Simon Bækgaard

Simon Bækgaard (born 14 October 1999) is a Danish professional football player who plays for Esbjerg fB in the Danish 1st Division.[1]

Simon Bækgaard
Personal information
Full name Simon Bækgaard
Date of birth (1999-10-14) 14 October 1999
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Esbjerg fB
Number 3
Youth career
Spangsbjerg IF
2012–2018 Esbjerg fB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Esbjerg fB 18 (1)
2020 → Aarhus Fremad (loan) 7 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:09, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Esbjerg fB

Bækgaard joined Esbjerg fB as a youth player from Spangsbjerg IF.[2]

On 3 September 2017, Bækgaard got his official debut for Esbjerg in a Danish 1st Division game against Fremad Amager, where he played 62 minutes.[3] In October 2017 Bækgaard got his contract extended once again, this time until June 2021, having already signed a 1-year contract thee months earlier.[2] He played two league games in total in the 2017/18 season.

Bækgaard was permanently promoted into the first team squad from the 2018–19 season.[4] In September 2018, Bækgaard scored a hattrick in the second round of the Danish Cup against Hørsholm IK.[5] On 7 November 2018, he appeared as a substitute against fellow Superliga club SønderjyskE in the cup.[6] He ended the season with four total appearances for Esbjerg.

Bækgaard failed to make any appearances for Esbjerg during first half of the 2019–20 season and was as a result loaned out to Danish third tier club Aarhus Fremad on 31 January 2020 for the remainder of the season.[7] He made his debut on 7 March 2020, playing all 90 minutes against Dalum IF in a 2-0 win. On 24 June, he scored a brace as Fremad won 5–0 over Brønshøj.[8]

References
  1. "Denmark - S. Bækgård - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. Simon Bækgård forlænger med EfB, efb.dk, 20 October 2017
  3. FREDERICIA VS. ESBJERG 1 - 3, soccerway.com, 3 September 2017
  4. Esbjerg rykker to talenter i førsteholdstruppen, bold.dk, 15 June 2019
  5. Esbjerg-træner roser ung hattrick-helt, bold.dk, 6 September 2018
  6. "SønderjyskE vs. Esbjerg - 7 November 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  7. Bækgård udlejes til Aarhus Fremad, efb.dk, 31 January 2020
  8. Dalgård, Jonas (24 June 2020). "Aarhus Fremad trynede Brønshøj med 5-0". bold.dk. bold.dk. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
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