Daniel Obbekjær

Daniel Obbekjær (born 16 July 2002) is a Danish footballer who plays for Italian Serie B club SPAL on loan from OB.[1]

Daniel Obbekjær
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-16) 16 July 2002
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 SPAL (on loan from OB)
Youth career
2006–2016 Næsby Boldklub
2016–2019 OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– OB 7 (0)
2021– → SPAL (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2018 Denmark U16 1 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U17 13 (1)
2019– Denmark U18 2 (0)
2019– Denmark U19 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:24, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:41, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

OB

Obbekjær started playing football at the age of 4 in Næsby Boldklub, before joining Odense Boldklub 10 years later.[2]

In January 2019, Obbekjær went on training camp in Turkey with the first team. On 1 April 2019 it was confirmed, that 16-year old Obbekjær had signed his first professional contract until the summer 2021 and was promoted permanently to the first team squad.[3] At the end of the month, Obbekjær got his professional debut for OB against F.C. Copenhagen. Obbekjær started on the bench but replaced Mathias Greve in the 64th minute which made him the third youngest debutant in the club's history.[4] In October 2019, Obbekjær became the youngest Danish Superliga starter in OB's history at the age of 17 years and 94 days.[5]

In January 2020, 17-year old Obbekjær went on a trial at Premier League klub Brighton & Hove Albion after being scouted by the club.[6]

Loan to SPAL

On 22 January 2021, Obbekjær joined Italian [[Serie B side S.P.A.L. on loan for the rest of the season, with an option to buy.[7]

References
  1. Daniel Obbekjær at Soccerway
  2. Obbekjær hjemmevant i Næsby, fyens.dk, 20 June 2019
  3. 16-årigt talent får fuldtidskontrakt i OB, tv2fyn.dk, 1 April 2019
  4. 16-årigt stortalent fik OB-debut i Parken: - Det var superfedt, tv2fyn.dk, 29 April 2019
  5. Obbekjær blev den yngste starter for OB, ob.dk, 20 October 2019
  6. Daniel Obbekjær tager til prøvetræning i Brighton, ob.dk, 12 January 2020
  7. "Primavera – Carrà e Obbekjær ufficialmente biancazzurri" (Press release) (in Italian). S.P.A.L. 22 January 2021.
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