Karen Holmgaard

Karen Holmgaard (born 28 January 1999) is a Danish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Everton in England's top-division FA Women's Super League and for the Danish national team.[1] She is the twin sister of Everton teammate Sara Holmgaard.

Karen Holmgaard
Personal information
Full name Karen Holmgaard
Date of birth (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999
Place of birth Bording, Denmark
Height 1.74m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Everton
Number 28
Youth career
–2017 Vejle BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Fortuna Hjørring 62 (15)
2021–2022 Turbine Potsdam 27 (2)
2022- Everton 0 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Denmark U-16 9 (0)
2015–2016 Denmark U-17 8 (2)
2016–2017 Denmark U-19 13 (3)
2018– Denmark 23 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:10, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

International career

Karen Holmgaard previously played for Vejle BK, from 2016 to 2017, until the switch to Fortuna Hjørring. Since her debut for Fortuna Hjørring in 2017, she had been a central and supporting player, both in the team and in the league. She quit the club in December 2020, in favor of the German big club Turbine Potsdam, together with her twin sister Sara Holmgaard.[2][3]

She made her debut on the senior Danish national team on 21 January 2019, against Finland.

Holmgaard was named Female Talent of the Year in 2018 by the Danish Football Union.[4]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 April 2022Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark Azerbaijan2–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.1 September 2022 Montenegro1–05–1
3.11 October 2022 Australia1–01–3Friendly

References
  1. "Ny landstræner skifter en fjerdedel af truppen ud". TV2. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. "Danske tvillinger skriver kontrakter med tysk storklub". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  3. "Drømmen om udlandet gik i opfyldelse". kvindeliga.dk. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  4. Dons, Martin (2019-01-05). "Karen Holmgaard er Årets Kvindelige Talent 2018". SPFO — Spillerforeningen (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-01-10.

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