Jeppe Kjær (footballer, born 2004)

Jeppe Kjær Jensen (born 1 March 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga side AC Horsens.

Jeppe Kjær
Personal information
Full name Jeppe Kjær Jensen
Date of birth (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004
Place of birth Horsens, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 AC Horsens
Number 29
Youth career
Hatting/Torsted IF
AC Horsens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– AC Horsens 3 (0)
National team‡
2019– Denmark U-16 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:02, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:02, 28 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

AC Horsens

Kjær joined AC Horsens from local club Hatting/Torsted IF at the age of 13. Both in September and October 2018, Kjær went on two trials at the English club Southampton in the company of his father, and the talent manager, Claus Troelsen, of AC Horsens.[1] On his 15th birthday, 1 March 2019, Kjær signed a three-year deal with Horsens.[2] On 28 August 2019, AC Horsens confirmed that Kjær was going on a trial at Juventus and was going to play in a friendly tournament for the club.[3] In November 2019, Horsens' manager, Bo Henriksen, confirmed that both Juventus and Southampton was ready to sign him, but the club refused to sell him.[4]

On Kjær's 16th birthday, 1 March 2020, he got his professional debut for AC Horsens and became the youngest ever debutant in the Danish Superliga.[5] Kjær started on the bench, before he replaced Michael Lumb in the 79th minute in a 1–2 defeat against Randers FC.

References
  1. Jeppe Kjær besøgte igen Southampton, achorsens.dk, 31 October 2019
  2. AC Horsens skriver kontrakt med stortalent, achorsens.dk, 1 March 2019
  3. Jeppe Kjær prøvetræner i Juventus, achorsens.dk, 28 August 2019
  4. Bo H. afviser at sælge Horsens-stortalent, bold.dk, 2 November 2019
  5. Jeppe Kjær får debut: 16 år og yngste Superliga-spiller nogensinde, ekstrabladet.dk, 1 March 2020
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