David Kruse
Danish footballer (born 2002)
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David Kjær Kruse (born 15 May 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Kjær Kruse | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Uldum, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sole IF | |||
| Hedensted IF | |||
| Horsens | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Horsens | 67 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Valenciennes | 22 | (1) |
| 2024– | IFK Göteborg | 40 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Denmark U21 | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:15, 9 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:53, 9 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Horsens
Kruse started playing football at Sole IF, where he played for 4,5-years. He later joined Hedensted IF, where he was for 1,5-years, before joining AC Horsens as a U13 player.[2] In August 2019, after a good season with the U17s, games for the reserve team and training with the first team, 17-year old Kruse signed a contract with Horsens until June 2022.[3]
Shortly after, on 4 September 2019, Kruse got his official debut for Horsens in a Danish Cup game against BK Union.[4] This was his only official first team appearance in the 2019–20 season.
In September 2020 Horsens confirmed, that 18-year old Kruse had been permanently promoted to the first team squad.[5] After two Danish Cup appearances in beginning of the 2020–21 season, Kruse got his Danish Superliga debut for Horsens on 11 April 2021 against SønderjyskE.[6] He made a total of five appearances in the Superliga, before he signed a contract extension at the end of the season, until June 2025.[7]
Valenciennes
On 10 August 2023 it was confirmed, that Kruse had been sold to French Ligue 2 side Valenciennes FC, signing a three-year deal, with an option for one further year.[8]
IFK Göteborg
On 1 August 2024, Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg confirmed that they had signed Kruse on a deal until the end of 2028.[9][10]