Frederik Winther

Frederik Franck Winther (Danish pronunciation: [ˈve̝nˀtɐ]; born 4 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.[3]

Frederik Winther
Personal information
Full name Frederik Franck Winther[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001
Place of birth Gentofte, Denmark[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 FC Augsburg
Number 26
Youth career
2007–2014 B 1903
2014–2018 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Lyngby 38 (0)
2020– FC Augsburg 5 (0)
2020– FC Augsburg II 3 (0)
2020–2021 → Lyngby (loan) 17 (1)
2023 → Brøndby (loan) 15 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Denmark U18 4 (1)
2019–2020 Denmark U19 7 (1)
2021 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2021–2022 Denmark U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023

Club career

Lyngby

Winther began his career with B 1903 in 2007 at age six.[4] He progressed through the club's academy to the under-13 team before making a move to the Lyngby youth team in 2014.[4]

Winther progressed through the Lyngby academy while playing matches for his primary school, Kildegård Privatskole in the Ekstra Bladet School Football Tournament in 2016.[5] He made his professional debut on 20 March 2019, replacing Jesper Christjansen in a 2–0 win over Silkeborg in the second-tier Danish 1st Division.[6][7] He signed a five-year professional contract on 27 May 2019, after making his first appearances for the Lyngby first-team during the 2018–19 season, where Lyngby would also secure promotion to the Danish Superliga.[8] That season he made ten appearances.[9] Winther soon established himself as a first-team regular in the Superliga, attracting interest from Dutch clubs Ajax and PSV,[10] as well as German and Austrian clubs RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg.[11]

FC Augsburg

On 5 October 2020, it was confirmed, that Winther had signed a deal until 2025 with German club FC Augsburg.[12] However, he would remain on loan at Lyngby for the 2020–21 season on a loan deal.

Winther returned to Denmark on 31 January 2023, joining Brøndby on a five-month loan deal.[13] He made his debut for the club on 19 February, starting in a 5–2 home win over AC Horsens.[14]

International career

Winther made four appearances for the Danish U18 national team. For the Denmark U19 he gained six caps scoring one goal.[15]

References
  1. "Frederik Franck Winther | FC Augsburg | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  2. "Frederik Winther". FC Augsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. Frederik Winther at Soccerway
  4. Harder, Mads (16 September 2017). "B1903'er skriver kontrakt med superligaklub". Boldklubben 1903. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  5. Schou, Henrik (3 November 2016). "TV: Drama-drengene i endnu en gyser". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  6. "Debutant Winther: Det var en fed kamp at komme ind i". Lyngby Boldklub (in Danish). 21 March 2019. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. "Lyngby vs. Silkeborg – 20 March 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. Græsdal Maajen, Anton (27 May 2019). "Lyngby belønner ung stopper med lang aftale". bold.dk. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  9. Frederik Winther at Soccerway
  10. Carlskov, Thor (26 July 2019). "Lyngby håber at holde på 18-årig komet". bold.dk. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  11. Wehlast, Mads Glenn (7 August 2019). "I kikkerten hos storklub". Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  12. FCA nimmt Frederik Winther unter Vertrag, fcaugsburg.de, 5 October 2020
  13. "Tak for indsatsen til Rosted – og velkommen til Frederik Winther". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  14. Bech, Malthe Graungaard (19 February 2023). "BIF starter med Greve, Evjen og Winther – Slimane er bænket". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 February 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  15. "Frederik Winther". dbu.dk. Danish Football Union. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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