Kasper Dolberg
 Dolberg in training with Ajax in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Silkeborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Silkeborg IF | ||
| 2015–2016 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Silkeborg IF | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Ajax | 12 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Denmark U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Denmark U17 | 8 | (5) |
| 2015 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (2) |
| 2016– | Denmark U21 | 1 | (1) |
| 2016– | Denmark | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Kasper Dolberg (born 6 October 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ajax and the Denmark national team. Dolberg made his senior debut at Silkeborg IF in May 2015. He joined Ajax in July 2015 and made his debut for the club in July 2016. He represented Denmark at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level before making his senior international debut in November 2016.
Club career
Silkeborg IF
On 17 May 2015, he made his senior debut for Silkeborg IF in a Danish Superliga game against Brøndby IF, replacing Adeola Lanre Runsewe after 63 minutes in a 2–0 home defeat.[2]
Ajax
On 5 January 2015, Ajax announced that 17-year-old Dolberg would join from Silkeborg IF in the summer, signing a three-year contract valid from summer 2015 until summer 2018.[3] He had been spotted by Danish scout John Steen Olsen, the same scout who discovered players such as Zlatan Ibrahimović, Viktor Fischer, and Christian Eriksen for the Dutch capital club.[4] On 13 May 2016, Dolberg agreed to have his contract extended until 2021.[5]
On 26 July 2016, Dolberg scored his first goal in European competition on his competitive debut for Ajax, in a 1–1 Champions League qualification match against PAOK.[6] He made his Eredivisie debut for the club on 7 August 2016 in a match against Sparta Rotterdam, coming on as a subsitute for Mateo Cassierra.[7] The following week he was in the starting line-up for the league match against Roda JC and he scored both of Ajax' goals in the 2–2 draw, his first goals in the Eredivisie.[8] On 29 September 2016, Dolberg scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Standard Liège in a Europa League match.[9] He scored another goal in his first 'Klassieker' against Ajax' great rival Feyenoord on 23 October 2016, securing a 1–1 draw away in Rotterdam.[10] On 20 November 2016, he scored a first-half hat-trick in an Eredivisie match against NEC.[11] This made him the youngest non-Dutch player ever to score a hattrick for Ajax.[12]
International career
In November 2016, Dolberg received his first call-up to the senior Denmark squad for matches against Kazakhstan and Czech Republic.[13] On 11 November 2016, he made his senior international debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 victory for Denmark over Kazakhstan.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 November 2016[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Denmark | Superliga | Danish Cup | Continental1 | Total | |||||
| Silkeborg IF | 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Netherlands | Eredivisie | KNVB Cup | Continental1 | Total | |||||
| Ajax | 2016–17 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 11 |
| Career total | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 | 11 | |
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
International
- As of match played 11 November 2016[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "Kasper Dolberg". Ajax (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ "Silkeborg vs. Brøndby IF - 17 May 2015 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
- ↑ "Ajax legt 'buitengewoon talent' Dolberg vast" [Ajax secures "exceptional talent" Dolberg]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Kijktip: Portret Deense meesterscout". Ajax (in Dutch). 12 January 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ajax breekt contract met talent Holberg open". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 5 January 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Ajax vs. PAOK - 26 July 2016". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Sparta Rotterdam vs. Ajax - 7 August 2016". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Ajax vs. Roda JC - 13 August 2016". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Ajax vs. Standard Liège - 29 September 2016". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Feyenoord vs. Ajax - 23 October 2016". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Razendsnelle hattrick Dolberg". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "Dolberg verwerft zich plek in de recordboeken" (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "Hareide tager teenagekomet med på landsholdet" (in Danish). b.dk. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ↑ "Eriksen sprudleri dansk 4–1 sejr" (in Danish). dbu.dk. 11 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ "Denmark - K. Dolberg - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ↑ "Dolberg, Kasper". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
External links
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- Soccerway profile
- Kasper Dolberg profile at the official Danish Football Association website