Magnus Westergaard

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Magnus Westergaard
Personal information
Full name Magnus Hee Westergaard
Date of birth (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth Frederiksberg, Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lyngby
Number 22
Youth career
2004–2011 Frederiksberg Boldklub
2011–2014 Copenhagen
2014–2018 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Lyngby 50 (3)
2020–2021 → Hvidovre (loan) 22 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:52, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Magnus Hee Westergaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvestɐˌkɒˀ]; born 27 May 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Lyngby Boldklub as a midfielder.[1]

Career[]

Lyngby[]

Early career[]

Born in Frederiksberg, Capital Region of Denmark, Westergaard began playing football as a youth for Frederiksberg Boldklub in 2004.[2] In 2011, he moved to the FC Copenhagen School of Excellence where he stayed for three years before joining Lyngby Boldklub at U17 level.[2]

Westergaard graduated through the Lyngby academy,[3] before making his first-team debut as a starter in a 3–0 Danish Superliga defeat to OB on 22 April 2018.[3][4]

First team[]

He was permanently promoted to the first team in the summer of 2018 after the club had suffered relegation to the Danish second tier.[5] Westergaard signed a one-and-a-half-year contract extension with Lyngby on 4 January 2019.[5] Six months later, after Lyngby had reached promotion to the Superliga after one season, he signed another contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.[6][7]

Loan to Hvidovre[]

On 1 October 2020, Westergaard joined Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre IF on a loan deal for the rest of 2020.[8] On 4 October, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 away win over Vendsyssel.[9] Later that month, he scored his first goal in a 1–5 home loss to Silkeborg.[10]

In December 2020, Westergaard extended his loan deal by a further six months.[11] In his season with Hvidovre, Westergaard scored 5 goals in 25 total appearances,[12] including one in the Danish Cup round of 16 against Vejle Boldklub, which saw his club knocked out after a 2–3 loss.[13]

Return to Lyngby[]

Westergaard returned to Lyngby after his loan deal with Hvidovre expired. In the meantime, Lyngby had suffered relegation to the second-tier.[14] Westergaard immediately appeared in the starting lineup upon his return, in a 2–1 away win over Nykøbing.[15]

Personal life[]

Westergaard is the son of sailor Stig Westergaard, who participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Finn and in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Soling.[2]

Career statistics[]

As of 27 September 2021[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyngby 2017–18 Superliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2018–19 1st Division 14 1 1 0 — 2[a] 0 17 1
2019–20 Superliga 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
2020–21 Superliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2021–22 1st Division 10 2 1 0 — — 11 2
Total 44 3 3 0 — 2 0 49 3
Hvidovre (loan) 2020–21 1st Division 22 4 3 1 — — 25 5
Career total 66 7 6 1 0 0 2 0 74 8
  1. ^ Appearances in the Superliga relegation play-offs

References[]

  1. ^ Magnus Westergaard at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c Boldklub, Frederiksberg (7 April 2020). "Frederiksberg Boldklub (FB) - En fodboldklub for alle - Årets Fodboldklub i Danmark 2019 - Best Grassroots Club UEFA 2020". frederiksberg-boldklub.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b Skovsgaard Tøfting, Nicolai (23 April 2018). "Jeppe Kjær roser purunge Lyngby-folk". bold.dk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ^ "OB vs. Lyngby - 22 April 2018". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b Blond, Mikael (4 January 2019). "Ung midtbanespiller forlænger med Lyngby". bold.dk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. ^ Skovsgaard Tøfting, Nicolai (18 July 2019). "Lyngby forlænger med ung midtbanemand". bold.dk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. ^ Maimann, Kristian (18 July 2019). "Lyngby forlænger med Magnus Westergaard". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Lyngby Boldklub. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. ^ HIF lejer Lyngby- midt og til knytter altmuligmand, hvidovreavis.dk, 1 October 2020
  9. ^ "Vendsyssel vs. Hvidovre - 4 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Hvidovre vs. Silkeborg - 16 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  11. ^ Dalgård, Jonas (29 December 2020). "Lyngby-midt forlænger lejeophold i 1. division". bold.dk (in Danish).
  12. ^ a b Magnus Westergaard at Soccerway
  13. ^ Roesen, Andreas (16 December 2020). "LBK-lejesvend udgik mod VB: Smerter i lyske". bold.dk (in Danish).
  14. ^ Lage, Jacob Nordestgaard (9 May 2021). "Lyngby rykker ud af Superligaen - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
  15. ^ "Nykøbing vs. Lyngby - 25 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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