Oliver Klitten Explained

Oliver Klitten
Fullname:Oliver Augustus Sparre Klitten
Birth Date:1 May 2000
Birth Place:Aalborg, Denmark
Position:Left winger
Currentclub:Hobro
Clubnumber:7
Youthclubs1:Skalborg Sportsklub
Youthclubs2:AaB
Years1:2019–2023
Clubs1:AaB
Caps1:23
Goals1:0
Years2:2020
Clubs2:Haugesund (loan)
Caps2:5
Goals2:0
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:Hobro (loan)
Caps3:32
Goals3:6
Years4:2022–2023
Clubs4:Helsingør (loan)
Caps4:27
Goals4:1
Years5:2023–
Clubs5:Hobro
Caps5:28
Goals5:2
Nationalyears1:2018–2019
Nationalteam1:Denmark U-19
Nationalcaps1:15
Nationalgoals1:2
Pcupdate:17:18, 3 June 2024 (UTC)

Oliver Augustus Sparre Klitten (born 1 May 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Hobro IK.

Club career

AaB

Klitten had his first experience AaB's first-team squad on 29 April 2018, where he was on the bench against FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. In January 2019, Klitten was a part of first team squad, that went to Turkey on a training camp.[1] On 26 April 2019, he made his debut for AaB, coming off the bench with two minutes remaining against Hobro IK.[2]

Klitten and his twin brother, Lukas, were promoted to the first team squad for the 2019–20 season.[3]

Loan spells

On 1 October 2020, Klitten was loaned out to Norwegian club FK Haugesund until the end of 2021.[4] However, after only 92 minutes of playing time spread over 5 matches, the loan deal was terminated on 31 December 2020 and Klitten returned to AaB.[5]

In order to gain playing time, Klitten was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK on 22 July 2021, for the 2021–22 season.[6] After returning from Hobro, Klitten was once again loaned out; this time to FC Helsingør until the end of the 2022-23 season, where his contract with AaB also would expire.[7]

Return to Hobro IK

On 14 June 2023 Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK confirmed, that Klitten had returned to his former club on a deal until June 2026.[8]

Personal life

Oliver has a twin brother, Lukas Klitten, who also is a football player.

Notes and References

  1. News: Dieckmann . Lasse . AaB forlænger med U19-landsholdsanfører . 9 April 2022 . TV2 Nord . 11 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190517154827/https://www.tv2nord.dk/artikel/aab-forlaenger-med-u19-landsholdsanfoerer . 17 May 2019 . da.
  2. Web site: AaB vs. Hobro – 26 April 2019 . Soccerway . Perform Group . 9 April 2022.
  3. News: Blond . Mikael . Gaarde jubler: AaB rykker fem talenter op . 9 April 2022 . bold.dk . 11 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201022235919/https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/gaarde-jubler-aab-rykker-fem-talenter-op/ . 22 October 2020 . da.
  4. Web site: Velkommen, Oliver! . FK Haugesund . 9 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024065609/http://www.fkh.no/nyheter/velkommen-oliver . 24 October 2020 . no . 1 October 2020 . live.
  5. Web site: Avslutter låneoppholdet . FK Haugesund . 9 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303122246/https://www.fkh.no/nyheter/avslutter-laneoppholdet-2020 . 3 March 2021 . no . 31 December 2020 . live.
  6. Web site: Hobro IK lejer Oliver Klitten i AaB - NordicBet Liga . Hobro IK . 9 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210722080506/https://hobroik.dk/hobro-ik-lejer-oliver-klitten-i-aab/ . 22 July 2021 . da-DK . 22 July 2021 . live.
  7. https://www.fchelsingor.dk/2022/07/24/fc-helsingoer-henter-venstrekant-spilleren-oliver-klitten-til-truppen/ FC Helsingør henter venstrekant spilleren Oliver Klitten til truppen
  8. https://hobroik.dk/hobro-ik-henter-oliver-klitten/ HOBRO IK HENTER OLIVER KLITTEN