Frederik Winther

Frederik Franck Winther (Danish pronunciation: [ˈve̝nˀtɐ]; born 4 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Lyngby BK in the Danish Superliga.[1]

Frederik Winther
Personal information
Full name Frederik Franck Winther
Date of birth (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Lyngby
Number 6
Youth career
2007–2014 B 1903
2014–2018 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Lyngby 26 (0)
National team‡
2018–2019 Denmark U18 4 (1)
2013–2014 Denmark U19 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:12, 21 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:09, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

A defender, Winther began his career with B 1903 in 2007 at age 6.[2] He progressed through the club's academy to the under-13 team before making the move to the Lyngby BK youth team in 2014.[2]

Lyngby

Winther progressed through the Lyngby academy while playing matches for his primary school, Kildegård Privatskole in the Ekstra Bladet School Football Tournament in 2016.[3] He signed a five-year professional contract on 27 May 2019, after making his first appearances for the Lyngby first-team during the 2018–19 season in the Danish 1st Division, where Lyngby secured promotion.[4] That season he made 10 total appearances.[5] Winther soon established himself as a first-team regular in the Danish Superliga, attracting interest from Dutch clubs Ajax and PSV,[6] as well as German and Austrian clubs RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg.[7]

International career

Winther made four appearances for the Danish under-18 team. Currently, he is a part of the Denmark under-19 team, where he has gained six caps in which he has scored one goal.[8]

References
  1. Frederik Winther at Soccerway
  2. Harder, Mads (16 September 2017). "B1903'er skriver kontrakt med superligaklub". Boldklubben 1903. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. Schou, Henrik (3 November 2016). "TV: Drama-drengene i endnu en gyser". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. Græsdal Maajen, Anton (27 May 2019). "Lyngby belønner ung stopper med lang aftale". bold.dk. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. Frederik Winther at Soccerway
  6. Carlskov, Thor (26 July 2019). "Lyngby håber at holde på 18-årig komet". bold.dk. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  7. Wehlast, Mads Glenn (7 August 2019). "I kikkerten hos storklub". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  8. "Frederik Winther". dbu.dk. Danish Football Union. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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