Tobias Bech

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Tobias Bech
Personal information
Full name Tobias Bech Kristensen [1]
Date of birth (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Møldrup, Denmark [2]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
AGF
Number 31
Youth career
2006–2011 Møldrup-Tostrup IF
2011–2013 Viborg Søndermarken
2013–2014 Klejtrup IF
2014–2018 Viborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Viborg 88 (17)
2022–2023 Ingolstadt 04 35 (13)
2023– AGF 25 (6)
International career
2019 Denmark U18 3 (0)
2020 Denmark U19 2 (0)
2022 Denmark U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024

Tobias Bech Kristensen (born 2 February 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for AGF. [4] [5] [6] [7]

Contents

Career

Viborg

Bech started playing football at the age of four and played for a few clubs, before joining Viborg FF as a youth player. In August 2015, he scored a hattrick at the age of 15 for the U17's. [8] Later in October, he signed a contract until June 2021 with the club. [9] On 11 March 2018, Bech was noted in the history books when he made his Danish 1st Division debut, making him the youngest player ever to play in the league. Bech was 16 years and 20 days old on his debut. [10] Bech was also the youngest player ever to debut for Viborg FF, taking over the record from his own cousin, Oliver Haurits.

Ingolstadt 04

After failing to agree on a contract extension with Viborg, it was confirmed on 5 August 2022 that Bech had been sold to German 3. Liga club FC Ingolstadt 04, signing a contract until June 2025. [11]

AGF

After one season in Germany, Bech returned to Denmark, signing a five-year deal on 26 June 2023, with AGF. [12] He scored on his debut for the club, securing a 1–0 victory against rivals Vejle on the first matchday of the season. [13] [14]

Personal life

Bech was diagnosed with ADHD, which prevented him from playing with the Danish youth national teams. [1]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ingolstadt 04 2022–23 [15] 3. Liga 35133513
AGF 2023–24 [15] Danish Superliga 176402 [lower-alpha 2] 0236
Career total521940205819

Honours

Viborg

Individual

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  12. VELKOMMEN TIL TOBIAS BECH, agf.dk, 26 June 2023
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