Oliver Bundgaard
{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Oliver Bundgaard
|image =
|fullname = Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|06|15|df=y}}
|birth_place = Randers, Denmark{{cite journal |last1=Thorsen |first1=Peter |last2=Andersen |first2=Kurt Helge |last3=Poulsen |first3=Peder Vagn |title=Drengene fra Hornbæk |journal=Hornbæk Idræt & KulturCenter |date=August 2021 |pages=12-13 |url=https://hikc.nu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/HIKC_Profilavis_August2021.pdf |language=da}}
|height =
|currentclub = Viborg
|clubnumber = 23
|position = Left-back
|youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Hornbæk SF
|youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2020 |youthclubs2 = Randers Freja
|years1 = 2020–2022 |clubs1 = Randers |caps1 = 48 |goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2022– |clubs2 = Viborg |caps2 = 63 |goals2 = 3
|nationalyears1 = 2021
|nationalteam1 = Denmark U20
|nationalcaps1 = 2 |nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 24 May 2025
|nationalteam-update = 8 June 2021
}}
Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen (born 15 June 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Viborg FF.
Club career
A product of the Randers FC youth academy, Bundgaard made his first team debut on 30 October 2019 in the 2–0 win over Viby IF in the Danish Cup.{{cite web |title=Viby vs. Randers - 30 October 2019 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/10/30/denmark/dbu-pokalen/viby-if/randers-fc/3176495/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=13 November 2021}} He made his debut in the domestic league on 7 June 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Johnny Thomsen in a 2–1 loss to FC Copenhagen.{{cite web |title=FC Copenhagen vs. Randers - 7 June 2020 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/06/07/denmark/superliga/fc-kobenhavn/randers-fc/3027055/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=13 November 2021}}
On 31 May 2021, he extended his contract with Randers until 2024. Upon signing the extension, sporting director Søren Pedersen stated that "[i]t's so great to be able to extend the deal with one of our own guys, who during the spring showed that he can play at the highest level in Denmark".{{cite web |last1=Fredslund |first1=Kristian |title=Oliver Bundgaard forlænger til 2024 |url=https://randersfc.dk/nyheder-superliga/maj-2021/oliver-bundgaard-forlaenger-til-2024/ |website=Randers FC |language=da |date=31 May 2021}}
On 27 October 2021, Bundgaard scored his first professional goal in a 4–0 win in the Danish Cup over Middelfart Boldklub, a strike from inside the penalty ark after an assist by Vincent Onovo.{{cite web |last1=Albrechtsen |first1=Martin |title=Oliver Bundgaard: Vi kører dem over i 2. halvleg |url=https://www.randersfc.dk/nyheder-superliga/oktober-2021/oliver-bundgaard-vi-korer-dem-over-i-2-halvleg/ |website=Randers FC |language=da |date=27 October 2021}}{{cite web |title=Middelfart vs. Randers - 27 October 2021 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/10/27/denmark/dbu-pokalen/middelfart-g-og-bk/randers-fc/3665360/ |website=int.soccerway.com |access-date=13 November 2021}}
On 31 August 2022, Bundgaard joined fellow league club Viborg FF on a deal until June 2026.[https://www.vff.dk/nyhed/sport/13307-vff-kober-oliver-bundgaard VFF køber Oliver Bundgaard], vff.dk, 31 August 2022
International career
On 5 June 2021, Bundgaard made his Denmark U20 debut during a 1–0 win over Republic of Ireland in a friendly in Marbella, Spain.{{cite web |title=Oliver Bundgaard Kristensen udtaget til U20-landsholdet |url=https://legacy.randersfc.dk/oliver-bundgaard-kristensen-udtaget-til-u20-landsholdet/ |website=Randers FC |language=da-DK |date=26 May 2021}}{{cite web |title=Danmark – Irland 1 – 0 |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9400 |website=DBU |access-date=13 November 2021 |language=DA}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}{{Soccerway|oliver-kristensen/613256|accessdate=24 May 2025}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Randers
|rowspan=4|Danish Superliga |5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in Superliga play-offs|name=SPO}} | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|28 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Europa League and six appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2022–23
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!48||0||8||2||8||0||1||0||65||2 | ||||||||||
| rowspan=4|Viborg
|rowspan=3|Danish Superliga |22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24
|32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!63||3||7||0||0||0||0||0||70||3 | ||||||||||
| colspan=3| Career total
!111||3||15||2||8||0||1||0||135||5 |
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Honours
Randers
References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from Randers
Category:Danish men's footballers
Category:Denmark men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football fullbacks