Max Ejdum

Max Ejdum
Personal information
Full name Max Isaac Ejdum
Date of birth (2004-10-15) 15 October 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Svendborg, Denmark
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 OB
Number 18
Youth career
2013–2015 Svendborg fB
2015–2023 OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– OB 54 (8)
International career‡
2021–2022 Denmark U18 4 (0)
2023 Denmark U19 1 (0)
2023–2024 Denmark U20 4 (1)
2025– Denmark U21 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Max Isaac Ejdum (born 15 October 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club OB.

Club career

Ejdum began his career at local side Svendborg fB, where he played from under-9 to under-11 level, before joining OB's academy as an under-12 player.[1][2] He progressed through the youth ranks and, at the age of 17, received his first senior call-up on 29 July 2022 for a Superliga match against Midtjylland,[3] making his professional debut in the same fixture as a late substitute for Bashkim Kadrii in a 5–1 home defeat.[4]

On 8 February 2023 OB announced that Ejdum had signed a new professional contract running until June 2026 and that he would be promoted to the first-team squad from the 2023–24 season.[5][6] He made his first senior start on 18 September 2023 in a 3–0 home defeat to Silkeborg, but was substituted in the first half after suffering an injury.[7]

On 28 April 2024, Ejdum scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 home loss to Hvidovre.[8] He finished the 2023–24 season with one goal in ten league appearances, as OB were relegated from the Superliga for the first time in 26 years.[9]

Ejdum became a regular starter during the 2024–25 season, scoring six goals and providing four assists in 29 league matches as OB won the second-tier title and secured an immediate return to the Superliga.[10] In November 2024, he extended his contract with the club until 2028.[11]

On 31 August 2025, Ejdum sustained a calf muscle injury in a Superliga match against Nordsjælland, sidelining him for an extended period.[12] In November 2025 he received a one-match suspension from the Danish Football Association's disciplinary body for post-match comments criticising referee Lasse Graagaard following a 1–1 league draw with Silkeborg; he later stated that he regretted the remarks.[13][14]

International career

At youth level, Ejdum has represented Denmark from under-18 to under-21 level.[15] He made his debut for the under-18 team in 2021 and went on to earn four caps for the side before progressing to the under-19s and under-20s.[16] On 8 September 2023, he scored his first goal at under-20 level in a 2–2 friendly draw against France in Gladsaxe.[17]

Personal life

Ejdum is the son of former footballer Kristian Ejdum, who made around 120 division appearances for Svendborg fB.[2]

Honours

OB

References

  1. ^ "3-årig kontrakt til Max Ejdum" [Three-year contract for Max Ejdum]. OB (in Danish). 23 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b Grube, Ole (9 November 2024). "OB's Ejdum takker barndomsklubben: - De har givet mig kærlighed til spillet" [OB's Ejdum thanks his childhood club: 'They gave me a love for the game']. Fyns Amts Avis (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Her er truppen mod FC Midtjylland" [Here is the squad for the match against FC Midtjylland]. OB (in Danish). 28 July 2022. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Det blev til en mavepuster mod FC Midtjylland" [It ended in a gut punch against FC Midtjylland]. OB (in Danish). 29 July 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  5. ^ Bech, Malthe (8 February 2023). "OB rykker U19-profil op i Superliga-truppen til sommer" [OB to promote U19 prospect to the Superliga squad this summer]. Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 1 September 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Max Ejdum bliver førsteholdsspiller" [Max Ejdum becomes a first-team player]. OB (in Danish). 8 February 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  7. ^ Nelausen, Raymund (18 September 2023). "Forlader banen i smerter – OB-talent ramt af skade i startdebut" [Leaves the pitch in pain – OB talent injured in his first start]. Bold (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Hvidovre IF tog sejren på Nature Energy Park" [Hvidovre IF took the victory at Nature Energy Park]. OB (in Danish). 28 April 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  9. ^ Nielsen, Morten Løvig (25 May 2024). "OB rykker ud af Superligaen for første gang i 26 år" [OB are relegated from the Superliga for the first time in 26 years]. DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  10. ^ Pagh, Casper (9 November 2024). "OB forlænger med storspillende talent" [OB extend the contract of their in-form young talent]. Bold (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  11. ^ Pagh, Casper (9 November 2024). "OB forlænger med storspillende talent" [OB extend the contract of their in-form young talent]. Bold (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  12. ^ Davidsen, Martin (16 October 2025). "OB-profil vil spille efter lang tids fravær: Nu skal det være slut med "angst-fodbold"" [OB profile wants to play again after a long absence: Now it has to be the end of "anxiety football"]. TV 2 Fyn (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  13. ^ Egsgaard, Gustav Norup (15 November 2025). "OB-spiller tildeles karantæne for udtalelse om dommer" [OB player given suspension for comment about referee]. Campo (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  14. ^ Guldbæk Welch, Nadia (21 November 2025). "OB-stjerne straffet: 'Jeg fortryder'" [OB star punished: 'I regret it']. Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Max Ejdum". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Danmark – Frankrig 2–2" [Denmark – France 2–2]. DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  17. ^ "Danmark – Frankrig 2–2" [Denmark – France 2–2]. DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
  18. ^ Kleis, Rasmus Skannerup; Dalgård, Jonas (26 April 2025). "OB rykker op i Superligaen". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
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