Christian Brøgger Hørby (born 17 March 2001) is a Danish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

, who plays as a

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for

Thisted FC Thisted Fodbold Club () is an association football club based in the town of Thisted, North Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1989, it is shortly known as ' ...

Club career

Hobro IK

In the summer 2019, Hørby left

Randers FC Randers FC () is a professional association football, football club based in Randers, East Jutland metropolitan area, East Jutland, that plays in the Danish Superliga, the top flight of the Danish football league system. Founded on 1 January 200 ...

and went on a trial at

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub (), commonly referred to as Hobro IK or HIK, is a professional football club based in Hobro, Denmark. The club currently competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system, and plays its h ...

and played in a game for the clubs reserve team, which earned him a spot on the Hobro's U19 squad. On 5 July 2020, Hørby got his official debut for Hobro in the

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against his former club

. Hørby started on the bench, but replaced Edgar Babayan in the 60th minute.

Thisted and return to Hobro

On 20 August 2021, Hørby joined

. After two seasons at Thisted,

confirmed on 4 July 2023, that Hørby had returned to the club, signing a deal until June 2025. Hobro played very few minutes before the club confirmed on August 1, 2024 that they had terminated the player's contract by mutual agreement with Hørby. On August 2, 2024 Thisted confirmed that Hørby returned to

on a one-year deal.Christian Hørby skifter til Thisted FC
thistedfc.dk, 2 August 2024

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* 2001 births Living people Danish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players Randers FC players Hobro IK players Thisted FC players People from Randers Municipality Footballers from Randers 21st-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub