Max Ejdum
Danish footballer (born 2004)
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Max Isaac Ejdum (born 15 October 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club OB.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Max Isaac Ejdum | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Svendborg, Denmark | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OB | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Svendborg fB | ||
| 2015–2023 | OB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | OB | 54 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Denmark U20 | 4 | (1) |
| 2025– | Denmark U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Ejdum began his career at local side Svendborg fB, where he played from under-9 to under-11 level, before joining OB's academy as an under-12 player.[1][2] He progressed through the youth ranks and, at the age of 17, received his first senior call-up on 29 July 2022 for a Superliga match against Midtjylland,[3] making his professional debut in the same fixture as a late substitute for Bashkim Kadrii in a 5–1 home defeat.[4]
On 8 February 2023 OB announced that Ejdum had signed a new professional contract running until June 2026 and that he would be promoted to the first-team squad from the 2023–24 season.[5][6] He made his first senior start on 18 September 2023 in a 3–0 home defeat to Silkeborg, but was substituted in the first half after suffering an injury.[7]
On 28 April 2024, Ejdum scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 home loss to Hvidovre.[8] He finished the 2023–24 season with one goal in ten league appearances, as OB were relegated from the Superliga for the first time in 26 years.[9]
Ejdum became a regular starter during the 2024–25 season, scoring six goals and providing four assists in 29 league matches as OB won the second-tier title and secured an immediate return to the Superliga.[10] In November 2024, he extended his contract with the club until 2028.[11]
On 31 August 2025, Ejdum sustained a calf muscle injury in a Superliga match against Nordsjælland, sidelining him for an extended period.[12] In November 2025 he received a one-match suspension from the Danish Football Association's disciplinary body for post-match comments criticising referee Lasse Graagaard following a 1–1 league draw with Silkeborg; he later stated that he regretted the remarks.[13][14]
International career
At youth level, Ejdum has represented Denmark from under-18 to under-21 level.[15] He made his debut for the under-18 team in 2021 and went on to earn four caps for the side before progressing to the under-19s and under-20s.[16] On 8 September 2023, he scored his first goal at under-20 level in a 2–2 friendly draw against France in Gladsaxe.[17]
Personal life
Ejdum is the son of former footballer Kristian Ejdum, who made around 120 division appearances for Svendborg fB.[2]