Daniel Høegh Explained

Daniel Høegh
Fullname:Daniel Mathias Høegh
Birth Date:1991 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Odense, Denmark
Height:1.90 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Randers
Clubnumber:3
Youthyears1:2004–2010
Youthclubs1:OB
Years1:2010–2015
Clubs1:OB
Caps1:103
Goals1:5
Years2:2015–2017
Clubs2:Basel
Caps2:22
Goals2:0
Years3:2017–2020
Clubs3:SC Heerenveen
Caps3:71
Goals3:5
Years4:2020–2022
Clubs4:Midtjylland
Caps4:23
Goals4:0
Years5:2022–
Clubs5:Randers
Caps5:45
Goals5:4
Nationalyears1:2009–2010
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2009–2011
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2010–2011
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2011–2013
Nationalcaps4:6
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2013
Nationalteam5:Denmark
Nationalcaps5:1
Nationalgoals5:0
Club-Update:28 May 2024

Daniel Mathias Høegh (in Danish pronounced as /ˈhøːˀj/; born 6 January 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Randers FC. Høegh formerly played for SC Heerenveen, FC Basel and Odense Boldklub.

Career

Born in Odense, Denmark, Høegh started played for OB's youth ranks from 2004 to 2010. On 30 August 2010 he made his debut for the first team against FC Midtjylland and played all 90 minutes. He stayed with the club for five years.

On 2 June 2015, it was announced that Høegh joined Swiss club Basel on a free transfer.[1] He joined Basel's first team for their 2015–16 season under head coach Urs Fischer. After playing in four test games, Høegh played his domestic league debut for the club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 19 July 2015 as Basel won 2–0 against Vaduz.[2] He scored his first goal for his new club on 28 October in the Swiss Cup game in away against local amateur club SV Muttenz as Basel won 5–1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.[3]

However in November Høegh injured himself and on 20 November the club announced that he would undergo surgery on the right meniscus and would miss all games until the New Year.[4] Høegh returned to the squad in March 2016 and the first game that he played, coming in as a substitute, was in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase, in the round of 16, at home against Sevilla.[5] Although he played in the next two games over 90 minutes he could not establish himself as regular starter. Under head coach Fischer, Basel, and with them Høegh, won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2015–16 Super League season. For the club it was the seventh title in a row and their 19th championship title in total.[6]

Again in the following season Høegh could not establish himself as regular player. In the Swiss Cup away match on 18 September 2016 Basel won 10 against Zug 94. The sole goal scorer was Hoegh with a header in the 45th minute. The central defender climbed highest at the far post following a corner from Jean-Paul Boëtius.[7] At the end of Basel's 2016–17 season, Janko won the championship with the club for the second time. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total.[8] They also won the 2016–17 Swiss Cup, defeating Sion 3–0 in the final.[9]

Nevertheless, Høegh and Basel did not extend their contract. During his two seasons with the club Høegh played a total of 46 games for Basel scoring a total of three goals. 22 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, three in the Swiss Cup, six in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and 15 were friendly games. He scored the above mentioned two goals in the cup, the other was scored during the test games.[10]

On 14 June 2017 Basel announced that Høegh had signed for SC Heerenveen.[11]

On 5 October 2020, Høegh joined Danish Superliga champions FC Midtjylland on a free transfer.[12] After two years at Midtjylland, Høegh signed a three-year deal with Randers FC on 19 July 2022.[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OB2010–11Superligaen111001[14] 0121
2011–12220006[15] 0280
2012–132502100270
2013–142011000211
2014–152530000253
Total103531701135
Basel2015–16Super League1201160191
2016–171001100111
Total2202260302
Heerenveen2017–18Eredivisie2122000232
Career total1467731301669

Honours

FC Basel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 2 June 2015 . Dänischer Innenverteidiger Daniel Hoegh zum FCB . Danish central defender Daniel Hoegh to FCB . FC Basel 1893 AG . de . 2022-11-16.
  2. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 19 July 2015 . FC Basel - FC Vaduz 2:0 (1:0) . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 2022-11-16.
  3. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 28 October 2015 . SV Muttenz - FC Basel 1:5 (0:2) . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 2022-11-16.
  4. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 20 November 2015 . Daniel Hoegh muss am Meniskus operiert werden . Daniel Hoegh has to have an operation on the meniscus . FC Basel 1893 AG . de . 2022-11-16.
  5. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 10 March 2016 . FC Basel - Sevilla FC 0:0 (0:0) . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 2022-11-16.
  6. Web site: SRF . 30 April 2016 . FC Basel holt den 19. Meistertitel . FC Basel wins their 19th championship title . Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) . de . 2022-11-16.
  7. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 18 September 2016 . Zug 94 - FC Basel 0:1 (0:1) . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 2022-11-16.
  8. Web site: Casper . Marti . 2 June 2017 . Der Saisonabschluss im Zeitraffer . The end of the season in time lapse . FC Basel 1893 AG . de . 2022-11-16.
  9. Web site: Laila . Rodriguez-Bloch . 25 May 2017 . Swiss Football Cup: FC Basel wins 3–0 over Sion in Geneva; Police extra vigilant after game . thegenevist.com . en . 2022-11-16.
  10. Web site: Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 2022 . Daniel Hoegh - FCB statistic . Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” . 2022-11-16.
  11. Web site: FC Basel 1893 . 14 June 2017 . Daniel Hoegh wechselt zum SC Heerenveen . Daniel Hoegh joins SC Heerenveen. FC Basel 1893 AG . de . 2022-11-16.
  12. https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/fcm-henter-daniel-hoeegh/ FCM HENTER DANIEL HØEGH
  13. https://randersfc.dk/nyheder-superliga/2022/07-juli-2022/randers-fc-henter-daniel-hoegh RANDERS FC HENTER DANIEL HØEGH
  14. Appearances in the Europa League
  15. Three appearances in the Champions League and three in the Europa League