Patrick Egelund

Patrick Hessellund Egelund (born 2 August 2000) is a Danish footballer who plays for Esbjerg fB.[1]

Patrick Egelund
Personal information
Full name Patrick Hessellund Egelund
Date of birth (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000
Place of birth Holsted, Denmark
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
Esbjerg fB
Number 47
Youth career
Holsted fB
Esbjerg fB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Esbjerg fB 22 (3)
National team
2017 Denmark U17 5 (1)
2017 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2018– Denmark U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:39, 24 January 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:56, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

Youth career

Egelund started playing football at the age of three alongside his older brother, Martin. They played together in a local club, Holsted fB, despite their age difference. Later, he joined Esbjerg fB, still alongside his brother, and Patrick signed his first contract on his 15th birthday.[2] Patrick received a new contract in October 2017, which would keep him at the club until June 2020.[3]

Career

Esbjerg fB

On 7 April 2019, Egelund got his official debut for Esbjerg, when he came on from the bench against FC Midtjylland with 10 minutes left. Egelund played two games in the Danish Superliga in the 2018/19 season, and was permanently promoted to the first team squad for the 2019/20 season.[4] On 2 July 2019, Egelund signed a 4 year senior deal with the club.[5]

Personal life

Patrick is the younger brother of Martin Egelund, who also is a footballer.[6] The two brothers also played together in Esbjerg on several youth teams and the reserve team. Both their parents did also play football.

References

  1. Patrick Egelund at Soccerway
  2. Fokus på: Patrick H. Egelund, EfB – Drømmer om Barcelona, tipsbladet.dk, 5 September 2016
  3. EfB forlænger med Patrick Egelund, efb.dk, 6 October 2017
  4. Esbjerg rykker 18-årig i Superliga-truppen, bold.dk, 13 June 2019
  5. , bold.dk, 2 July 2019
  6. Esbjerg udlejer talent - og tager afsked til sommer, tipsbladet.dk, 30 January 2019
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