Kasper Kiilerich

Kasper Kiilerich

Personal information
Full name	Kasper Hartly Kiilerich
Date of birth	(2005-11-22) 22 November 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth	Viborg, Denmark
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Viborg FF
Number	20
Youth career
	Viborg Nørremarken
	FK Viborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Viborg FF	1	(0)
International career‡
2024–	Denmark U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:16, 13 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:16, 13 July 2024 (UTC)

Kasper Hartly Kiilerich (born 22 November 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.

Career

Kiilerich started playing football in Viborg Nørremarken, and later moved to FK Viborg as a U13 player. ^[2] At the age of 15, Kiilerich was already a regular on the U-19 team and trained regularly with the senior squad. On his 16th birthday, Kiilerich was permanently promoted to the first team squad. ^[3] On 31 August 2022, 16-year-old Kiilerich made his official debut for Viborg in a Danish Cup match against Viby IF. ^{[4] [5]}

In March 2023, Killerich was given a new contract in Viborg until the end of 2025. ^[6]

On 4 December 2023, Killerich finally made his Danish Superliga debut when first goalkeeper Lucas Lund Pedersen was injured in the match against FC Midtjylland after a collision at the end of the first half. ^[7] It was a horror debut for Kiilerich, who let in two goals before the end of the first half alone, in a match that Viborg ended up losing 5–1. ^{[8] [9]}

Personal life

Kasper Kiilerich is the son of former Danish professional goalkeeper Roald Kiilerich, who played for AGF and Viborg FF in the 1990s. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. Kasper Kiilerich at WorldFootball.net
2. Viborg player profile, vff.dk
3. Kiilerich rykkes i førsteholdstruppen på sin fødselsdag, vff.dk, 18 November 2021
4. Ingen gentagelse af historien - sikker sejr og debut til unge drenge i pokalen, viborg-folkeblad.dk, 31 August 2022
5. VIBY VS. VIBORG 0 - 7, Soccerway, 31 August 2022
6. Kasper Kiilerich forlænger med VFF, vff.dk, 15 March 2023
7. MIDTJYLLAND VS. VIBORG 5 - 1, Soccerway, 4 December 2023
8. 18-årigs Superligadebut blev et mareridt: Men jeg vil have lov til at være stolt, tvmidtvest.dk, 5 December 2023
9. Forsvarer ung VFF-keeper: Ikke skyld i målene, tipsbladet.dk, 4 December 2023
10. Kasper Kiilerich er gået i fars fodspor: Drømmer om Atlético Madrid og Liverpool, viborg-folkeblad.dk, 3 April 2021
11. Viborg FF-målmand går i sin fars fodspor og debuterer på landshold, viborg-folkeblad.dk, 22 February 2024

External links

• Kasper Kiilerich at Soccerway
• Kasper Kiilerich national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)