Max Fenger

Max Johannes Whitta Fenger (Danish pronunciation: [ˈfeŋɐ]; born 7 August 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Mjällby AIF, on loan from Danish Superliga club OB.

Max Fenger
Personal information
Full name Max Johannes Whitta Fenger
Date of birth (2001-08-07) 7 August 2001
Place of birth Himmelev, Denmark[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
Mjällby AIF
(on loan from OB)
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2018 Roskilde
2018–2020 OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– OB 54 (6)
2023–Mjällby AIF (loan) 20 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Fenger started playing in the youth system at FC Roskilde,[2] before signing with OB on 8 August 2018, after scoring 26 goals in a season in the U17 league for Roskilde.[3] He initially became part of the under-19 team of OB.[4]

He made his professional debut on 1 June 2020 in a 1–0 away loss to AGF, coming on as a substitute in the 47th minute for Mart Lieder.[5] His first goal for the club came in the play-offs for European football, scoring in a 2–1 away loss to Randers FC on 11 July after making a start.[6] In the return game, he secured advancement for OB by scoring a brace as the team won 2–0 at home.[7] Fenger finished his first season in the first team with 10 appearances, in which he scored four goals – all in the play-offs for European football, which OB eventually lost out after a 1–0 loss to AGF.[8]

Fenger struggled to find playing time the following season, as he was sidelined with a knee injury which he suffered in a loss to Brøndby IF on 8 November 2020.[9] He made his comeback on 9 April 2021 in a 0–1 home loss to Vejle Boldklub as a late substitute.[10][9]

On 23 March 2023, Fenger was sent on loan to Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF until 31 July 2023.[11][12] On 27 July 2023 the club confirmed, that the loan spell had been extended until the end of 2023.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 June 2023[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OB 2019–20 Superliga 60004[lower-alpha 1]4104
2020–21 Superliga 17310183
2021–22 Superliga 17331204
2022–23 Superliga 501060
Total 4565100445411
Mjällby AIF (loan) 2023 Allsvenskan 12011131
Career total 5766200446712
  1. Appearances in Superliga Europa League play-off

References

  1. Hansen, Kasper Nørgaard (29 January 2021). "Fenger fra Himmelev kæmper for en startplads i OB". sn.dk (in Danish).
  2. Ahn Pedersen, Lars (18 July 2017). "En dag uden træning giver ham dårlig samvittighed". sn.dk. Sjællandske Nyheder. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. "Ny angriber til U19-holdet". www.ob.dk. Odense Boldklub. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. "Max Fenger rykkes op i superligatruppen til sommer". www.ob.dk (in Danish). 11 May 2020.
  5. Jensen, Mathias Høj (6 June 2020). "OB-debutant: Troede ikke, jeg ville få en hel halvleg". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  6. "Max Fenger prikker OB på 1-0 i Randers". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). 11 July 2020.
  7. Bagge, Peter (19 July 2020). "Håbet om Europa lever: OB sender Randers på sommerferie". ekstrabladet.dk (in Danish).
  8. "EUROPA: AGF slår OB i playoff og er klar til europæisk fodbold". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). 29 July 2020.
  9. Larsen, Michael Patrick (9 April 2021). "Max Fenger havde svært ved at glæde sig over sin tilbagevenden". fyens.dk (in Danish).
  10. "Odense BK - Vejle BK 0:1 (Superliga 2020/2021 Abstieg, 24. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  11. "Max Fenger udlejes til Mjällby AIF". OB (Press release) (in Danish). 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  12. "Välkommen till Mjällby AIF, Max Fenger!". Mjällby AIF (Press release) (in Swedish). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  13. Max Fenger förlänger sitt låneavtal, maif.se, 27 July 2023
  14. Max Fenger at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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