Karen Rosted Holmgaard (born 28 January 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton and the Denmark national team.[1]

Club career

Fortuna Hjørring

Karen Holmgaard previously played for Vejle BK from 2016 to 2017 before joining Fortuna Hjørring with Sara on 28 June 2017.[2] She made her league debut against Varde on 14 August 2017.[3] Holmgaard scored her first league goal against VSK Aarhus on 1 October 2017, scoring in the 90th minute.[4] On 22 May 2018, Holmgaard and Sara's contract was extended.[5]

Turbine Potsdam

On 4 December 2020, she joined Turbine Potsdam, together with Sara Holmgaard.[6][7][8] She made her league debut against Wolfsburg on 5 February 2021.[9] Holmgaard scored her first league goal against Eintracht Frankfurt on 16 May 2021, scoring in the 58th minute.[10]

Everton

Holmgaard made her league debut against Leicester City on 29 September 2022.[11] She scored her first league goal against West Ham on 22 January 2023, scoring in the 3rd minute.[12] On 1 August 2024, Holmgaard signed a new contract with Everton.[13]

International career

She made her debut on the senior Danish national team on 28 February 2018 against Iceland.[14] She scored her first goal against Azerbaijan on 12 April 2022, scoring in the 76th minute.[15]

Holmgaard was named Female Talent of the Year in 2018 by the Danish Football Union.[16]

Holmgaard was selected for the final squad at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[17]

Personal life

She is the twin sister of Everton teammate Sara Holmgaard.[18]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 April 2022 Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark  Azerbaijan 2–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 1 September 2022  Montenegro 1–0 5–1
3. 11 October 2022  Australia 1–0 1–3 Friendly

References

  1. ^ "Ny landstræner skifter en fjerdedel af truppen ud". TV2. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Stærkt tvillingepar fra Vejle". www.fortunahjoring.dk (in Danish). 28 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Varde vs Fortuna Hjørring - 14 August 2017". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "VSK Aarhus vs Fortuna Hjørring - 1 October 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "Fortsætter udviklingen i Fortuna". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 22 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Der 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam verpflichtet Duo aus Dänemark". www.turbine-potsdam.de (in German). 4 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Danske tvillinger skriver kontrakter med tysk storklub". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Drømmen om udlandet gik i opfyldelse". kvindeliga.dk. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Wolfsburg vs Turbine Potsdamn - 5 February 2021". uk.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Turbine Potsdam vs Eintracht Frankfurt - 16 May 2021". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "Everton vs Leicester City - 29 September 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Everton vs West Ham United - 22 January 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Karen Holmgaard Commits Future to Everton - 1 August 2024". www.evertonfc.com.
  14. ^ "Denmark vs Iceland - 28 February 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Denmark vs Azerbaijan - 12 April 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ Dons, Martin (5 January 2019). "Karen Holmgaard er Årets Kvindelige Talent 2018". SPFO — Spillerforeningen (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  17. ^ "Her er holdet til EM 2022". www.dbu.dk (in Danish). 16 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Enæggede tvillinger, landsholdsspillere og holdkammerater: Men Karen og Sara Holmgaard er ikke enige om det hele". www.dr.dk (in Danish). 16 October 2019.
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