Oliver Kjærgaard (born 11 July 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre IF.
Club career
Lyngby BK Kjærgaard got his debut at the age of 17, on 8 December 2015 against AB in the Danish Cup, that Lyngby won 3–0. He came on the pitch in the 61nd minute, where he replaced Oke Akpoveta. He did also play 2 games for the club in that season, in the Danish 1st Division.
On 24 September 2016 Lyngby BK confirmed, that they had extended Kjærgaard's until 2019. But he continued playing for their U19 squad. He played his first match in the Danish Superliga on 31 March 2017 against FC Nordsjælland.
Due to the economic situation of Lyngby in 2018, he terminated his contract on 9 February 2018.
Tromsø IL After leaving the club, he went on a trial at Tromsø IL. He signed officially for the club on 22 February 2018. He played his first game for the club in a 4–1 victory on 28 April 2018 against Sandefjord, where he entered the pitch in the 76th minute.TROMSØ VS. SANDEFJORD 4 - 1, soccerway.com, 22 April 2018
After playing only two games for Tromsø, Kjærgaard was loaned out to Nest-Sotra on 2 August 2018. He idea was, that he should act as a replacement for Johnny Furdals.Oliver Kjærgaard klar for Nest-Sotra, nestsotra.no, 2 August 2018 The deal was for the rest of the year.
The deal was terminated on 2 January 2020.Tidligere Lyngby-spiller ophæver i Norge, bold.dk, 2 January 2020
FC Helsingør Kjærgaard returned to Denmark and trained with FC Helsingør in about a month. On 5 March 2020 the club confirmed, that Kjærgaard had signed a contract until the end of the season.FC HELSINGØR SKRIVER MED OLIVER KJÆRGAARD, fchelsingor.dk, 5 March 2020 Kjærgaard left Helsingør in February 2023 after a total of 84 games, 11 goals and 6 assist.
HamKam On 7 February 2023 it was confirmed, that Kjærgaard had returned to Norway, signing a deal until the end of 2025 with Eliteserien club HamKam, which had Danish Jakob Michelsen as head coach.OLIVER KJÆRGAARD HAR SIGNERT FOR KAMMA, hamkam.no, 7 February 2023
AC Horsens and Hvidovre IF On 5 August 2024, it was confirmed that Kjærgaard returned to Denmark when he joined Danish 1st Division club AC Horsens on a contract until June 2026.AC Horsens forstærker offensiven med Oliver Kjærgaard, achorsens.dk, 5 August 2024
A year later, in July 2024, Kjærgaard moved to Hvidovre IF.Hvidovre IF forstærker truppen med Oliver Kjærgaard, hvidovrefodbold.dk, 25 July 2025 Martin Retov had just become the new coach in Hvidovre, after being fired from AC Horsens, which is why Kjærgaard allegedly followed him.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLyngby2015–16Bet25 Liga2000202016–17Danish Superliga3000302017–18300030Total800080Tromsø2018Eliteserien2021412019202343Total404484Nest-Sotra (loan)2018OBOS-ligaen13100131Total13100131Helsingør2020–21NordicBet Liga297002972021-22261302912022-2317330203Total7211607811HamKam2023Eliteserien2625131320247031101Total33282414Career total1301418614820
References
External links
Oliver Kjærgaard at Tromsø IL