| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | FFrederik Bjerregaard Carstensen [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Virklund, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sarpsborg 08 | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Virklund BK | |||
| Silkeborg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Silkeborg | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Fredericia (loan) | 20 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | → Fredericia (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2024– | Sarpsborg 08 | 12 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Denmark U-16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U-17 | 16 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U-18 | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2025 | |||
Frederik Bjerregaard Carstensen (born 9 April 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Norwegian Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08 FF.
Carstensen joined Silkeborg IF at the age of 12 from Virklund Boldklub. In November 2019, Carstensen signed a three-year contract extension with Silkeborg. [2] In July 2020, he signed a new contract again, this time until June 2024. [3]
Carstensen worked his way up through Silkeborg's youth sector and got his official debut for the club on 14 February 2021 against Hvidovre IF in the Danish 1st Division. [4] He made one more appearance in the 1st Division, before he in April 2021 got a fatigue fracture in his foot, which kept him out until August 2021. [5]
Silkeborg was promoted to the 2021-22 Danish Superliga. Carstensen got his debut in the highest football league in Denmark on 31 October 2021 against SønderjyskE. [6] On 18 February 2022, Carstensen signed a new long-term deal with Silkeborg, until June 2026. [7] On 30 August 2022, Carstensen was loaned out to Danish 1st Division side FC Fredericia until the end of the 2022-23 season. [8] At the end of August 2023, Carstensen returned to FC Fredericia. [9] In the summer of 2024, Carstensen returned to Silkeborg. [10]
On July 23, 2024, the Norwegian Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08 FF confirmed that they had bought Carstensen from Silkeborg and signed him to a contract until the end of 2028. [11] He made his debut for Sarpsbog on 4 August 2024 against Sandefjord. [12] In his first six months at the club, Carstensen made nine appearances, scoring two goals and one assist.
Frederik Carstensen's older brother, Rasmus Carstensen, is also a professional footballer. [13]