Max Fenger
{{short description|Danish footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Max Fenger
| image =
| fullname = Max Johannes Whitta Fenger
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|08|07|df=y}}
| birth_place = Himmelev, Denmark{{cite news |last1=Hansen |first1=Kasper Nørgaard |title=Fenger fra Himmelev kæmper for en startplads i OB |url=https://sn.dk/Sport-DAGBLADET/Fenger-fra-Himmelev-kaemper-for-en-startplads-i-OB/artikel/1406299 |work=sn.dk |date=29 January 2021 |language=da}}
| height = 1.85 m
| currentclub = IFK Göteborg
| clubnumber = 9
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2018
| youthclubs1 = FC Roskilde
| youthyears2 = 2018–2020
| youthclubs2 = OB
| years1 = 2020–2025
| clubs1 = OB
| caps1 = 90
| goals1 = 15
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = → Mjällby AIF (loan)
| caps2 = 30
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2025–
| clubs3 = IFK Göteborg
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 5
| club-update = 16:47, 27 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Max Johannes Whitta Fenger ({{IPA|da|ˈfeŋɐ}}; born 7 August 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker or a winger for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.
Club career
Fenger started playing in the youth system at FC Roskilde,{{cite web |last1=Ahn Pedersen |first1=Lars |title=En dag uden træning giver ham dårlig samvittighed |url=https://sn.dk/Roskilde/En-dag-uden-traening-giver-ham-daarlig-samvittighed/artikel/670254 |website=sn.dk |publisher=Sjællandske Nyheder |accessdate=5 August 2020 |date=18 July 2017}} before signing with OB on 8 August 2018, after scoring 26 goals in a season in the U17 league for Roskilde.{{cite web |title=Ny angriber til U19-holdet |url=https://www.ob.dk/nyhedsarkiv/ny-angriber-til-u19-holdet/ |website=www.ob.dk |publisher=Odense Boldklub |accessdate=5 August 2020 |date=8 August 2018}} He initially became part of the under-19 team of OB.{{cite web |title=Max Fenger rykkes op i superligatruppen til sommer |url=https://www.ob.dk/nyhedsarkiv/max-fenger-rykkes-op-i-superligatruppen-til-sommer/ |website=www.ob.dk |language=da |date=11 May 2020}}
He made his professional debut on 1 June 2020 in a 1–0 away loss to AGF, coming on as a substitute in the 47th minute for Mart Lieder.{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=Mathias Høj |title=OB-debutant: Troede ikke, jeg ville få en hel halvleg |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/ob-debutant-troede-ikke-jeg-ville-faa-en-hel-halvleg |work=Tipsbladet.dk |date=6 June 2020 |language=da}} His first goal for the club came in the play-offs for European football, scoring in a 2–1 away loss to Randers FC on 11 July after making a start.{{cite news |title=Max Fenger prikker OB på 1-0 i Randers |url=https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/fodbold/nyheder/max-fenger-prikker-ob-pa-1-0-i-randers |work=TV3 SPORT |date=11 July 2020 |language=da}} In the return game, he secured advancement for OB by scoring a brace as the team won 2–0 at home.{{cite news |last1=Bagge |first1=Peter |title=Håbet om Europa lever: OB sender Randers på sommerferie |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/haabet-om-europa-lever-ob-sender-randers-paa-sommerferie/8209192 |work=ekstrabladet.dk |date=19 July 2020 |language=da}} Fenger finished his first season in the first team with 10 appearances, in which he scored four goals – all in the play-offs for European football, which OB eventually lost out after a 1–0 loss to AGF.{{cite news |title=EUROPA: AGF slår OB i playoff og er klar til europæisk fodbold |url=https://www.tv3sport.dk/sport/fodbold/nyheder/europa-agf-slar-ob-i-playoff-og-er-klar-til-europaeisk-fodbold |work=TV3 SPORT |date=29 July 2020 |language=da}}
Fenger struggled to find playing time the following season, as he was sidelined with a knee injury which he suffered in a loss to Brøndby IF on 8 November 2020.{{cite news |last1=Larsen |first1=Michael Patrick |title=Max Fenger havde svært ved at glæde sig over sin tilbagevenden |url=https://fyens.dk/artikel/max-fenger-havde-sv%C3%A6rt-ved-at-gl%C3%A6de-sig-over-sin-tilbagevenden |work=fyens.dk |date=9 April 2021 |language=da}} He made his comeback on 9 April 2021 in a 0–1 home loss to Vejle Boldklub as a late substitute.{{cite web |title=Odense BK - Vejle BK 0:1 (Superliga 2020/2021 Abstieg, 24. Round) |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/superliga-2020-2021-abstieg-odense-bk-vejle-bk/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=4 May 2021 |language=en}}
On 23 March 2023, Fenger was sent on loan to Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF until 31 July 2023.{{cite press release |title=Max Fenger udlejes til Mjällby AIF |url=https://www.ob.dk/nyhedsarkiv/max-fenger-udlejes-til-mjaellby-aif/ |website=OB |access-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323113144/https://www.ob.dk/nyhedsarkiv/max-fenger-udlejes-til-mjaellby-aif/ |archive-date=23 March 2023 |language=da |date=23 March 2023}}{{cite press release |title=Välkommen till Mjällby AIF, Max Fenger! |url=https://www.maif.se/nyheter/?ID=105037&NID=1012146 |website=Mjällby AIF |access-date=23 March 2023 |language=sv |date=23 March 2023}} On 27 July 2023 the club confirmed, that the loan spell had been extended until the end of 2023.[https://maif.se/2023/07/27/max-fenger-forlanger-sitt-laneavtal/ Max Fenger förlänger sitt låneavtal], maif.se, 27 July 2023
On 14 February 2025, Fenger singed a three-year contract with IFK Göteborg.{{cite web|url=https://ifkgoteborg.se/nyheter/a-lag/2025/max-fenger-ar-klar/|title=Max Fenger är klar|date=14 February 2025|accessdate=15 February 2025|publisher=IFK Göteborg|language=Swedish}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 4 October 2024}}{{Soccerway|max-fenger/658738|accessdate=7 June 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|OB
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4{{efn|Appearances in Superliga Europa League play-off|name=EUR}} | 4 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21
|Superliga |17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22
|Superliga |32 | 6 | 7 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 8 | |||
| 2022–23
|Superliga |5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24
|Superliga |13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2024–25
|11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!84 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 99 | 21 | |
| Mjällby AIF (loan)
|2023 |Allsvenskan |30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 7 | |||
| colspan=3|Career total
!106 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 123 | 25 |
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References
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{{IFK Göteborg squad}}
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Category:Danish men's footballers
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Category:Men's association football forwards
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Category:Danish 1st Division players
Category:Odense Boldklub players
Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden