Daniel Obbekjær

Daniel Obbekjær (born 16 July 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Faroese club 07 Vestur.

Daniel Obbekjær
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-16) 16 July 2002
Place of birth Odense, Denmark
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 07 Vestur
Number 3
Youth career
2006–2016 Næsby
2016–2021 OB
2021 → SPAL (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 OB 7 (0)
2022 York United 1 (0)
2022– 07 Vestur 31 (5)
International career
2018 Denmark U16 1 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U17 13 (1)
2019 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2019–2020 Denmark U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2023

Early life

Obbekjær started playing football at the age of 4 in Næsby Boldklub, before joining Odense Boldklub 10 years later.[1]

Club career

OB

In January 2019, Obbekjær went on training camp in Turkey with the OB first team. On 1 April 2019 it was confirmed, that 16-year old Obbekjær had signed his first professional contract until the summer 2021 and was promoted permanently to the first team squad.[2] At the end of the month, Obbekjær got his professional debut for OB against F.C. Copenhagen. Obbekjær started on the bench but replaced Mathias Greve in the 64th minute which made him the third youngest debutant in the club's history.[3] In October 2019, Obbekjær became the youngest Danish Superliga starter in OB's history at the age of 17 years and 94 days.[4]

In January 2020, 17-year old Obbekjær went on a trial at Premier League klub Brighton & Hove Albion after being scouted by the club.[5]

On 22 January 2021, Obbekjær joined Italian Serie B side S.P.A.L. on loan for the rest of the season, with an option to buy.[6] He was registered for the clubs Primavera (U19) team.[7]

After returning to OB, Obbekjær didn't feature on OB's first team list. In July 2021, he went on a trial at Hobro IK, however, he returned without being offered a contract.[8] With Obbekjær's contract with OB expiring at the end of 2021, he was sent to the U19, as he was not registered for the first team.[9]

York United

On 5 January 2022, Obbekjær signed a two-year contract with Canadian Premier League side York United, with options until 2025.[10]

07 Vestur

In June 2022, he joined 07 Vestur in the Faroe Islands.[11]

References
  1. Rasmussen, Leif (20 June 2019). "Obbekjær hjemmevant i Næsby" [Obbekjær is used to being in Næsby]. Fyens Stiftstidende (in Danish).
  2. Bergman, Peter (1 April 2019). "16-årigt talent får fuldtidskontrakt i OB" [16-year-old talent gets full-time contract in OB]. TV 2/Fyn (in Danish).
  3. Stjerne Schmidt, Søren (29 April 2019). "16-årigt stortalent fik OB-debut i Parken: - Det var superfedt" [16-year-old great talent made his OB debut in Parken: - It was super cool]. TV 2/Fyn (in Danish).
  4. "Obbekjær blev den yngste starter for OB" [Obbekjær became the youngest starter for OB]. Odense Boldklub (in Danish). 20 October 2019.
  5. "Daniel Obbekjær tager til prøvetræning i Brighton" [Daniel Obbekjær goes to trial training in Brighton]. Odense Boldklub (in Danish). 12 January 2020.
  6. "Carrà e Obbekjær ufficialmente biancazzurri" [Carrà and Obbekjær officially biancazzurri] (in Italian). S.P.A.L. 22 January 2021.
  7. Østerstrand Rasmussen, Liv (22 January 2021). "OB udlejer forsvarsspiller til italiensk klub" [OB hires defender for Italian club]. TV 2/Fyn (in Danish).
  8. Fischer Brandt, Theis (15 July 2021). "Bayern-reservespiller træner med i Hobro" [Bayern reserve player trains with Hobro]. Bold DK (in Danish).
  9. Jensen, Kenneth (29 July 2021). "Snarlig kontraktudløb i OB: Leder efter ny klub" [Soon contract expiration in OB: Looking for new club]. Tipsbladet (in Danish).
  10. "York United FC signs Danish defender Daniel Obbekjaer". York United FC. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  11. "York United FC confirms departure of defender Daniel Obbekjaer". York United FC. 10 June 2022.
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