Karen_Holmgaard
Karen Holmgaard
Danish footballer (born 1999)
Karen Rosted Holmgaard (born 28 January 1999) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Everton in England's top-division FA Women's Super League and for the Danish national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karen Rosted Holmgaard | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Bording, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Vejle BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Fortuna Hjørring | 62 | (15) |
| 2021–2022 | Turbine Potsdam | 27 | (2) |
| 2022– | Everton | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Denmark U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (3) |
| 2018– | Denmark | 24 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:46, 5 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:46, 5 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Karen Holmgaard previously played for Vejle BK, from 2016 to 2017, until the switch to Fortuna Hjørring. Since her debut for Fortuna Hjørring in 2017, she had been a central and supporting player, both in the team and in the league. She quit the club in December 2020, in favor of the German big club Turbine Potsdam, together with her twin sister Sara Holmgaard.[2][3]
She made her debut on the senior Danish national team on 21 January 2019, against Finland.[citation needed]
Holmgaard was named Female Talent of the Year in 2018 by the Danish Football Union.[4]
She is the twin sister of Everton teammate Sara Holmgaard.[citation needed]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 April 2022 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 1 September 2022 |  Montenegro | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3. | 11 October 2022 |  Australia | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
- "Ny landstræner skifter en fjerdedel af truppen ud". TV2. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Danske tvillinger skriver kontrakter med tysk storklub". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- "Drømmen om udlandet gik i opfyldelse". kvindeliga.dk. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- Dons, Martin (5 January 2019). "Karen Holmgaard er Årets Kvindelige Talent 2018". SPFO — Spillerforeningen (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- Karen Holmgaard – UEFA competition record (archive)
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