Magnus Hee Westergaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈvestɐˌkɒˀ]; born 27 May 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Magnus Hee Westergaard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Frederiksberg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lyngby | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2011 | Frederiksberg Boldklub | ||
| 2011–2014 | Copenhagen | ||
| 2014–2018 | Lyngby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Lyngby | 64 | (5) |
| 2020–2021 | → Hvidovre (loan) | 22 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:08, 11 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Born in Frederiksberg, Capital Region of Denmark, Westergaard began playing football as a youth for Frederiksberg Boldklub in 2004.[3] In 2011, he moved to the FC Copenhagen School of Excellence where he stayed for three years before joining Lyngby Boldklub at U17 level.[3]
Westergaard graduated through the Lyngby academy,[4] before making his first-team debut as a starter in a 3–0 Danish Superliga defeat to OB on 22 April 2018.[4][5]
He was permanently promoted to the first team in the summer of 2018 after the club had suffered relegation to the Danish second tier.[6] Westergaard signed a one-and-a-half-year contract extension with Lyngby on 4 January 2019.[6] Six months later, after Lyngby had reached promotion to the Superliga after one season, he signed another contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.[7][8]
On 1 October 2020, Westergaard joined Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre IF on a loan deal for the rest of 2020.[9] On 4 October, he made his debut for the club in a 2–1 away win over Vendsyssel.[10] Later that month, he scored his first goal in a 1–5 home loss to Silkeborg.[11]
In December 2020, Westergaard extended his loan deal by a further six months.[12] In his season with Hvidovre, Westergaard scored 5 goals in 25 total appearances,[2] including one in the Danish Cup round of 16 against Vejle Boldklub, which saw his club knocked out after a 2–3 loss.[13]
Westergaard returned to Lyngby after his loan deal with Hvidovre expired. In the meantime, Lyngby had suffered relegation to the second-tier.[14] Westergaard immediately appeared in the starting lineup upon his return, in a 2–1 away win over Nykøbing.[15] He was a starter during the 2021–22 campaign, in which Lyngby managed to win promotion back to the Superliga.[16] Westergaard finished the season with 27 total appearances in which he scored four goals.[2]
Westergaard is the son of sailor Stig Westergaard, who participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Finn and in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Soling.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyngby | 2017–18 | Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 1st Division | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Superliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 1st Division | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2022–23 | Superliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 69 | 5 | |||
| Hvidovre (loan) | 2020–21 | 1st Division | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 10 | ||
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