Jesper Bøge Pedersen

Jesper Bøge Pedersen (born 22 February 1990) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK.

Jesper Bøge

Personal information
Full name	Jesper Bøge Pedersen
Date of birth	(1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Bogense, Denmark
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Hobro
Number	3
Youth career
	Bogense G&IF
	Næsby
2005–2006	Midtjylland
2006–2007	OB
2007–2009	Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Ikast fS
2010–2012	Midtjylland	3	(0)
2012–2013	FC Fyn	16	(2)
2013–	Hobro	274	(3)
International career
	Denmark U18	2	(0)
	Denmark U19	12	(0)
	Denmark U20	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023

Club career

Early career

In the school year 2005–06, Bøge attended sports school in Ikast (ISI). During that time, he played football in the academy of local Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland, but when the school year ended, he returned to his hometown, Bogense, while his career continued in the youth of OB. However, it became a short visit to Bogense, and he returned to the academy of FC Midtjylland in December 2007.^[1]

Midtjylland

Bøge was part of the Midtjylland academy for some years, and signed a three-year contract extension in 2009.^[2] Midtjylland's reserve team, Ikast fS experienced some issues during their 2008–09 campaign, and in the summer of 2009, Bøge and two other teammates were promoted to the squad.^[3] However, he made his debut for Midtjylland on 6 December 2009 against FC Nordsjælland, where he replaced Jonas Borring in the 76th minute; his only appearance during the season. However, a month later, he signed a new contract and was permanently promoted to the first team squad.^[4]

In August 2011, Bøge suffered a groin injury and was out for three months. He returned in October, but suffered another injured in January 2012. Bøge did not make an appearance during the season, and afterwards stated that he was interested in being loaned out, due to a lack of playing time.^[5]

FC Fyn

On 3 August 2012, Bøge signed with Danish 1st Division side FC Fyn.^[6] He quickly became a key player for the team and was soon linked to a number of clubs. FC Fyn went bankrupt in January 2013, effectively making Bøge a free agent. He practiced at nearby division club Næsby Boldklub for a while, before being signed by Hobro IK.

Hobro

In March 2013, Bøge signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK.^[7] He made his debut on 28 March against HB Køge, a match which Hobro won 1–0.

Bøge quickly became an important player for the team and extended his contract for two years, after a successful 2013–14 season with 32 league appearances, as Hobro won promotion to the Danish Superliga for the first time in club history.^[8] After Hobro suffered relegation to the 1st Division again after the 2015–16 season, Bøge helped the team to bounce back to promotion in the following season, where Hobro won the league.

Honours

Hobro^[9]

• 1st Division: 2016–17

References

1. Fynske "Bøge" har fortsat sine rødder på heden, bold.dk, 10 December 2007
2. FCM forlænger med ung back‚ bold.dk, 4 January 2009
3. U20-landsholdsspillere skal hjælpe Ikast, bold.dk, 27 July 2009
4. Bøge på fuld tid i FCM, bold.dk, 26 January 2010
5. FCM-talent klar til lejeaftale, bold.dk, 30 May 2012
6. 22-årig back rykker fra FCM til FC Fyn‚ bold.dk, 3 August 2012
7. Jesper Bøge får halvandet år i Hobro, bold.dk, 13 March 2013
8. Hobro forlænger med profil‚ bold.dk, 24 May 2014
9. Lindemann Jakobsen, Daniel (13 June 2017). . Hobro IK (in Danish). Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020. Det er fire gode drenge, som forlader Hobro IK. De har alle ydet en kæmpe indsats for klubben og har alle en stor andel i klubbens fremgang de sidste par år og ikke mindst i oprykningen denne sæson.

External links

• Guardian Football
• Jesper Bøge Pedersen at Soccerway