Jeppe Kjær Jensen (born 1 March 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Mjällby.
Club career
AC Horsens Kjær joined AC Horsens from local club Hatting/Torsted IF at the age of 12. In the autumn of 2018, Kjær went on two trials at the English club Southampton accompanied by his father, and the talent manager of Horsens, Claus Troelsen.Jeppe Kjær besøgte igen Southampton , achorsens.dk, 31 October 2019 On his 15th birthday, 1 March 2019, Kjær signed a three-year deal with Horsens.AC Horsens skriver kontrakt med stortalent , achorsens.dk, 1 March 2019 On 28 August 2019, the club confirmed that Kjær was going on a trial at Juventus and was going to play in a friendly tournament for the club.Jeppe Kjær prøvetræner i Juventus , achorsens.dk, 28 August 2019 In November 2019, Horsens' manager, Bo Henriksen, confirmed that both Juventus and Southampton were ready to sign him, but Horsens eventually refused to let him go.Bo H. afviser at sælge Horsens-stortalent, bold.dk, 2 November 2019
On Kjær's 16th birthday, 1 March 2020, he made his professional debut for AC Horsens and became the youngest ever to make his debut in the Danish Superliga.Jeppe Kjær får debut: 16 år og yngste Superliga-spiller nogensinde, ekstrabladet.dk, 1 March 2020 Kjær started on the bench, before he replaced Michael Lumb in the 79th minute in a 1–2 defeat against Randers FC.
Ajax On 14 August 2020, Dutch club Ajax announced that Kjær would join the club as of 7 September. He signed a three-year contract and was initially included in the youth academy.
After two years in the academy, Kjær got his official debut for Jong Ajax on 12 September 2022 against NAC Breda.AJAX II VS. NAC BREDA 3 - 1, soccerway.com, 12 September 2022
Bodø/Glimt On 17 January 2023, it was confirmed that Kjær had joined Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt on a permanent deal, signing a contract until June 2027.
As of August 2023, Kjær had played just 29 minutes for Bodø/Glimt in the Eliteserien, spread over three games. In pursuit of more playing time, on 25 August 2023, Kjær was loaned out to league colleagues Sandefjord, where he would spend the rest of the year.JEPPE KJÆR PÅ LÅN UT ÅRET, sandefjordfotball.no, 25 August 2023 Ahead of the 2024 season, Kjær was loaned out again, this time to Fredrikstad FK.JEPPE KJÆR PÅ LÅN FRA BODØ/GLIMT, fredrikstadfk.no, 10 January 2024
Mjällby On 21 July 2025, Swedish club Mjällby announced the signing of Kjær on a permanent deal, signing a contract until December 2029 for a fee of €700k. He made his debut against Sirius in the Allsvenskan on 27 July 2025.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHorsens2019–20Danish Superliga9120—111Jong Ajax2021–22Eerste Divisie00——002022–23Eerste Divisie20——20Total20——20Bodø/Glimt2023Eliteserien3010—402025Eliteserien30102060Total602020100Sandefjord (loan)2023Eliteserien11100—111Fredrikstad (loan)2024Eliteserien24353—296Mjällby 2025Allsvenskan12053—1732026Allsvenskan1120040152Total2325340325Career total757146609513
Honours Fredrikstad Norwegian Cup: 2024
Mjällby Allsvenskan: 2025 Svenska Cupen: 2025–26
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