Benjamin Hvidt

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Benjamin Hvidt
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Steenfeldt Hvidt
Date of birth (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kolind, Denmark [1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Esbjerg fB
Number 22
Youth career
2004–2012 Kolind/Perstrup IF
2012–2017 AGF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2024 AGF 53 (1)
2024– Esbjerg fB 7 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Denmark U16 5 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U17 11 (1)
2017–2018 Denmark U18 6 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

Benjamin Steenfeldt Hvidt (born 12 March 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Danish 1st Division side Esbjerg fB. [3] He has represented Denmark at youth level.

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Club career

Hvidt started his football career as a four-year-old at local football club Kolind/Perstrup IF. [1] There he played until he joined the AGF youth academy as an under-12 player in 2012. [4] In March 2015, he signed his first contract valid until the summer of 2017. [4] At that time he was part of the club's under-17 team in the U17 League, despite still being eligible for under-15 football. [4]

On 3 July 2016, he signed a three-year extension to his contract with AGF, keeping him at the club until summer 2019. [5] Just eleven days later, it was announced that Hvidt would become a permanent part of the club's first team squad at the age of 16. [6] He made his unofficial debut for AGF in a training match against Lyngby Boldklub a few days before his promotion as a permanent player in the Superliga squad, where he was replaced with about 10 minutes left. [6]

The official debut for AGF in the Superliga came on 24 April 2017, when he was substituted in the 82nd minute to replace Theódór Elmar Bjarnason in a 4–0 victory at home over AaB. [7]

On 12 February 2021, Hvidt signed an extension of his contract with AGF, which was due to expire at the end of 2021. Thereafter, the parties had were committed to each other until the end of 2023. [8]

On June 15, 2024, it was confirmed, that Hvidt had signed a deal until June 2027 with newly promoted Danish 1st Division side Esbjerg fB. [9] In August 2024, Hvidt suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury for the third time in his career, which meant he had to sit out for another year. He previously sat out with the same injury from August 2021 to August 2022 and from January 2023 to February 2024. [10]

International career

Hvidt made his international debut on 6 October 2015 at under-16 level in a friendly match against Hungary. He played the entire match as Denmark lost 0–2 at home. [11] He played four more matches for the under-16 national team, [12] before making his debut for the under-17 team on 3 October 2016 in a match against Cyprus at the Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, which Denmark won 4–1. [13] [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 May 2021
ClubSeasonLeagueDanish CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AGF 2016–17 Danish Superliga1010000020
2017–18 Danish Superliga2010000030
2018–19 Danish Superliga6010000070
2019–20 Danish Superliga15050001 [lower-alpha 1] 0210
2020–21 Danish Superliga201601000271
Total4411401010601
Career total4411401010601
  1. ↑ One appearance in the 2019–20 Danish Superliga Europa League playoff

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References

  1. 1 2 Monrad-Alexandersen, Magnus (28 September 2015). "Fokus på: Benjamin Steenfeldt Hvidt – U/17-spiller som 14-årig, Schalke 04 og landsholdet". D' BOLD (in Danish).
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Hvidt". Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Benjamin Hvidt at Soccerway
  4. 1 2 3 "AGF skriver kontrakt med Benjamin Hvidt". AGF (in Danish). 13 March 2015. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Tre år mere i den hvide trøje til Hvidt". AGF (in Danish). 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Benjamin Hvidt rykkes op i AGF's Superliga-trup". AGF (in Danish). 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Superligakamp AGF-AaB, 24.04.2017 - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "AGF skriver ny kontrakt med ung midtbanespiller". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). 12 February 2021.
  9. ↑ BENJAMIN HVIDT ER NY MAND I EFB, efb.dk, 15 June 2024
  10. ↑ Ny skrækskade til Benjamin Hvidt: Ude hele sæsonen, bold.dk, 27 August 2024
  11. ↑ Monrad-Alexandersen, Magnus (6 October 2015). "Karakterer: Danmark U/16 – Ungarn U/16". D' BOLD (in Danish).
  12. ↑ "Benjamin Hvidt - Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  13. ↑ Nielsen, Lasse (21 June 2016). "Nyt U/17-landshold udtaget til Internordisk Cup". D' BOLD (in Danish).
  14. ↑ "DANMARK - CYPERN 4 - 1". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
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