Frederik Tingager
Danish footballer (born 1993)
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Frederik Beyer Tingager (born 22 February 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club AGF.
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Tingager with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederik Beyer Tingager[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Tuse, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AGF | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2006 | Tuse IF | ||
| 2006–2009 | Holbæk B&I | ||
| 2009–2012 | Brøndby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Holbæk B&I[a] | ||
| 2016–2018 | OB | 49 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 24 | (1) |
| 2019– | AGF | 187 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:38, 11 May 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
Early career
Born in Tuse, Holbæk Municipality,[2] Tingager began his career at Tuse IF and eventually joined the Brøndby IF academy after spending a few years in the youth department of Holbæk B&I. In January 2012, Tingager returned to Holbæk, to play for their first team competing in the third division.[3]
OB
In January 2016, Tingager joined Danish Superliga club OB after a successful trial.[4] He made his professional debut on 8 May 2016, when OB lost 1–0 to FC Copenhagen.[5] He came to six appearances and one goal that season, as OB finished seventh in the league table.[6] In the 2016–17 season, the club also managed to avoid relegation.[7]
Eintracht Braunschweig
In January 2018, Tingager moved to Eintracht Braunschweig in Germany.[8] He made 14 appearances and one goal in his first season. The club suffered relegation at the end of the season from the 2. Bundesliga.[9] On 29 December 2018, his contract, which ran until June 2020, was terminated at the end of the year; the team had been in the relegation zone of the 3. Liga since the third matchday.[10]
AGF
In January 2019, days after agreeing the termination of his contract with Eintracht Braunschweig, Tingager returned to Denmark signing with AGF.[11][12] He made his debut as a starter on 8 February in AGF's 2–0 league win over Esbjerg fB.[13][14]
On 27 August 2020, Tingager scored his first goal for AGF, opening the score in a 5–2 victory against Finnish club FC Honka in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers.[15]
Tingager continued as a regular starter in the subsequent seasons, initially under the leadership of head coach David Nielsen, and, since 2022, under Uwe Rösler.[16] He helped AGF to third-place finishes in 2020 and 2023.[17][18] In 2026 he won the Danish Championship with the club, the first in 40 years.[19] During the season he had however transitioned to be primarily a back-up.
Honours
AGF
Individual
- Danish Superliga Team of the Year: 2024–25[21]
- Danish Superliga Player of the Month: August 2025[22]
Notes
- Nordvest FC changed its name back to Holbæk B&I in 2014.