Maurits Kjærgaard
_55.jpg) Kjaergaard with Red Bull Salzburg in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurits Kjaergaard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Herlev, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Lyngby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | FC Liefering | 47 | (7) |
| 2021– | Red Bull Salzburg | 69 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2020 | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Denmark U21 | 16 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 September 2023 | |||
Maurits Kjærgaard (born 26 June 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.[3]
Club career
In February 2021, he made his debut for Red Bull Salzburg. On 8 March 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 7–1 away defeat to Bayern Munich in the 2021–22 season round of 16.[4] Hence, he became the youngest Danish player to score in the competition, aged 18 years and 255 days.[5]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 August 2025[3]
| Club | Season | League | Austrian Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Liefering | 2019–20 | 2. Liga | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Liga | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | 28 | 3 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2. Liga | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 7 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5[a] | 4 | 2[c] | 0 | 14 | 5 | |
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 2 | — | 7 | 3 | ||
| Total | 69 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 104 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 24 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg
References
- ^ Maurits Kjærgaard at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - kjaergaard".
- ^ a b Maurits Kjærgaard at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Kjærgaard-mål da Bayern smadrede Salzburg". bold.dk (in Danish). 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Dansker skriver sig ind i historiebøgerne - Her bliver han den yngste danske målscorer i CL nogensinde" (in Danish). TV3 Sport. 9 March 2022.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maurits Kjærgaard.
- Maurits Kjærgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Maurits Kjærgaard at WorldFootball.net