Jeppe Kjær Jensen (born 1 March 2004) is a Danish professional

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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

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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

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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

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. Kjær started on the bench, before he replaced Michael Lumb in the 79th minute in a 1–2 defeat against

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Ajax

On 14 August 2020, Dutch club

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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

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on 12 September 2022 against

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Bodø/Glimt

On 17 January 2023, it was confirmed that Kjær had joined Norwegian

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club Bodø/Glimt on a permanent deal, signing a contract until June 2027.

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Jeppe Kjær
at 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