Oliver Højer
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 January 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Copenhagen | ||
Number | 38 | ||
Youth career | |||
Copenhagen | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Copenhagen | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Denmark U16 | 4 | (0) |
2024– | Denmark U17 | 10 | (4) |
2024– | Denmark U18 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:07, 21 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:07, 21 September 2024 (UTC) |
Oliver Højer (born 24 January 2007) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen.
Club career
[edit]Copenhagen
[edit]Højer is a product of F.C. Copenhagen, where he played throughout his youth. Here he worked his way up through the club's academy. In January 2024, Højer extended his contract with Copenhagen.[1]
On 5 May 2024, 17-year-old Højer was on the bench for Copenhagen's first team for the first time in a Danish Superliga match against Silkeborg IF.[2][3] In July 2024, Højer, along with teammate Amin Chiakha, was permanently promoted to the first team squad after attending a training camp with the team in Austria.[4]
He made his Copenhagen debut on 25 July 2024, substituting for Magnus Mattsson in a UEFA Conference League qualifier against FC Bruno Magpies.[5][6] In the return match on 1 August 2024, he made his debut at Parken Stadium, again substituting for Mattsson and scoring his first goal for the club.[7][8]
On 11 August 2024, Højer made his Danish Superliga debut in a match against Sønderjyske.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Oliver Højer is the son of former footballer Lars Højer, who made 211 appearances for F.C. Copenhagen from 1992 to 1999, and the younger brother of Casper Højer, who is also a footballer.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 3 October 2024
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Copenhagen | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ Oliver Højer forlænger med FCK Talent, fck.dk, 22 January 2024
- ^ Silkeborg vs. FC Copenhagen 0 - 3, Soccerway, 5 May 2024
- ^ Lige pludselig gik FCK-talents drøm i opfyldelse, tipsbladet.dk, 19 May 2024
- ^ Amin Chiakha og Oliver Højer rykker op, fck.dk, 15 July 2024
- ^ Oliver Højer-debut: Det er kæmpestort!, fck.dk, 26 July 2024
- ^ Magpies vs. FC Copenhagen 0 - 3, Soccerway, 25 July 2024
- ^ OIiver Højer kunne næsten ikke være i sin krop af begejstring over sin første scoring i Parken, sport.tv2.dk, 1 August 2024
- ^ FC Copenhagen vs. Magpies 5 - 1, Soccerway, 1 August 2024
- ^ SønderjyskE vs. FC Copenhagen 0 - 2, Soccerway, 11 August 2024
- ^ Legendesøn har FCK i blodet: Jeg er bedst under pres, bold.dk, 24 March 2024
External links
[edit]- Oliver Højer at Soccerway.com
- Oliver Højer at kicker (in German)
- Oliver Højer at L'Équipe (in French)
- Oliver Højer national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)