Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen (born 15 June 2001) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a left-back for

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club

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional football club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896 and waited more than a century before winning its only national ...

Club career

A product of the Randers FC youth academy, Bundgaard made his first team debut on 30 October 2019 in the 2–0 win over

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in the Danish Cup. He made his debut in the domestic league on 7 June 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for

Johnny Thomsen Johnny Juul Thomsen (born 26 February 1982) is a Danish football midfielder who plays for Danish amateur club Fredericia KFUM. Before this he played in F.C. Copenhagen, SønderjyskE and FC Fredericia. Thomsen has gained 3 caps for the Danish ...

in a 2–1 loss to FC Copenhagen. On 31 May 2021, he extended his contract with Randers until 2024. Upon signing the extension,

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Søren Pedersen Søren Pedersen (born 2 November 1978) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right-back and spent most of his career at the Danish team Randers FC. He was once the captain of the team, and was a highly valued member of the sq ...

stated that " 's so great to be able to extend the deal with one of our own guys, who during the spring showed that he can play at the highest level in Denmark". On 27 October 2021, Bundgaard scored his first professional goal in a 4–0 win in the Danish Cup over Middelfart Boldklub, a strike from inside the penalty ark after an assist by Vincent Onovo. On 31 August 2022, Bundgaard joined fellow league club

on a deal until June 2026.

International career

On 5 June 2021, Bundgaard made his Denmark U20 debut during a 1–0 win over

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in a friendly in Marbella, Spain.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Randers * Danish Cup:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bundgaard, Oliver 2001 births Living people Footballers from Randers Danish men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football fullbacks Danish Superliga players Randers FC players Viborg FF players 21st-century Danish sportsmen