Lukas Klitten

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Lukas Klitten
Personal information
Full name Lukas Sparre Klitten
Date of birth (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Aalborg, Denmark
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Hobro
Number 7
Youth career
Skalborg Sportsklub
AaB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 AaB 28 (0)
2021–2023 Frosinone 0 (0)
2022–2023Silkeborg (loan) 9 (0)
2023– Hobro 42 (2)
International career
2017 Denmark U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U18 7 (1)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 19 (2)
2020 Denmark U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024

Lukas Sparre Klitten (born 1 May 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Hobro IK.

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Club career

AaB

On 20 September 2017, Klitten got his debut for the first team of AaB, where he came on the pitch from the bench with two minutes left for the final whistle. [1] Klitten also sat on the bench in the Danish Superliga two times in that season. In the winter 2018, Klitten also participated in the first team training camp in Spain alongside his twin brother Oliver Klitten. [2]

Klitten got his Danish Superliga debut for AaB on 22 April 2019, in a match against Randers FC. [3] Klitten played the whole 90 minutes of the game, and was also noted for an assist in the game, which they won 2-0.

Klitten and his twin brother, Oliver, was promoted to the first team squad for the 2019–20 season. [4] In April 2021, Klitten revealed to the media, that he would like to leave the club because he felt that AaB didn't believe in him. [5] On 21 May 2021 it was confirmed, that he would leave the club on 30 June 2021, as his contract expired. [6]

Frosinone

On 18 June 2021, Klitten signed a four-year deal with Italian Serie B club Frosinone. [7] In his first six months at his new club, Klitten failed to make a single first-team appearance instead playing sparingly for the U19s in Campionato Primavera 2. [8]

On 4 July 2022, Klitten returned to his homeland, when he signes a one-year loan deal with Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF. [9] Klitten left Silkeborg at the end of the season, with a total of 13 appearances. [10] His contract with Frosinone was terminated by mutual consent on 31 August 2023. [11]

Hobro IK

On 1 September 2023, Klitten signed with Hobro IK, joining his twin brother Oliver. [12]

Personal life

Lukas' twin brother, Oliver Klitten, is also a professional football player.

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References

  1. "Klitten, Christiansen og Pedersen landsholdsudtaget". aabsport.dk. 21 September 2017.
  2. "Fodboldtvillinger skal vise, hvad de duer til". Nordjyske (in Danish). 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  3. "Glad Lukas Klitten: Vanvittig dejlig debut". tipsbladet.dk. 22 April 2019.
  4. Gaarde jubler: AaB rykker fem talenter op, bold.dk, 10 June 2019
  5. Avis: FCM og AGF overvejer utilfreds AaB'er, bold.dk, 15 April 2021
  6. AaB vinker farvel til Klitten: Ærgerligt, bold.dk, 21 May 2021
  7. "KLITTEN È GIALLAZZURRO". Frosinone Calcio (in Italian). 18 June 2021. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  8. "Lukas Klitten » Club matches". WorldFootball. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  9. SIF henter Lukas Klitten, silkeborgif.com, 4 July 2022
  10. SIF siger farvel til tre spillere efter sæsonen, silkeborgif.com, 26 May 2023
  11. "RISOLUZIONE CONTRATTUALE CON KLITTEN" [TERMINATION WITH KLITTEN] (in Italian). Frosinone. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. "HOBRO IK HENTER VENSTREBACK I SERIE A" [HOBRO IK SIGN LEFT-BACK IN SERIE A] (in Danish). Hobro IK. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.