–0 victory against Næstved 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 the Danish Superliga, at the age of 17 years and 115 days.[5]
Inter edit
On 5 July 2017, Inter Milan announced the signing of Odgaard.[6] He played for the youth team.
Sassuolo edit
On 30 June 2018, Odgaard was transferred to Serie A team Sassuolo, however Inter Milan reserved the right to buy him back.[7]
Heerenveen (loan) edit
On 22 June 2019, Odgaard joined to Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen on loan until 30 June 2020.[8]
Lugano (loan) edit
On 2 October 2020, Odgaard joined Swiss club Lugano on loan until 30 June 2021.[9]
Pescara (loan) edit
On 22 January 2021, Odgaard joined Serie B club Pescara, on a loan until the end of the season.[10]
RKC Waalwijk (loan) edit
On 24 July 2021, he moved to RKC Waalwijk in the Netherlands on a new loan.[11]
AZ edit
On 24 June 2022, Odgaard moved to Dutch club AZ and signed a five-year contract.[12]
Bologna (loan) edit
On 1 February 2024, Odgaard returned to Italy and joined Bologna on loan with an option to buy.[13]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 24 May 2024
| 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 | |||
| Career total | 154 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 39 | ||
Honours edit
Individual
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: December 2021,[14] September 2022[15]
Notes edit
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference 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. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ "Lyngby forlænger med Jens Odgaard - Soccerway". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ Rekordholder Odgaard vil have mere Archived 22 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine‚ lyngby-boldklub.dk
- ^ "Jens Odgaard completes Inter switch" (Press release). Inter Milan. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Odgaard sold to Sassuolo". inter.it. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, ceduto in prestito all'Heerenveen il giovane Odgaard" (in Italian). Retrieved 22 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). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "RKC Waalwijk verwelkomt spits Jens Odgaard op huurbasis" (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Odgaard naar AZ" (in Dutch). AZ. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Jens Odgaard joins Bologna". Bologna. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 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. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
External links edit
- Jens Odgaard at Soccerway
- Jens Odgaard at Lyngbys website
- Jens Odgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)