Oliver Provstgaard

Oliver Provstgaard

Personal information
Full name	Oliver Provstgaard Nielsen
Date of birth	(2003-06-04) 4 June 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Vejle, Denmark
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Lazio
Number	25
Youth career
	Bredballe IF
	Vejle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2025	Vejle	83	(3)
2025–	Lazio	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	Denmark U16	3	(1)
2019–2020	Denmark U17	9	(0)
2020	Denmark U18	1	(0)
2021–2022	Denmark U19	3	(0)
2022	Denmark U20	2	(1)
2023–	Denmark U21	17	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:22, 15 January 2025 (UTC)

Oliver Provstgaard Nielsen (born 4 June 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Lazio.

Career

Provstgaard joined Vejle Boldklub as an U13 player from Bredballe IF. ^[1] He played his way up through the youth ranks at Vejle. 17-year-old Provstgaard was selected for Vejle's first team for the first time when he was in the squad for a Danish Cup game against Hobro IK on 7 October 2020. Provstgaard, however, had to watch the entire match from the substitutes' bench. ^[2] Two months later, Provstgaard suffered a serious knee injury in an U-19 match, requiring surgery and an 8-month break. ^[3]

However, although he was injured, the club confirmed on 7 June 2021, that Provstgaard had signed a new deal until June 2024, which would take effect from 1 January 2022. At the same time, he would become a permanent part of the first team squad. ^[4] On 27 May 2022, Vejle once again gave Provstgaard a new contract, this time until June 2026. ^[5]

With a number of injuries in Vejle's defence, Provstgaard made his official debut for the club on 14 April 2022 against OB in the Danish Superliga, where he played the entire match. ^{[6] [7]}

On February 3, 2025, on transfer deadline day, it was confirmed that Provstgaard joined Italian Serie A club SS Lazio. ^[8] According to media reports, Provstgaard signed a deal until June 2029. ^[9]

Personal life

Provstgaard is a prolific Esports player, winning the 2021 eChampions League and a $75,000 prize. ^[10]

References

1. Vejle laver treårig kontrakt med lokalt forsvarstalent, tipsbladet.dk, 25 April 2019
2. VB satte tingene på plads efter pausen, vejle-boldklub.dk, 7 October 2020
3. Efter 11 måneder på sidelinjen: Provstgaard har gjort comeback, vejle-boldklub.dk, 8 October 2021
4. Oliver Provstgaard signer med VB til 2024, vejle-boldklub.dk, 7 June 2021
5. Vejle Boldklub giver talentfulde Oliver Provstgaard yderligere to år på kontraktlængden, vejle-boldklub.dk, 27 May 2022
6. OB VS. VEJLE 2 - 1, soccerway.com, 14 April 2022
7. VB i stor forsvarskrise: Nu peger pilen mod 18-årig stopper, som endnu ikke har spillet ét minuts førsteholdsfodbold, vafo.dk, 13 April 2022
8. Oliver Provstgaard Nielsen è un nuovo calciatore biancoceleste, sslazio.it, 3 February 2025
9. Officielt: Lazio køber Oliver Provstgaard i Vejle, bold.dk, 3 February 2025
10. "The new eChampions League Champion!". Electronic Arts. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2025.

External links

• Oliver Provstgaard at Soccerway
• Oliver Provstgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)