Magnus Westergaard

Magnus Westergaard
Personal information
Full name Magnus Hee Westergaard[1]
Date of birth (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Frederiksberg, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Viborg
Number 28
Youth career
2004–2011 Frederiksberg Boldklub
2011–2014 Copenhagen
2014–2018 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Lyngby 76 (5)
2020–2021 → Hvidovre (loan) 22 (4)
2023– Viborg 33 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024

Magnus Hee Westergaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvestɐˌkɒˀ]; born 27 May 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.[2]

Career[edit]

Lyngby[edit]

Early career[edit]

Born in Frederiksberg, Capital Region of Denmark, Westergaard began playing football as a youth for Frederiksberg Boldklub in 2004.[3] In 2011, he moved to the FC Copenhagen School of Excellence where he stayed for three years before joining Lyngby Boldklub at U17 level.[3]

Westergaard graduated through the Lyngby academy,[4] before making his first-team debut as a starter in a 3–0 Danish Superliga defeat to OB on 22 April 2018.[4][5]

First team[edit]

He was permanently promoted to the first team in the summer of 2018 after the club had suffered relegation to the Danish second tier.[6] Westergaard signed a one-and-a-half-year contract extension with Lyngby on 4 January 2019.[6] Six months later, after Lyngby had reached promotion to the Superliga after one season, he signed another contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.[7][8]

Loan to Hvidovre[edit]

On 1 October 2020, Westergaard joined Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre IF on a loan deal for the rest of 2020.[9] On 4 October, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 away win over Vendsyssel.[10] Later that month, he scored his first goal in a 1–5 home loss to Silkeborg.[11]

In December 2020, Westergaard extended his loan deal by a further six months.[12] In his season with Hvidovre, Westergaard scored 5 goals in 25 total appearances,[2] including one in the Danish Cup round of 16 against Vejle Boldklub, which saw his club knocked out after a 2–3 loss.[13]

Return to Lyngby[edit]

Westergaard returned to Lyngby after his loan deal with Hvidovre expired. In the meantime, Lyngby had suffered relegation to the second-tier.[14] Westergaard immediately appeared in the starting lineup upon his return, in a 2–1 away win over Nykøbing.[15] He was a starter during the 2021–22 campaign, in which Lyngby managed to win promotion back to the Superliga.[16] Westergaard finished the season with 27 total appearances in which he scored four goals.[2]

Viborg FF[edit]

On 30 January 2023, Westergaard was sold to Viborg FF, signing a deal until the end of 2025.[17] He scored his first league goal for Viborg FF in a 3–0 away win against Brøndby IF.[18]

Personal life[edit]

Westergaard is the son of sailor Stig Westergaard, who participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Finn and in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Soling.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 5 August 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyngby 2017–18 Superliga 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2018–19 1st Division 14 1 1 0 — 2[a] 0 17 1
2019–20 Superliga 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
2020–21 Superliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2021–22 1st Division 26 4 1 0 — — 27 4
2022–23 Superliga 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Total 64 5 3 0 — 2 0 69 5
Hvidovre (loan) 2020–21 1st Division 22 4 3 1 — — 25 5
Career total 86 9 6 1 0 0 2 0 94 10
  1. ^ Appearances in the Superliga relegation play-offs

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Magnus Westergaard – Lyngby Boldklub". Lyngby Boldklub (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Magnus Westergaard at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b c Boldklub, Frederiksberg (7 April 2020). "Frederiksberg Boldklub (FB) - En fodboldklub for alle - Årets Fodboldklub i Danmark 2019 - Best Grassroots Club UEFA 2020". frederiksberg-boldklub.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b Skovsgaard Tøfting, Nicolai (23 April 2018). "Jeppe Kjær roser purunge Lyngby-folk". bold.dk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  5. ^ "OB vs. Lyngby - 22 April 2018". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b Blond, Mikael (4 January 2019). "Ung midtbanespiller forlænger med Lyngby". bold.dk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. ^ Skovsgaard Tøfting, Nicolai (18 July 2019). "Lyngby forlænger med ung midtbanemand". bold.dk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. ^ Maimann, Kristian (18 July 2019). "Lyngby forlænger med Magnus Westergaard". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Lyngby Boldklub. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. ^ HIF lejer Lyngby- midt og til knytter altmuligmand, hvidovreavis.dk, 1 October 2020
  10. ^ "Vendsyssel vs. Hvidovre - 4 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Hvidovre vs. Silkeborg - 16 October 2020 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  12. ^ Dalgård, Jonas (29 December 2020). "Lyngby-midt forlænger lejeophold i 1. division". bold.dk (in Danish).
  13. ^ Roesen, Andreas (16 December 2020). "LBK-lejesvend udgik mod VB: Smerter i lyske". bold.dk (in Danish).
  14. ^ Lage, Jacob Nordestgaard (9 May 2021). "Lyngby rykker ud af Superligaen - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
  15. ^ "Nykøbing vs. Lyngby - 25 July 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Et point sikrer Lyngby Superliga-oprykning". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  17. ^ VFF henter midtbaneprofil i Lyngby, vff.dk, 30 January 2023
  18. ^ "Dagens kåringer: Det var perfekt for Viborg" [Today's awards: It was perfect for Viborg] (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten.

External links[edit]

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