Victor Froholdt
Danish footballer (born 2006)
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Victor Mow Froholdt (born 25 February 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto and the Denmark national team.
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Froholdt with Porto in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Victor Mow Froholdt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Porto | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Vallensbæk | ||
| 2018–2023 | Copenhagen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Copenhagen | 36 | (4) |
| 2025– | Porto | 33 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Denmark U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (4) |
| 2023 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2025– | Denmark | 10 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:28, 10 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:02, 31 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Copenhagen
Froholdt started his football career in Vallensbæk IF, and in 2018 moved to F.C. Copenhagen at the age of 12.[2][3] Here he worked his way up through the club's youth academy, and in January 2023 was rewarded for his good performance with a contract until the end of 2025.[4]
Froholdt made his debut for Copenhagen's first team on 27 September 2023, in a Danish Cup match against IF Lyseng, where he was substituted in the 57th minute in Copenhagen's 9–0 victory. Froholdt scored on his debut to make it 8–0 in the 90th minute.[5] He made his Danish Superliga debut on 5 November 2023, in a 4–2 win over Randers FC, where he was substituted in the 88th minute and scored for the final score 4–2.[6][7] He finished his debut season with 8 appearances for Copenhagen's first team.
On 23 July 2024, 18-year-old Froholdt was rewarded with a new contract until the summer of 2028 and was also promoted to the first team squad.[8] In September 2024, Froholdt also got a new back number when he went from number 47 to number 17.[9]
FC Porto
On 23 July 2025, it was confirmed that Froholdt moved to the Portuguese giants FC Porto on a contract until June 2030.[10][11] According to multiple media reports, Froholdt's transfer was a record sale for Copenhagen, with a fee of €20 million plus €2 million in bonuses, as well as a 10% sell-on clause.[12]
On 11 August 2025, Froholdt made his club debut, starting in a Primeira Liga match against Vitória de Guimarães.[13] With four out of four possible starts, one goal against Gil Vicente, and two assists against Casa Pia and Sporting CP, the 19-year-old Froholdt was named Player of the Month in Portugal. The award came after he was also named Young Player of the Month and Midfielder of the Month.[14]
International career
Froholdt was called up to the Denmark national team in March 2025 under head coach Brian Riemer,[15] making his debut in the second leg of the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A quarter-final versus Portugal.[16] He was substituted into the match to replace teammate Christian Nørgaard in the 83rd minute. Denmark would go on to lose the match 5–2 (5–3 on aggregate) in extra time.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 May 2026[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Copenhagen | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 30 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | 16[d] | 3 | — | 53 | 6 | |||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 36 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | — | 62 | 8 | ||||
| Porto | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12[e] | 1 | — | 50 | 8 | |
| Career total | 69 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 16 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup, Taça de Portugal
- Includes Taça da Liga
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 31 March 2026[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2025 | 8 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Cap | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 October 2025 | 5 | ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary |  Belarus | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Copenhagen
Porto
Individual
- Danish Superliga Young Player of the Month: February 2025, March 2025, May 2025
- Danish Superliga Young Player of the Year: 2024–25[22]
- Danish Superliga Team of the Year: 2024–25[23]
- Primeira Liga Player of the Month: August 2025[24]
- Primeira Liga Young Player of the Month: August 2025[25]
- Primeira Liga Midfielder of the Month: August 2025,[26] April 2026[27]
- Danish Football Player of the Year: 2025[28]
- LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year: 2025–26[29][30]
- Primeira Liga Young Player of the Year: 2025–26[29][30]
