Karen Holmgaard

Karen Holmgaard
Personal information
Full name	Karen Rosted Holmgaard
Date of birth	28 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Bording, Denmark
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Everton
Number	28
Youth career
–2017	Vejle BK
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2020	Fortuna Hjørring
2021–2022	Turbine Potsdam
2022–	Everton
International career‡
2014–2015	Denmark U16
2015–2016	Denmark U17
2016–2017	Denmark U19
2018	Denmark U23
2018–	Denmark
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 31 July 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Karen Rosted Holmgaard (born 28 January 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FA Women's Super League club Everton and the Denmark national team.^[1]

Club career

Fortuna Hjørring

Karen Holmgaard previously played for Vejle BK from 2016 to 2017 before joining Fortuna Hjørring with Sara on 28 June 2017.^[2] She made her league debut against Varde on 14 August 2017.^[3] Holmgaard scored her first league goal against VSK Aarhus on 1 October 2017, scoring in the 90th minute.^[4] On 22 May 2018, Holmgaard and Sara's contract was extended.^[5]

Turbine Potsdam

On 4 December 2020, she joined Turbine Potsdam, together with Sara Holmgaard.^[6]^[7]^[8] She made her league debut against Wolfsburg on 5 February 2021.^[9] Holmgaard scored her first league goal against Eintracht Frankfurt on 16 May 2021, scoring in the 58th minute.^[10]

Everton

Holmgaard made her league debut against Leicester City on 29 September 2022.^[11] She scored her first league goal against West Ham on 22 January 2023, scoring in the 3rd minute.^[12] On 1 August 2024, Holmgaard signed a new contract with Everton.^[13]

International career

She made her debut on the senior Danish national team on 28 February 2018 against Iceland.^[14] She scored her first goal against Azerbaijan on 12 April 2022, scoring in the 76th minute.^[15]

Holmgaard was named Female Talent of the Year in 2018 by the Danish Football Union.^[16]

Holmgaard was selected for the final squad at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.^[17]

Personal life

She is the twin sister of Everton teammate Sara Holmgaard.^[18]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 April 2022	Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark	Azerbaijan	2–0	2–0	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.	1 September 2022		Montenegro	1–0	5–1	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
3.	11 October 2022		Australia	1–0	1–3	Friendly

References

^ "Ny landstræner skifter en fjerdedel af truppen ud". TV2. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ "Stærkt tvillingepar fra Vejle". www.fortunahjoring.dk (in Danish). 28 June 2017.
^ "Varde vs Fortuna Hjørring - 14 August 2017". uk.soccerway.com.
^ "VSK Aarhus vs Fortuna Hjørring - 1 October 2017". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Fortsætter udviklingen i Fortuna". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 22 May 2018.
^ "Der 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam verpflichtet Duo aus Dänemark". www.turbine-potsdam.de (in German). 4 December 2020.
^ "Danske tvillinger skriver kontrakter med tysk storklub". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ "Drømmen om udlandet gik i opfyldelse". kvindeliga.dk. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ "Wolfsburg vs Turbine Potsdamn - 5 February 2021". uk.soccerway.com.
^ "Turbine Potsdam vs Eintracht Frankfurt - 16 May 2021". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Everton vs Leicester City - 29 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Everton vs West Ham United - 22 January 2023". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Karen Holmgaard Commits Future to Everton - 1 August 2024". www.evertonfc.com.
^ "Denmark vs Iceland - 28 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Denmark vs Azerbaijan - 12 April 2022". int.soccerway.com.
^ Dons, Martin (5 January 2019). "Karen Holmgaard er Årets Kvindelige Talent 2018". SPFO — Spillerforeningen (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
^ "Her er holdet til EM 2022". www.dbu.dk (in Danish). 16 June 2022.
^ "Enæggede tvillinger, landsholdsspillere og holdkammerater: Men Karen og Sara Holmgaard er ikke enige om det hele". www.dr.dk (in Danish). 16 October 2019.

External links

Karen Holmgaard – UEFA competition record (archive)

[1] "Ny landstræner skifter en fjerdedel af truppen ud". TV2. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[2] "Stærkt tvillingepar fra Vejle". www.fortunahjoring.dk (in Danish). 28 June 2017.

[3] "Varde vs Fortuna Hjørring - 14 August 2017". uk.soccerway.com.

[4] "VSK Aarhus vs Fortuna Hjørring - 1 October 2017". int.soccerway.com.

[5] "Fortsætter udviklingen i Fortuna". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 22 May 2018.

[6] "Der 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam verpflichtet Duo aus Dänemark". www.turbine-potsdam.de (in German). 4 December 2020.

[7] "Danske tvillinger skriver kontrakter med tysk storklub". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[8] "Drømmen om udlandet gik i opfyldelse". kvindeliga.dk. Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[9] "Wolfsburg vs Turbine Potsdamn - 5 February 2021". uk.soccerway.com.

[10] "Turbine Potsdam vs Eintracht Frankfurt - 16 May 2021". int.soccerway.com.

[11] "Everton vs Leicester City - 29 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.

[12] "Everton vs West Ham United - 22 January 2023". int.soccerway.com.

[13] "Karen Holmgaard Commits Future to Everton - 1 August 2024". www.evertonfc.com.

[14] "Denmark vs Iceland - 28 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.

[15] "Denmark vs Azerbaijan - 12 April 2022". int.soccerway.com.

[16] Dons, Martin (5 January 2019). "Karen Holmgaard er Årets Kvindelige Talent 2018". SPFO — Spillerforeningen (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.

[17] "Her er holdet til EM 2022". www.dbu.dk (in Danish). 16 June 2022.

[18] "Enæggede tvillinger, landsholdsspillere og holdkammerater: Men Karen og Sara Holmgaard er ikke enige om det hele". www.dr.dk (in Danish). 16 October 2019.

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