Mathias Kvistgaarden
Mathias Damm Kvistgaarden (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkʰve̝stˌkɒˀn̩]; born 15 April 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.[4]
| Kvistgaarden in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mathias Damm Kvistgaarden[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkerød, Denmark[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brøndby IF | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Skjold Birkerød | ||
| 2013–2015 | Lyngby | ||
| 2015–2020 | Brøndby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Brøndby | 62 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U18 | 6 | (3) |
| 2020 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (1) |
| 2022– | Denmark U21 | 10 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:31, 22 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023 | |||
He has represented Denmark at youth level.
Club career edit
Brøndby edit
Youth edit
Born in Birkerød, Kvistgaarden began his career at hometown club IF Skjold Birkerød.[2] At age 11, he was noticed by scouts of FC Nordsjælland at a youth trial,[5] while at the same time going on trial at Lyngby Boldklub; eventually choosing to move to the Lyngby youth academy in 2013.[6][2] Two years later, he joined the youth academy of Brøndby IF at U13-level,[2] partly due to the Kvistgaarden family's close relationship to former head coach of Brøndby, Thomas Frank.[6] At the same time, he enrolled as a pupil at Brøndbyvester Skole located less than one kilometre from the club, with his main course being physical education.[6] He described the environment in the youth squads as being very competitive compared to his former experiences in IF Skjold and Lyngby, and the Brøndby U13-team ended up in first place of the table of their respective youth league that year.[6] Kvistgaarden was promoted to the U19-team in the summer of 2019, and scored nine goals in 14 appearances in their campaign in the under-19 league.[7]
First team edit
Kvistgaarden was included in the first-team squad for the first time on 5 July 2020, ahead of an away match in the Danish Superliga against AaB, due to regular first team strikers Simon Hedlund and Samuel Mráz having been tested positive for COVID-19.[8][9] During the match, which Brøndby lost 2–0, Kvistgaarden made his debut as a 73rd-minute substitute for Mikael Uhre.[10][11]
His first senior goal came on 6 March 2022, which proved to be the winning goal in a 1–0 away victory against Silkeborg in the domestic league.[12][13] He made his first start for Brøndby on 14 April in a league loss against AaB.[14] He signed a contract extension on 29 April, keeping him at the club until 2025.[15] In May 2022, Kvistgaarden scored four goals in three league appearances, including his first brace on the final matchday of the season against Silkeborg.[16][17] Before the match, he had been named Superliga Young Player of the Month for May.[18]
In May 2023, Kvistgaarden extended his contract with Brøndby until 2027.[19]
International career edit
Kvistgaarden has won six caps for Denmark at under-18 level in which he has scored three goals.[1] He made his debut for the Denmark under-19 team on 8 October 2020 in a friendly against Poland, where he scored a goal in a 3–1 win.[20]
On 4 June 2022, Kvistgaarden gained his first cap for the Denmark under-21s in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Kazakhstan.[21] He started and played 63 minutes before being substituted for Rasmus Højlund in a 3–0 win at Vejle Stadium.[22] He scored his first goal for the under-21 team ten days later against Turkey, poking in the ball at the far post after an assist by Gustav Isaksen.[23]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 29 October 2023[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brøndby | 2019–20 | Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Superliga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Superliga | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | Superliga | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 2 | 35 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | Superliga | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 73 | 19 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours edit
Brøndby
Individual
- Superliga Young Player of the Month: May 2022, May 2023[18]
References edit
- ^ a b "Landsholdsdatabasen". dbu.dk. Danish Football Union. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d Rossman Thejsen, Anna (20 January 2020). . Efterskolerne. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Mathias Kvistgaarden - Player Profile". Eurosport (in Danish). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Mathias Kvistgaarden at Soccerway
- ^ "FCN Specifiktræning". fcn.dk. FC Nordsjælland. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d Møller Karlsen, Nanna (17 August 2020). "Stort interview med Kvistgaarden: Om opvæksten, aggressivitet og jagten på gennembruddet". 3point.dk. 3point. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Mathias Kvistgaarden spillerprofil - 3point". 3point.dk. 3point. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Risager, Victor (5 July 2020). "Ung Brøndby-spiller kan få debut mod AaB". tipsbladet.dk. Tipsbladet. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ Møller Karlsen, Nanna (5 July 2020). "Trupnyt: Kvistgaarden kan debutere for Brøndby". 3point. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Debutant Kvistgaarden: Et helt andet tempo". brondby.com. Brøndby IF. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "AaB vs. Brøndby – 5 July 2020". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ . TV2/Sport (in Danish). 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022.
- ^ . Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 6 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022.
- ^ Jensen, Kenneth (14 April 2022). . Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ . TV2 Sport (in Danish). 29 April 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Sejr over Silkeborg i mesterskabsspillets sidste kamp". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 22 May 2022. from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Bech, Malthe Graungaard (22 May 2022). . bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b . bold.dk (in Danish). 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Hoffskov, Ole (26 May 2023). "Brøndby IF forlænger med Mathias Kvistgaarden". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Møller Karlsen, Nanna (9 October 2020). "Mathias Kvistgaarden scorede i U/19-landsholdets sejr over Polen". 3point.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ . TV2 Sport (in Danish). 4 June 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Danmark – Kasakhstan 3–0". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ . Tipsbladet (in Danish). 14 June 2022. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ^ Mathias Kvistgaarden at Soccerway
- ^ . Reuters. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links edit
- Mathias Kvistgaarden national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)