Anders Sølvsten Holvad (born 24 June 1990) is a Danish professional

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who plays for

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as a

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Career

Early career

A prospect from the

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academy, Holvad appeared for reserve team

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in the third-tier 2nd Division before moving back to his childhood club, Vivild IF competing in the fifth-tier

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in March 2010. After the club suffered relegation to the seventh-tier

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, he had a successful trial with

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, but only played there for six months, making one appearance in the second-tier 1st Division. He then played for

Kjellerup IF Kjellerup Idrætsforening is a Danish football club currently playing in the Denmark Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league system. They play at Bjerget Stadium in Kjellerup, Central Jutland. History The club was formed in summ ...

before moving to

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in January 2014.

Hobro

On 3 February 2016, Holvad signed a six-month contract with

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competing in the

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. The move came to fruition after a strong first half to the season for Brabrand, where he was top goalscorer for the team in the third-tier 2nd Division. He signed a one-year contract extension with the club in July 2016, a full-time professional deal for the first time in his career, after Hobro had suffered relegation to the second-tier 1st Division. Holvad started the 2016–17 season in strong fashion, resulting in six goals in 11 appearances. He was, however, benched towards to end of the season despite being the team's top goalscorer. He finished the season with 30 league appearances in which he scored nine goals, as Hobro reached promotion to the Superliga. In total, he made 42 appearances for Hobro with 10 goals to his name.

Fredericia

On 13 June 2017, Holvad signed a two-year contract with 1st Division club

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as a

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. He immediately established himself as a starter and key player for the club, playing mostly as a winger, after the club had initially brought him in as a

. On 23 November 2018, Holvad signed a five-year contract extension, keeping him in

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until 2023.

KÍ Klaksvík

On 10 June 2022 Faroese club KÍ Klaksvík confirmed that Holvad had joined the club on a deal until the end of 2023. He made his European debut on 6 July 2022, coming on as a late substitute for Claes Kronberg in a 3–0 loss in the

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qualifiers to Bodø/Glimt.

Return to Fredericia

On 28 January 2023, Holvad returned to Denmark, signing a deal until June 2024 with his former club,

. He left the club by mutual agreement on 31 August 2023.

Aarhus Fremad

On 31 August 2023, Holvad moved to

Honours

Hobro * 1st Division: 2016–17

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Holvad, Anders 1990 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers People from Norddjurs Municipality Footballers from the Central Denmark Region Viborg FF players Kjellerup IF players Hobro IK players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players Danish Superliga players Men's association football forwards FC Fredericia players Randers FC players Brabrand IF players Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag players Aarhus Fremad players Expatriate men's footballers in the Faroe Islands