Jens Odgaard
Danish footballer (born 1999)
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Jens Odgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʌðˌkɒˀ]; born 31 March 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Bologna.[2]
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Odgaard (left) playing for AZ in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 March 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillerød, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Lyngby | ||
| 2017–2018 | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Lyngby | 18 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Sassuolo | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 24 | (7) |
| 2020 | → Lugano (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Pescara (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 30 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | AZ | 46 | (10) |
| 2024 | → Bologna (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2024– | Bologna | 50 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U16 | 8 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Denmark U17 | 17 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Denmark U19 | 9 | (8) |
| 2019 | Denmark U21 | 5 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:00, 8 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Youth career
Odgaard is a youth exponent from Lyngby Boldklub.
Club career
Lyngby Boldklub
Odgaard got his debut for Lyngby BK on 15 March 2016 at the age of just 16. He started on the bench, but replaced Gustav Therkildsen in the 89th minute in a 1–0 victory against Aalborg in the Danish Cup.[3]
He played his first league game on 17 April 2016, where he came on the pitch in the 65th minute, replacing Jeppe Kjær, in a 2–0 victory against Næstved BK.[4]
Odgaard extended his contract with Lyngby in the summer 2016 until the summer 2018, and was moved up to the senior squad.[5] He was the youngest player ever for Lyngby Boldklub, to have played a match in the Danish Superliga, at the age of 17 years and 115 days.[6]
Inter
On 5 July 2017, Inter Milan announced the signing of Odgaard.[7] He played for the youth team.
Sassuolo
On 30 June 2018, Odgaard was transferred to Serie A team Sassuolo, however Inter Milan reserved the right to buy him back.[8]
Heerenveen (loan)
On 22 June 2019, Odgaard joined to Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen on loan until 30 June 2020.[9]
Lugano (loan)
On 2 October 2020, Odgaard joined Swiss club Lugano on loan until 30 June 2021.[10]
Pescara (loan)
On 22 January 2021, Odgaard joined Serie B club Pescara, on a loan until the end of the season.[11]
RKC Waalwijk (loan)
On 24 July 2021, he moved to RKC Waalwijk in the Netherlands on a new loan.[12]
AZ
On 24 June 2022, Odgaard moved to Dutch club AZ and signed a five-year contract.[13]
Bologna
On 1 February 2024, Odgaard returned to Italy and joined Bologna on loan with an option to buy.[14] On 16 May 2024, Bologna exercised their option to make the transfer permanent.[15]
On 14 May 2025, he won Coppa Italia with Bologna, helping the club to their first major trophy in 51 years.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyngby | 2015–16 | Danish 1st Division | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 4 | |||
| Total | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| Sassuolo | 2018–19 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||
| Lugano (loan) | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Pescara (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie B | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 11 | ||
| AZ | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 11[b] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Total | 46 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 14 | ||
| Bologna (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Bologna | 2024–25 | Serie A | 29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 37 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Serie A | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9[d] | 2 | 1[e] | 0 | 34 | 7 | |
| Total | 50 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 204 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 255 | 52 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup, KNVB Cup, Coppa Italia
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana
