Frederik Holst (footballer)

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Frederik Holst
Personal information
Full name Frederik Lucas Holst
Date of birth (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 IF Elfsborg
Number 7
Youth career
2000–200? Union
200?–2013 Brøndby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Brøndby IF 126 (2)
2017–2018 Sparta Rotterdam 28 (0)
2018– IF Elfsborg 81 (5)
National team‡
2010 Denmark U16 2 (1)
2009–2011 Denmark U17 31 (2)
2011 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2012–2013 Denmark U19 14 (0)
2013 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2014–2017 Denmark U21 22 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2019

Frederik Lucas Holst (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhʌlst]; born 24 September 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for IF Elfsborg. He has also represented Denmark since under-16 level.

Career[]

Brøndby IF[]

2011–12 season[]

On 9 May 2012, Holst signed a new two-and-a-half-year Brøndby IF contract, which tied him to the club until the end of 2014.[1] He made his Brøndby IF debut (in jersey number 31) at the age of 17 as the youngest player ever in the club history when he was brought on for the final five minutes in the 5–1 away defeat against AGF on 13 May 2012.[2] Daniel Stückler later became the youngest debutante for Brøndby IF during 2014.

2012–13 season[]

On 26 September 2012, Holst scored his first senior goal for Brøndby. It was the final goal in the 3–0 home win against the Danish first division side B93 in the DBU Cup. He was named man of the match for his performance in that game.[3]

His talent caught the attention from scouts all over Europe. Fellow Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland reportedly tried to exploit Brøndby IF's critical financial situation and offered €130,000 for the young starlet in the January 2013 transfer window but Brøndby rejected the offer.[4]

Frederik Holst ended the 2012–13 season with 24 appearances, in which he was in the starting line-up 17 times, despite the fact that he formally belonged to Brøndby IF's under-19 squad.

2013–14 season[]

Holst was officially promoted to the first team on 1 July 2013 and was handed jersey number 12.[5] On 30 September 2013, he signed a new four-year contract which tied him to the club until the summer 2017.[6] Holst had a good season with 30 appearances mostly as right-back, where he managed to push the newly signed Swedish international Michael Almebäck to a seat on the bench. His performance was crowned with a debut at the Danish U21 international team.[7]

2014–15 season[]

On 31 July 2014, Holst made his Europa League debut when he was brought in for the final five minutes in the 3–0 away defeat against the Belgium side Club Brugge. In the first half of the season, he again managed to claim the position as right-back from former Swedish international Almebäck who was shipped off to Esbjerg fB on a one-year loan. Brøndby IF decided to give him another unseen challenge as they signed Elfsborgs captain and Swedish international Johan Larsson on a four-year contract during the winter transfer window.[8]

The addition of Larsson meant Holst competed with three right-backs as the under-19 and International starlet Svenn Crone was also included in the first team. Multiple rumours reported that Brøndby IF made a last hour offer to the fellow Superliga club SønderjyskE to add Holst on a loan for the rest of the season. SønderjyskE rejected the offer after serious consideration and instead Crone was sent on loan at Brønshøj BK.[9]

2015–16 season[]

Holst started the season with a slot in the starting 11 as a central midfielder in a 9–0 home victory against the San Marino side A.C. Juvenes/Dogana in the Europa League qualification which he crowned by scoring his first European goal.[10]

Holst made a total of 30 appearances during the season, mainly as a substitute but all of them as a central midfielder in various roles.

2016–17 season[]

Holst had a positive start on the season being among newly signed manager Alexander Zorniger's chosen eleven in season opener against Esbjerg fB on 17 July 2016. He scored his first league goal when he completed a 4–0 home victory against Esbjerg fB, which was the best season opening in 15 years and the first season opening win in 8 years.[11] He left the club at the end of the season, as his contract expired.[12]

Sparta Rotterdam[]

On 22 August 2017, Holst joined Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.[13] He made his debut for Sparta against Roda in a 1-2 home defeat.

IF Elfsborg[]

On 9 August 2018, Holst joined Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg.[14]

Career statistics[]

As of 21 June 2017[15][16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brøndby IF 2011–12 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
2012–13 24 0 5 1 - - 29 1
2013–14 29 0 1 0 - - 30 0
2014–15 28 0 1 0 2 0 31 0
2015–16 20 0 3 0 7 1 30 1
2016–17 24 2 3 0 6 0 33 2
Total 126 2 13 1 15 1 154 4
Career total 126 2 13 1 15 1 154 4
  • (-) Not qualified

References[]

  1. ^ Helmin, Jesper (9 May 2012). "Brondby sign a new contract with Frederik Holst" (in Danish). www.bold.dk. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. ^ Sorensen, Steen (23 May 2012). "Holst "foler mig bedst på hoejre back" (in Danish). www.90minutter.dk. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. ^ Espersen, Morten (26 September 2012). "Frederik Holst: Fantastic to score in front of the South side grandstand" (in Danish). www.onside.dk. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  4. ^ Thorsen, Gisle (4 February 2013). "Brøndby reject starlet offer" (in Danish). www.ekstrabladet.dk. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. ^ "New jersey numbers" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Frederik Holst tied in Brøndby IF until 2017" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  7. ^ Sørensen, Steen (1 June 2014). "Brøndby on International duties" (in Danish). www.90minutter.dk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  8. ^ "New signing push young starlet to a bench seat" (in Danish). www.eb.dk. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Holst will train extremely hard" (in Danish). www.3point.dk. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Watch the nine Brøndby goals" (in Danish). www.3point.dk. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  11. ^ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (17 July 2016). "At last a superior season opening victory" (in Danish). www.3point.dk. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  12. ^ Phiri, Holst og Austin forlader Brøndby‚ bold.dk, 28 May 2017
  13. ^ "Sparta haalt rechtsback Holst uit Denemarken". Voetbal International. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  14. ^ "IF Elsborg värvar Frederik Holst". IF Elfsborg. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  15. ^ "F. Holst". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  16. ^ Frederik Holst Brøndby IF Profile

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