Karen Holmgaard

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Karen Holmgaard
Personal information
Full name Karen Rosted Holmgaard
Date of birth (1999-01-28) 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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Fortuna Hjørring 62 (15)
2021–2022 Turbine Potsdam 27 (2)
2022– Everton 8 (1)
International career
2014–2015 Denmark U16 9 (0)
2015–2016 Denmark U17 8 (2)
2016–2017 Denmark U19 13 (3)
2018 Denmark U23 1 (0)
2018– Denmark 34 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:46, 5 March 2023 (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]

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Club career

Karen Holmgaard previously played for Vejle BK, from 2016 to 2017, until the switch to Fortuna Hjørring. Since her debut for Fortuna Hjørring in 2017, she had been a central and supporting player, both in the team and in the league. She quit the club in December 2020, in favor of the German big club Turbine Potsdam, together with her twin sister Sara Holmgaard. [2] [3]

International career

She made her debut on the senior Danish national team on 21 January 2019, against Finland.[ citation needed ]

Holmgaard was named Female Talent of the Year in 2018 by the Danish Football Union. [4]

Personal life

She is the twin sister of Everton teammate Sara Holmgaard.[ citation needed ]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 April 2022 Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 2–02–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.1 September 2022Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 1–05–1
3.11 October 2022Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–01–3Friendly

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