Benjamin Hvidt
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| image =
| name = Benjamin Hvidt
| fullname = Benjamin Steenfeldt Hvidt
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|03|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kolind, Denmark
| currentclub = Esbjerg fB
| clubnumber = 22
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 2004–2012
| youthclubs1 = Kolind/Perstrup IF
| youthyears2 = 2012–2017
| youthclubs2 = AGF
| years1 = 2017–2024
| clubs1 = AGF
| caps1 = 53
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = Esbjerg fB
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U16
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U17
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam3 = Denmark U18
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam4 = Denmark U19
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 18:26, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
Benjamin Steenfeldt Hvidt (born 12 March 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Danish 1st Division side Esbjerg fB.{{Soccerway|benjamin-hvidt/444351}} He has represented Denmark at youth level.
Club career
Hvidt started his football career as a four-year-old at local football club Kolind/Perstrup IF.{{cite news |last1=Monrad-Alexandersen |first1=Magnus |title=Fokus på: Benjamin Steenfeldt Hvidt – U/17-spiller som 14-årig, Schalke 04 og landsholdet |url=https://www.dbold.dk/2015/09/fokus-paa-benjamin-steenfeldt-hvidt-u17-spiller-som-14-aarig-schalke-04-og-landsholdet/ |work=D' BOLD |date=28 September 2015 |language=da-DK}} There he played until he joined the AGF youth academy as an under-12 player in 2012.{{cite web |title=AGF skriver kontrakt med Benjamin Hvidt |url=https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2015/marts/agf-skriver-kontrakt-med-benjamin-hvidt/ |website=AGF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028205116/https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2015/marts/agf-skriver-kontrakt-med-benjamin-hvidt/ |archive-date=28 October 2020 |language=da |date=13 March 2015}} In March 2015, he signed his first contract valid until the summer of 2017. At that time he was part of the club's under-17 team in the U17 League, despite still being eligible for under-15 football.
On 3 July 2016, he signed a three-year extension to his contract with AGF, keeping him at the club until summer 2019.{{cite web |title=Tre år mere i den hvide trøje til Hvidt |url=https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2016/juli/tre-aar-mere-i-den-hvide-troeje-til-hvidt/ |website=AGF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706215733/https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2016/juli/tre-aar-mere-i-den-hvide-troeje-til-hvidt/ |archive-date=6 July 2016 |language=da |date=3 July 2016}} Just eleven days later, it was announced that Hvidt would become a permanent part of the club's first team squad at the age of 16.{{cite web |title=Benjamin Hvidt rykkes op i AGF's Superliga-trup |url=https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2016/juli/benjamin-hvidt-rykkes-op-i-agfs-superliga-trup/ |website=AGF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727014741/https://www.agf.dk/klubben/nyhedsarkiv/2016/juli/benjamin-hvidt-rykkes-op-i-agfs-superliga-trup/ |archive-date=27 July 2016 |language=da |date=14 July 2016}} He made his unofficial debut for AGF in a training match against Lyngby Boldklub a few days before his promotion as a permanent player in the Superliga squad, where he was replaced with about 10 minutes left.
The official debut for AGF in the Superliga came on 24 April 2017, when he was substituted in the 82nd minute to replace Theódór Elmar Bjarnason in a 4–0 victory at home over AaB.{{cite web |title=Superligakamp AGF-AaB, 24.04.2017 - SuperStats |url=https://www.superstats.dk/kampe/5105 |website=superstats.dk |access-date=24 May 2021}}
On 12 February 2021, Hvidt signed an extension of his contract with AGF, which was due to expire at the end of 2021. Thereafter, the parties had were committed to each other until the end of 2023.{{cite news |title=AGF skriver ny kontrakt med ung midtbanespiller |url=https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/fodbold/nyheder/agf-skriver-ny-kontrakt-med-ung-midtbanespiller |work=TV3 SPORT |date=12 February 2021 |language=da}}
On June 15, 2024, it was confirmed, that Hvidt had signed a deal until June 2027 with newly promoted Danish 1st Division side Esbjerg fB.[https://efb.dk/benjamin-hvidt-er-ny-mand-i-efb/ BENJAMIN HVIDT ER NY MAND I EFB], efb.dk, 15 June 2024 In August 2024, Hvidt suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury for the third time in his career, which meant he had to sit out for another year. He previously sat out with the same injury from August 2021 to August 2022 and from January 2023 to February 2024.[https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/esbjerg-fb/nyheder/ny-skraekskade-til-benjamin-hvidt-ude-hele-saesonen Ny skrækskade til Benjamin Hvidt: Ude hele sæsonen], bold.dk, 27 August 2024
International career
Hvidt made his international debut on 6 October 2015 at under-16 level in a friendly match against Hungary. He played the entire match as Denmark lost 0–2 at home.{{cite news |last1=Monrad-Alexandersen |first1=Magnus |title=Karakterer: Danmark U/16 – Ungarn U/16 |url=https://www.dbold.dk/2015/10/karakterer-danmark-u16-ungarn-u16/ |work=D' BOLD |date=2015-10-06 |language=da-DK}} He played four more matches for the under-16 national team,{{cite web |title=Benjamin Hvidt - Landsholdsdatabasen |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/7586 |website=DBU |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=DA}} before making his debut for the under-17 team on 3 October 2016 in a match against Cyprus at the Nordic Under-17 Football Championship, which Denmark won 4–1.{{cite news |last1=Nielsen |first1=Lasse |title=Nyt U/17-landshold udtaget til Internordisk Cup |url=https://www.dbold.dk/2016/06/nyt-u17-landshold-udtaget-internordisk-cup/ |work=D' BOLD |date=2016-06-21 |language=da-DK}}{{cite web |title=DANMARK - CYPERN 4 - 1 |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/8769 |website=DBU |access-date=25 May 2021 |language=DA}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 9 May 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Danish Cup !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=6|AGF
|Danish Superliga |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18
|Danish Superliga |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018–19
|Danish Superliga |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20
|Danish Superliga |15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{efn|One appearance in the 2019–20 Danish Superliga Europa League playoff}} | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|Danish Superliga |20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!44 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 1 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!44 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 1 |
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References
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External links
- [https://superliga.dk/agf/benjamin-hvidt Benjamin Hvidt] at Danish Superliga {{in lang|da}}
{{Esbjerg fB squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hvidt, Benjamin}}
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