Maurits Kjærgaard Explained

Maurits Kjærgaard
Fullname:Maurits Kjaergaard
Birth Date:2003 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Herlev, Denmark
Height:1.92 m[1]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Red Bull Salzburg
Clubnumber:14
Youthyears1:2017–2019
Youthclubs1:Lyngby
Years1:2019–2021
Clubs1:Liefering
Caps1:47
Goals1:7
Years2:2021–
Clubs2:Red Bull Salzburg
Caps2:63
Goals2:6
Nationalyears1:2018–2019
Nationalteam1:Denmark U16
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2019–2020
Nationalteam2:Denmark U17
Nationalcaps2:11
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2020–
Nationalteam3:Denmark U19
Nationalcaps3:2
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2021–
Nationalteam4:Denmark U21
Nationalcaps4:14
Nationalgoals4:3
Club-Update:10 August 2024
Ntupdate:5 June 2023

Maurits Kjærgaard (born 26 June 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

Club career

In February 2021, he made his debut for Red Bull Salzburg. On 8 March 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 7–1 away defeat to Bayern Munich in the 2021–22 season round of 16.[2] Hence, he became the youngest Danish player to score in the competition, aged 18 years and 255 days.[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liefering2019–202. Liga132132
2020–212. Liga283283
2021–222. Liga6262
Total477000000477
Red Bull Salzburg2020–21Austrian Bundesliga10000010
2021–22Austrian Bundesliga172414[4] 1254
2022–23Austrian Bundesliga262307[5] 0362
2023–24Austrian Bundesliga1722130213
2024–25Austrian Bundesliga2011000031
Total636103141008610
Career total110131031410013417
Notes

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FC Red Bull Salzburg - kjaergaard.
  2. Web site: Kjærgaard-mål da Bayern smadrede Salzburg . bold.dk . da . 8 March 2022 .
  3. Web site: Dansker skriver sig ind i historiebøgerne - Her bliver han den yngste danske målscorer i CL nogensinde . TV3 Sport . da . 9 March 2022 .
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League