William Bøving
Danish footballer (born 2003)
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William Bøving Wick (born 1 March 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club Mainz 05.
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Bøving in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Bøving Wick | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Charlottenlund, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | HIK | ||
| 2010–2020 | Copenhagen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Copenhagen | 30 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Sturm Graz | 78 | (14) |
| 2025– | Mainz 05 | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U16 | 10 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U17 | 12 | (5) |
| 2020 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2020 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Denmark U21 | 22 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Copenhagen
Bøving joined the FC Copenhagen youth academy, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB), at the age of 10, having previously played for HIK.[2][3] As a youth player, he participated in the first team's winter training camp during the 2019–20 season, featuring in all the friendly matches.[4] He received his first call-up to the senior squad for a Danish Superliga match against Silkeborg on 23 February 2020, but did not make an appearance.[5][6]
Bøving made his official debut on 4 March 2020, in a Danish Cup match against AaB, coming on as a substitute for Michael Santos in the final five minutes.[7] Later that year, on 10 August 2020, he featured in Copenhagen's 1–0 loss to Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.[8]
He made his Superliga debut on 3 February 2021, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute in a win against AaB. After progressing through the club's youth system, Bøving was officially promoted to the first-team squad in the summer of 2021, following a contract extension on 21 May 2021 that tied him to the club until 2025.[9] During his time with Copenhagen, he made 44 competitive appearances, including 12 in European competitions, and scored five goals.[10]
Sturm Graz
On 30 August 2022, Bøving signed a four-year contract with Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz.[2][11] He made his debut for Die Schwoazn on 3 September, starting in a 0–0 home draw against TSV Hartberg.[12] Bøving made headlines in October 2022 during a UEFA Europa League match against Lazio, scoring both goals in a 2–2 draw.[13]
Mainz 05
On 1 September 2025, Bøving signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Mainz 05.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 August 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Copenhagen | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10[c] | 3 | 37 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 44 | 5 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 2 | 24 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12[e] | 3 | 45 | 7 | |
| 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 30 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | 42 | 12 | |
| 2025–26 | Austrian Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[f] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 116 | 21 | ||
| Mainz 05 | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2026–27 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 48 | 8 | 179 | 27 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup, Austrian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in UEFA Champions League
- Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Copenhagen
Sturm Graz