Daniel Obbekjær
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OB | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Næsby BK | |||
| OB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | OB | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2019– | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019– | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:03, 8 October 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:38, 24 February 2020 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Obbekjær (born 16 July 2002) is a Danish footballer who plays for OB.[1]
Career
OB
Obbekjær started playing football at the age of 4 in Næsby BK, before joining Odense Boldklub 10 years later.[2]
In January 2019, Obbekjær went on training camp in Turkey with the first team. On 1 April 2019 it was confirmed, that 16-year old Obbekjær had signed his first professional contract until the summer 2021 and was promoted permanently to the first team squad.[3] At the end of the month, Obbekjær got his professional debut for OB against F.C. Copenhagen. Obbekjær started on the bench but replaced Mathias Greve in the 64th minute which made him the third youngest debutant in the clubs history.[4] In October 2019, Obbekjær became the youngest Danish Superliga starter in OB's history at the age of 17 years and 94 days.[5]
In January 2020, 17-year old Obbekjær went on a trial at Premier League klub Brighton & Hove Albion after being scouted by the club.[6]
References
- ^ Daniel Obbekjær at Soccerway
- ^ Obbekjær hjemmevant i Næsby, fyens.dk, 20 June 2019
- ^ 16-årigt talent får fuldtidskontrakt i OB, tv2fyn.dk, 1 April 2019
- ^ 16-årigt stortalent fik OB-debut i Parken: - Det var superfedt, tv2fyn.dk, 29 April 2019
- ^ Obbekjær blev den yngste starter for OB, ob.dk, 20 October 2019
- ^ Daniel Obbekjær tager til prøvetræning i Brighton, ob.dk, 12 January 2020
External links
- Daniel Obbekjær at OB's website
- Daniel Obbekjær at DBU