Frederik Winther

Frederik Franck Winther (Danish pronunciation: [ˈve̝nˀtɐ]; born 4 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club Brøndby, on loan from Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.[3]

Frederik Winther
Personal information
Full name Frederik Franck Winther[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001
Place of birth Gentofte, Denmark[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Brøndby (on loan from FC Augsburg)
Number 4
Youth career
2007–2014 B 1903
2014–2018 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Lyngby 38 (0)
2020– FC Augsburg 5 (0)
2020– FC Augsburg II 3 (0)
2020–2021 → Lyngby (loan) 17 (1)
2023– → Brøndby (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Denmark U18 4 (1)
2019–2020 Denmark U19 7 (1)
2021– Denmark U20 2 (0)
2021– Denmark U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 31 January 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:35, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early years

Winther began his career with B 1903 in 2007 at age 6.[4] He progressed through the club's academy to the under-13 team before making the move to the Lyngby BK youth team in 2014.[4]

Lyngby

Winther progressed through the Lyngby academy while playing matches for his primary school, Kildegård Privatskole in the Ekstra Bladet School Football Tournament in 2016.[5] He signed a five-year professional contract on 27 May 2019, after making his first appearances for the Lyngby first-team during the 2018–19 season in the Danish 1st Division, where Lyngby secured promotion.[6] That season he made ten appearances.[7] Winther soon established himself as a first-team regular in the Danish Superliga, attracting interest from Dutch clubs Ajax and PSV,[8] as well as German and Austrian clubs RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg.[9]

FC Augsburg

On 5 October 2020, it was confirmed, that Winther had signed a deal until 2025 with German club FC Augsburg.[10] However, he would remain on loan at Lyngby for the 2020–21 season on a loan deal.

Winther returned to Denmark on 31 January 2023, joining Brøndby on a five-month loan deal.[11]

International career

Winther made four appearances for the Danish U18 national team. For the Denmark U19 he gained six caps scoring one goal.[12]

References
  1. "Frederik Franck Winther | FC Augsburg | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. "Frederik Winther". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. Frederik Winther at Soccerway
  4. Harder, Mads (16 September 2017). "B1903'er skriver kontrakt med superligaklub". Boldklubben 1903. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. Schou, Henrik (3 November 2016). "TV: Drama-drengene i endnu en gyser". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. Græsdal Maajen, Anton (27 May 2019). "Lyngby belønner ung stopper med lang aftale". bold.dk. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  7. Frederik Winther at Soccerway
  8. Carlskov, Thor (26 July 2019). "Lyngby håber at holde på 18-årig komet". bold.dk. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  9. Wehlast, Mads Glenn (7 August 2019). "I kikkerten hos storklub". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  10. FCA nimmt Frederik Winther unter Vertrag, fcaugsburg.de, 5 October 2020
  11. "Tak for indsatsen til Rosted – og velkommen til Frederik Winther". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  12. "Frederik Winther". dbu.dk. Danish Football Union. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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