Christian Vestergaard

Christian Vestergaard

Personal information
Full name	Christian Vestergaard
Date of birth	(2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Assens, Denmark
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Kolding
Number	4
Youth career
	Assens
	OB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2024	OB	1	(0)
2022–2024	→ Kolding (loan)	50	(5)
2024–	Kolding	16	(0)
International career
2017	Denmark U-16	3	(0)
2017	Denmark U-17	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Christian Vestergaard (born 26 March 2001) is a professional Danish footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish 1st Division side Kolding IF.

Career

OB

Born in Assens, Vestergaard started his career at Assens FC, before joining OB at the age of 13. ^[1]

In October 2019, Vestergaard sat on the bench for two Danish Superliga games, however, without getting his debut for the club. On 23 January 2020, shortly after undergoing cruciate ligament surgery after being injured in the same month, 18-year old Vestergaard signed a new deal with OB, running from 1 July 2021 and 1,5 years onwards, which also secured him a permanent promotion to the first team squad from the summer 2020. ^{[1] [2]}

After being out for two out of the last three years, Vestergaard finally got his official debut for OB in a Danish Cup game against FC Midtjylland, playing the whole game. ^{[3] [4]} Vestergaard also got his Danish Superliga debut on 24 May 2021 against AC Horsens.

Kolding IF

On 31 May 2021, Vestergaard signed a contract extension with OB until July 2024. ^[5] To gain some experience, it was confirmed on 24 June 2022, that Vestergaard would spend the upcoming 2022-23 season on loan at Danish 2nd Division club Kolding IF. ^[6] Appearing in 28 league games during the season, Vestergaard helped Kolding secure promotion to the Danish 1st Division for the 2023-24 season. Following this, OB also confirmed that Vestergaard would spend another season on loan in Kolding. ^[7]

On April 18, 2024, Kolding confirmed that they had signed Vestergaard to a permanent deal until June 2027, effective from the 2024-25 season. ^[8]

References

1. OB skriver kontrakt med Christian Vestergaard, ob.dk, 23 January 2020
2. OB skriver med skadet U-landsholdsspiller, bold.dk, 23 January 2020
3. Christian Vestergaard om OB-debut: Jeg er utroligt stolt, fyens.dk, 11 February 2021
4. OB VS. MIDTJYLLAND 1 - 2, soccerway.com, 11 February 2021
5. Christian Vestergaard forlænger til 2024, ob.dk, 31 May 2021
6. Kolding IF henter forsvarsspiller i OB, kif-fodbold.dk, 24 June 2022
7. Christian Vestergaard udlejes igen til Kolding IF, ob.dk, 16 June 2023
8. Kolding IF henter Christian Vestergaard i OB, kif-fodbold.dk, 18 April 2024

External links

• Christian Vestergaard at Soccerway
• Christian Vestergaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)