Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henrik Wendel Meister [1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rennes | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | BK Skjold | ||
2019–2021 | B 1903 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | FA 2000 | 14 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Fremad Amager | 31 | (7) |
2023–2024 | Sarpsborg 08 | 21 | (9) |
2023 | Sarpsborg 08 2 | 3 | (1) |
2024– | Rennes | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:17, 20 August 2024 (UTC) |
Henrik Wendel Meister (born 17 November 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 1 club Rennes.
Meister was born on 17 November 2003 in Copenhagen, Denmark. His mother is from Cameroon, and he has stated that he understands French. [3]
Meister began his career with BK Skjold, but after being rejected by several larger Danish clubs during trials, including Nordsjælland, he decided to focus less on football at the age of 17. [4] [5] He then joined B 1903 and helped the team secure promotion from the Copenhagen Series to the Denmark Series in 2021. [4] [6] While playing in a seventh-tier Series 2 match with B 1903's reserves against FA 2000's third team, Meister caught the attention of Steffen Dam, FA 2000's sports director, leading to his transfer to the club in August 2021. [4] [7]
He soon made his Danish 2nd Division debut for FA 2000, scoring two goals in 16 appearances during his six-month stint at the club. [8] Reflecting on Meister's time at FA 2000, sports director Steffen Dam remarked, "We gave him his debut in the 2nd Division quickly in the fall of 2021, but we didn't have the funds to offer him a contract. He soon brought in an agent, Michael Mio, and eventually turned down our offer. Unfortunately, we needed more time to evaluate him before making an offer. He ended up accepting Fremad Amager's offer instead. I might be a bit frustrated about that today, but it is what it is. And, as they say, the rest is history." [5]
On 2 February 2022, Meister signed a six-months contract with Danish 1st Division club Fremad Amager. [9] He made his competitive debut for the club on 19 February, replacing Michael Lumb in the 77th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Jammerbugt. [10] [11] On 18 May, Meister came on at half-time and completed Fremad Amager's comeback away against Esbjerg fB by scoring his first two goals for the club in a 3–2 victory. [12]
On 27 May 2022, Meister signed his first professional contract with Fremad Amager, a one-year deal keeping him at the club until 2023. [13]
Meister scored seven goals and provided one assist in 33 appearances for Ama'rkanerne. [14] He left the club after they were relegated to the third-tier Danish 2nd Division at the end of the 2022–23 season. [15]
On 14 July 2023, Meister signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Norwegian Eliteserien club Sarpsborg 08. [16] [17] He made his debut for the club on 6 August, replacing Serge-Junior Martinsson Ngouali in the 77th minute of a 5–1 away defeat to Sandefjord. [18] In his next appearance for Sarpsborg on 19 August, Meister scored his first goal for the club, helping secure a 3–0 away victory against Odd. [19] On 27 August, during a reserve-team match against Lørenskog, Meister broke his collarbone, which sidelined him for the remainder of the season. [20] Reflecting on the following months, Meister stated, "I managed to play three matches before I broke my collarbone and was out for the rest of the season. During those 3–4 months, I felt completely alone; I couldn’t do anything at all." [21]
Meister only returned to action on the first matchday of the 2024 season, coming off the bench at half-time in a 1–0 loss to Viking. [22] [23] On 12 July 2024, Meister scored four goals in a league match against Rosenborg, with his first three goals coming within a 20-minute span in the first half. [24] [21] This performance was part of a good run of form in which Meister scored seven goals in three games. His impressive displays attracted attention from larger clubs, with reports of interest from Molde and Ligue 1 club Rennes. [25] [26]
On 15 August 2024, Meister joined Ligue 1 club Rennes on a four-year contract, [2] after Sarpsborg had accepted an initial transfer fee reported to be €8 million, potentially rising to €13 million in add-ons. [27] [28] [29]
Meister made his club debut on 18 August, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for compatriot and fellow new signing Albert Grønbæk in the season opener against Lyon. [30] Shortly after entering the game, he scored Rennes' third and final goal in a 3–0 away victory. [31] [32]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FA 2000 | 2021–22 | Danish 2nd Division | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
Fremad Amager | 2021–22 [8] | Danish 1st Division | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
2022–23 [8] | Danish 1st Division | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 5 | |||
Total | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
Sarpsborg 08 | 2023 [33] | Eliteserien | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
2024 [34] | Eliteserien | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 9 | |||
Total | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 10 | ||||
Sarpsborg 08 2 | 2023 [1] | 3. divisjon | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
Rennes | 2024–25 [34] | Ligue 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Career total | 70 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 21 |
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