Frederik Vestergaard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 May 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Skjern, Denmark | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skjern GF | |||
| –2022 | FC Midtjylland | ||
| 2022–2024 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| 2024– | FC Midtjylland | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Denmark U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Denmark U17 | 16 | (2) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 June 2026 | |||
Frederik Vestergaard (born 10 May 2009) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Midtjylland.
Club career
[edit]Growing up in Skjern, Vestergaard went through the FC Midtjylland Academy, spending two years at Esbjerg fB, before returning to Midtjylland.[1]
In May 2024, he signed his first academy contract with Midtjylland.[2]
During the 2025–26 season, after he first made stride with the under-19 team,[3][4] Vestergaard started playing with Midtjylland's first team in the Danish Superliga.[1]
International career
[edit]Vestergaard is a youth international for Denmark, having played for the under-16 and under-17.[1]
With the Danish U17, he played the 2026 European Championship as a leader,[1] where his team missed the semi-final despite drawing 3–3 with eventual winners Italy.[5] Vestergaard was named in the team of the tournament.[6][7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2026–27 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2026[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Kønskov Ploug, Sebastian (25 May 2026). "Frederiks yndlingsklub droppede ham som 13-årig: Nu træner han med superligaen og skal til EM". Dagbladet Ringkøbing-Skjern (in Danish). Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ Rothausen, Christian (22 May 2024). "Ung midtbanemotor skriver akademikontrakt". FC Midtjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ingen vinder – men det kunne være gået helt anderledes mellem FC Midtjylland og Sønderjyske Fodbold | avisendanmark.dk". Avisen Danmark (in Danish). 18 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "FC Midtjylland's offensiv viste sig flot frem i sejren over AC Horsens". Avisen Danmark (in Danish). 18 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Denmark-Italy | UEFA Under-17 2026". UEFA. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "2026 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "Frederik Vestergaard blandt de bedste ved U17-EM". Bold (in Danish). 9 June 2026. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "2026 U17 EURO Team of the Tournament". uefa.com. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
External links
[edit]- Frederik Vestergaard at Soccerway.com
- Frederik Vestergaard at Kicker (in German)
