Karen Holmgaard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karen Rosted Holmgaard | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1999 | ||
| 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 | 32 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Denmark U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (3) |
| 2018 | Denmark U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Denmark | 34 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 31 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 5 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Karen Rosted Holmgaard (born 28 January 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FA Women's Super League club Everton and the Denmark national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Fortuna Hjørring
[edit]Karen Holmgaard previously played for Vejle BK from 2016 to 2017 before joining Fortuna Hjørring with Sara on 28 June 2017.[2] She made her league debut against Varde on 14 August 2017.[3] Holmgaard scored her first league goal against VSK Aarhus on 1 October 2017, scoring in the 90th minute.[4] On 22 May 2018, Holmgaard and Sara's contract was extended.[5]
Turbine Potsdam
[edit]On 4 December 2020, she joined Turbine Potsdam, together with Sara Holmgaard.[6][7][8] She made her league debut against Wolfsburg on 5 February 2021.[9] Holmgaard scored her first league goal against Eintracht Frankfurt on 16 May 2021, scoring in the 58th minute.[10]
Everton
[edit]Holmgaard made her league debut against Leicester City on 29 September 2022.[11] She scored her first league goal against West Ham on 22 January 2023, scoring in the 3rd minute.[12] On 1 August 2024, Holmgaard signed a new contract with Everton.[13]
International career
[edit]She made her debut on the senior Danish national team on 28 February 2018 against Iceland.[14] She scored her first goal against Azerbaijan on 12 April 2022, scoring in the 76th minute.[15]
Holmgaard was named Female Talent of the Year in 2018 by the Danish Football Union.[16]
Holmgaard was selected for the final squad at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[17]
Personal life
[edit]She is the twin sister of Everton teammate Sara Holmgaard.[18]
International goals
[edit]| 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 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ny landstræner skifter en fjerdedel af truppen ud". TV2. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Stærkt tvillingepar fra Vejle". www.fortunahjoring.dk (in Danish). 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Varde vs Fortuna Hjørring - 14 August 2017". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "VSK Aarhus vs Fortuna Hjørring - 1 October 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Fortsætter udviklingen i Fortuna". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Der 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam verpflichtet Duo aus Dänemark". www.turbine-potsdam.de (in German). 4 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wolfsburg vs Turbine Potsdamn - 5 February 2021". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Turbine Potsdam vs Eintracht Frankfurt - 16 May 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Everton vs Leicester City - 29 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Everton vs West Ham United - 22 January 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Karen Holmgaard Commits Future to Everton - 1 August 2024". www.evertonfc.com.
- ^ "Denmark vs Iceland - 28 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Denmark vs Azerbaijan - 12 April 2022". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Dons, Martin (5 January 2019). "Karen Holmgaard er Årets Kvindelige Talent 2018". SPFO — Spillerforeningen (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Her er holdet til EM 2022". www.dbu.dk (in Danish). 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Enæggede tvillinger, landsholdsspillere og holdkammerater: Men Karen og Sara Holmgaard er ikke enige om det hele". www.dr.dk (in Danish). 16 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Karen Holmgaard – UEFA competition record (archive)
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Danish women's footballers
- Denmark women's international footballers
- Fortuna Hjørring players
- Elitedivisionen players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Danish twins
- 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Danish expatriate women's footballers
- Women's Super League players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate women's footballers in England
- Everton F.C. (women) players
- Frauen-Bundesliga players
- People from Ikast-Brande Municipality
- Footballers from the Central Denmark Region
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players