Jens Odgaard

Jens Odgaard
	Odgaard (left) playing for AZ in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	31 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Hillerød, Denmark
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Bologna
Number	21
Youth career
	Lyngby
2017–2018	Inter Milan
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2017	Lyngby
2017–2018	Inter Milan
2018–2022	Sassuolo
2019–2020	→ Heerenveen (loan)
2020	→ Lugano (loan)
2021	→ Pescara (loan)
2021–2022	→ RKC Waalwijk (loan)
2022–2024	AZ
2024	→ Bologna (loan)
2024–	Bologna
International career‡
2014–2015	Denmark U16
2015–2016	Denmark U17
2016–2017	Denmark U18
2017–2019	Denmark U19
2019	Denmark U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 25 January 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Jens Odgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʌðˌkɒˀ]; born 31 March 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Bologna.^[1]

Youth career

Odgaard is a youth exponent from Lyngby Boldklub.

Club career

Lyngby Boldklub

Odgaard got his debut for Lyngby BK on 15 March 2016 at the age of just 16. He started on the bench, but replaced Gustav Therkildsen in the 89th minute in a 1–0 victory against Aalborg in the Danish Cup.^[2]

He played his first league game on 17 April 2016, where he came on the pitch in the 65th minute, replacing Jeppe Kjær, in a 2–0 victory against Næstved BK.^[3]

Odgaard extended his contract with Lyngby in the summer 2016 until the summer 2018, and was moved up to the senior squad.^[4] He was the youngest player ever for Lyngby Boldklub, to have played a match in the Danish Superliga, at the age of 17 years and 115 days.^[5]

Inter

On 5 July 2017, Inter Milan announced the signing of Odgaard.^[6] He played for the youth team.

Sassuolo

On 30 June 2018, Odgaard was transferred to Serie A team Sassuolo, however Inter Milan reserved the right to buy him back.^[7]

Heerenveen (loan)

On 22 June 2019, Odgaard joined to Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen on loan until 30 June 2020.^[8]

Lugano (loan)

On 2 October 2020, Odgaard joined Swiss club Lugano on loan until 30 June 2021.^[9]

Pescara (loan)

On 22 January 2021, Odgaard joined Serie B club Pescara, on a loan until the end of the season.^[10]

RKC Waalwijk (loan)

On 24 July 2021, he moved to RKC Waalwijk in the Netherlands on a new loan.^[11]

AZ

On 24 June 2022, Odgaard moved to Dutch club AZ and signed a five-year contract.^[12]

Bologna

On 1 February 2024, Odgaard returned to Italy and joined Bologna on loan with an option to buy.^[13] On 16 May 2024, Bologna exercised their option to make the transfer permanent.^[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lyngby	2015–16	Danish 1st Division	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
	2016–17	Danish Superliga	16	3	1	1	—		—		17	4
	Total		18	3	2	1	—		—		20	4
Sassuolo	2018–19	Serie A	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Heerenveen (loan)	2019–20	Eredivisie	24	7	3	0	—		—		27	7
Lugano (loan)	2020–21	Swiss Super League	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Pescara (loan)	2020–21	Serie B	19	1	0	0	—		—		19	1
RKC Waalwijk (loan)	2021–22	Eredivisie	30	8	3	3	—		—		33	11
AZ	2022–23	Eredivisie	29	9	2	1	11^[a]	2	0	0	42	12
	2023–24	Eredivisie	17	1	2	1	7^[a]	0	0	0	26	2
	Total		46	10	4	2	18	2	0	0	68	14
Bologna (loan)	2023–24	Serie A	10	2	—		—		—		10	2
Bologna	2024–25	Serie A	19	4	0	0	5^[b]	0	—		24	4
Career total			173	35	12	6	23	2	0	0	208	43

Honours

Individual

Eredivisie Team of the Month: December 2021,^[15] September 2022^[16]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

^ Jens Odgaard at WorldFootball.net
^ "LYNGBY VS. AAB 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 28 October 2015.
^ "Næstved vs. Lyngby - 17 April 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
^ "Lyngby forlænger med Jens Odgaard - Soccerway". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
^ Rekordholder Odgaard vil have mere Archived 22 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine‚ lyngby-boldklub.dk
^ "Jens Odgaard completes Inter switch" (Press release). Inter Milan. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
^ "Odgaard sold to Sassuolo". inter.it. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
^ "UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, ceduto in prestito all'Heerenveen il giovane Odgaard" (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2019.
^ "UFFICIALE: Scamacca è del Genoa. Il Sassuolo ha ceduto in prestito anche Odgaard: va al Lugano".
^ Guarino, Giuseppe (22 January 2021). "UFFICIALE: Jens Odgaard passa in prestito al Pescara" [OFFICIAL: Jens Odgaard goes on loan to Pescara]. Canale Sassuolo (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2021.
^ "RKC Waalwijk verwelkomt spits Jens Odgaard op huurbasis" (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
^ "Odgaard naar AZ" (in Dutch). AZ. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
^ "Jens Odgaard joins Bologna". Bologna. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "ODGAARD SIGNS ON A PERMANENT DEAL". Bologna FC 1909. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "Ajax still provides most players for team of the month". eredivisie.eu. 14 January 2022.
^ "Cody Gakpo named as Eredivisie Player Of The Month for September". Eredivisie. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

External links

Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
Jens Odgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Jens Odgaard – UEFA competition record (archive)

[UECL-15] Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

[UCL-16] Appearances in UEFA Champions League

[WF-1] Jens Odgaard at WorldFootball.net

[2] "LYNGBY VS. AAB 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 28 October 2015.

[3] "Næstved vs. Lyngby - 17 April 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

[4] "Lyngby forlænger med Jens Odgaard - Soccerway". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

[5] Rekordholder Odgaard vil have mere Archived 22 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine‚ lyngby-boldklub.dk

[6] "Jens Odgaard completes Inter switch" (Press release). Inter Milan. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[7] "Odgaard sold to Sassuolo". inter.it. 30 June 2018. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

[8] "UFFICIALE: Sassuolo, ceduto in prestito all'Heerenveen il giovane Odgaard" (in Italian). Retrieved 22 June 2019.

[9] "UFFICIALE: Scamacca è del Genoa. Il Sassuolo ha ceduto in prestito anche Odgaard: va al Lugano".

[10] Guarino, Giuseppe (22 January 2021). "UFFICIALE: Jens Odgaard passa in prestito al Pescara" [OFFICIAL: Jens Odgaard goes on loan to Pescara]. Canale Sassuolo (in Italian). Retrieved 22 January 2021.

[11] "RKC Waalwijk verwelkomt spits Jens Odgaard op huurbasis" (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

[12] "Odgaard naar AZ" (in Dutch). AZ. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.

[13] "Jens Odgaard joins Bologna". Bologna. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[14] "ODGAARD SIGNS ON A PERMANENT DEAL". Bologna FC 1909. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.

[17] "Ajax still provides most players for team of the month". eredivisie.eu. 14 January 2022.

[18] "Cody Gakpo named as Eredivisie Player Of The Month for September". Eredivisie. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

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