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]
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Frederik Franck Winther[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Gentofte, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club 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 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | FC Augsburg II | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Lyngby (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2021– | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | Denmark U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:35, 27 November 2021 (UTC) | |||
Winther began his career with B 1903 in 2007 at age 6.[4] He progressed through the club's academy to the under-13 team before making the move to the Lyngby BK 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 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 in the Danish 1st Division, where Lyngby secured promotion.[6] That season he made ten appearances.[7] Winther soon established himself as a first-team regular in the Danish Superliga, attracting interest from Dutch clubs Ajax and PSV,[8] as well as German and Austrian clubs RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg.[9]
On 5 October 2020, it was confirmed, that Winther had signed a deal until 2025 with German club FC Augsburg.[10] However, he would remain on loan at Lyngby for the 2020–21 season on a loan deal.
Winther made four appearances for the Danish U18 national team. For the Denmark U19 he gained six caps scoring one goal.[11]
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