Jeppe Kjær (footballer, born 2004)

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Jeppe Kjær
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Personal information
Full name Jeppe Kjær Jensen[1]
Date of birth (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 17)
Place of birth Horsens, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Ajax U18
Youth career
2008–2016 Hatting/Torsted
2016–2020 AC Horsens
2020– Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 AC Horsens 7 (1)
National team‡
2019–2020 Denmark U-16 9 (1)
2020– Denmark U-17 1 (0)
2021– Denmark U-17 6 (0)
* 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 10:52, 4 December 2021 (UTC)

Jeppe Kjær Jensen (born 1 March 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays in the youth academy of Ajax.

Club career[]

AC Horsens[]

Kjær joined AC Horsens from local club Hatting/Torsted IF at the age of 12. In the autumn of 2018, Kjær went on two trials at the English club Southampton accompanied by his father, and the talent manager of Horsens, Claus Troelsen.[2] On his 15th birthday, 1 March 2019, Kjær signed a three-year deal with Horsens.[3] On 28 August 2019, the club confirmed that Kjær was going on a trial at Juventus and was going to play in a friendly tournament for the club.[4] In November 2019, Horsens' manager, Bo Henriksen, confirmed that both Juventus and Southampton were ready to sign him, but Horsens eventually refused to let him go.[5]

On Kjær's 16th birthday, 1 March 2020, he made his professional debut for AC Horsens and became the youngest ever to make his debut in the Danish Superliga.[6] Kjær started on the bench, before he replaced Michael Lumb in the 79th minute in a 1–2 defeat against Randers FC.

Ajax[]

On 14 August 2020, Dutch club Ajax announced that Kjær would join the club as of 7 September. He signed a three-year contract and was initially included in the youth academy.[1][7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ajax contracteert Jeppe Kjær Jensen". www.ajax.nl. AFC Ajax. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ Jeppe Kjær besøgte igen Southampton, achorsens.dk, 31 October 2019
  3. ^ AC Horsens skriver kontrakt med stortalent, achorsens.dk, 1 March 2019
  4. ^ Jeppe Kjær prøvetræner i Juventus, achorsens.dk, 28 August 2019
  5. ^ Bo H. afviser at sælge Horsens-stortalent, bold.dk, 2 November 2019
  6. ^ Jeppe Kjær får debut: 16 år og yngste Superliga-spiller nogensinde, ekstrabladet.dk, 1 March 2020
  7. ^ /ritzau/ (14 August 2020). "Horsens sælger stjerneskuddet Jeppe Kjær til Ajax". www.dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

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