| Magnus Westergaard | |
| Fullname: | Magnus Hee Westergaard |
| Birth Date: | 1998 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Height: | 1.87 m[1] |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Viborg |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | 2004–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Frederiksberg Boldklub |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Copenhagen |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Lyngby |
| Years1: | 2018–2023 |
| Caps1: | 75 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Hvidovre (loan) |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | Viborg |
| Caps3: | 51 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Pcupdate: | 20 October 2024 |
Magnus Hee Westergaard (pronounced as /da/; born 27 May 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.
Born in Frederiksberg, Capital Region of Denmark, Westergaard began playing football as a youth for Frederiksberg Boldklub in 2004.[2] In 2011, he moved to the FC Copenhagen School of Excellence where he stayed for three years before joining Lyngby Boldklub at U17 level.
Westergaard graduated through the Lyngby academy,[3] before making his first-team debut as a starter in a 3–0 Danish Superliga defeat to OB on 22 April 2018.[4]
He was permanently promoted to the first team in the summer of 2018 after the club had suffered relegation to the Danish second tier. Westergaard signed a one-and-a-half-year contract extension with Lyngby on 4 January 2019.[5] Six months later, after Lyngby had reached promotion to the Superliga after one season, he signed another contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.[6] [7]
On 1 October 2020, Westergaard joined Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre IF on a loan deal for the rest of 2020.[8] On 4 October, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 away win over Vendsyssel.[9] Later that month, he scored his first goal in a 1–5 home loss to Silkeborg.[10]
In December 2020, Westergaard extended his loan deal by a further six months.[11] In his season with Hvidovre, Westergaard scored 5 goals in 25 total appearances, including one in the Danish Cup round of 16 against Vejle Boldklub, which saw his club knocked out after a 2–3 loss.[12]
Westergaard returned to Lyngby after his loan deal with Hvidovre expired. In the meantime, Lyngby had suffered relegation to the second-tier.[13] Westergaard immediately appeared in the starting lineup upon his return, in a 2–1 away win over Nykøbing.[14] He was a starter during the 2021–22 campaign, in which Lyngby managed to win promotion back to the Superliga.[15] Westergaard finished the season with 27 total appearances in which he scored four goals.
On 30 January 2023, Westergaard was sold to Viborg FF, signing a deal until the end of 2025.[16] He scored his first league goal for Viborg FF in a 3–0 away win against Brøndby IF.[17]
Westergaard is the son of sailor Stig Westergaard, who participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Finn and in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Soling.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lyngby | 2017–18 | Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1st Division | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Superliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 1st Division | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Superliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2! | 0 | 81 | 5 | |||
| Hvidovre (loan) | 2020–21 | 1st Division | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| Viborg | Superliga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| Superliga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Superliga | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 148 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 163 | 17 | |||