| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karen Rosted Holmgaard | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Bording, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Vejle BK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Fortuna Hjørring | 62 | (15) |
| 2021–2022 | Turbine Potsdam | 27 | (2) |
| 2022– | Everton | 32 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Denmark U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (3) |
| 2018 | Denmark U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Denmark | 34 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:27, 31 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 5 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Karen Rosted Holmgaard (born 28 January 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FA Women's Super League club Everton and the Denmark national team. [1]
Karen Holmgaard previously played for Vejle BK from 2016 to 2017 before joining Fortuna Hjørring with Sara on 28 June 2017. [2] She made her league debut against Varde on 14 August 2017. [3] Holmgaard scored her first league goal against VSK Aarhus on 1 October 2017, scoring in the 90th minute. [4] On 22 May 2018, Holmgaard and Sara's contract was extended. [5]
On 4 December 2020, she joined Turbine Potsdam, together with Karen Holmgaard. [6] [7] [8] She made her league debut against Wolfsburg on 5 February 2021. [9] Holmgaard scored her first league goal against Eintracht Frankfurt on 16 May 2021, scoring in the 58th minute. [10]
Holmgaard made her league debut against Leicester City on 29 September 2022. [11] She scored her first league goal against West Ham on 22 January 2023, scoring in the 3rd minute. [12] On 1 August 2024, Holmgaard signed a new contract with Everton. [13]
She made her debut on the senior Danish national team on 28 February 2018 against Iceland. [14] She scored her first goal against Azerbaijan on 12 April 2022, scoring in the 76th minute. [15]
Holmgaard was named Female Talent of the Year in 2018 by the Danish Football Union. [16]
Holmgaard was selected for the final squad at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022. [17]
She is the twin sister of Everton teammate Sara Holmgaard. [18]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 April 2022 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark |  Azerbaijan | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 1 September 2022 |  Montenegro | 1–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3. | 11 October 2022 |  Australia | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly |
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