Jeppe Kjær Jensen (born 1 March 2004) is a Danish professional
footballer
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who plays for Norwegian club
Bodø/Glimt.
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
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accompanied by his father, and the talent manager of Horsens, Claus Troelsen. On his 15th birthday, 1 March 2019, Kjær signed a three-year deal with Horsens. On 28 August 2019, the club confirmed that Kjær was going on a trial at
Juventus
Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...
and was going to play in a friendly tournament for the club. 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.
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
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. Kjær started on the bench, before he replaced
Michael Lumb in the 79th minute in a 1–2 defeat against
Randers FC
Randers FC () is a professional football club based in Randers, East Jutland, Denmark, that plays in the Danish Superliga, the top flight of the Danish football league system. Founded on 1 January 2003, the club builds upon the license of Rand ...
.
Ajax
On 14 August 2020, Dutch club
Ajax
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Greek mythology and tragedy
* Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea
* Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris
* ''Ajax'' (play), by the ancient Greek ...
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.
After two years in the academy, Kjær got his official debut for
Jong Ajax
Jong Ajax () (''English: Young Ajax''), also referred to as Ajax II or Ajax 2 is a Dutch association football team, the reserve team of Ajax. It is based in Amsterdam and competes in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
History
Jong Ajax (''formerly more ...
on 12 September 2022 against
NAC Breda
NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...
.
Bodø/Glimt
On 17 January 2023, it was confirmed that Kjær had joined Norwegian
Eliteserien
Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...
club
Bodø/Glimt on a permanent deal, signing a contract until June 2027.
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References
External links
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Jeppe Kjærat DBU
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kjær, Jeppe
2004 births
Living people
Danish men's footballers
Danish expatriate men's footballers
Association football midfielders
Denmark youth international footballers
Sportspeople from the Central Denmark Region
People from Horsens
Hatting/Torsted IF players
AC Horsens players
Jong Ajax players
FK Bodø/Glimt players
Danish Superliga players
Danish 1st Division players
Eerste Divisie players
Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
Expatriate footballers in Norway