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Oliver Christensen (born 22 March 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Denmark national team.

Oliver Christensen

Christensen in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Oliver Christensen
Date of birth	(1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Kerteminde, Denmark
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Hertha BSC
Number	1
Youth career
0000–2010	Kerteminde Boldklub
2010–2018	OB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	OB	66	(0)
2021–	Hertha BSC	2	(0)
National team‡
2017	Denmark U18	2	(0)
2017–2018	Denmark U19	2	(0)
2019	Denmark U20	1	(0)
2019–2021	Denmark U21	14	(0)
2020–	Denmark	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2021

Club career

OB

Born in Kerteminde on the island of Funen, Christensen played in the youth department of his local club, Kerteminde Boldklub, before moving to Odense Boldklub (OB) at under-12 level. There, he progressed through the academy, and completed a trial with Manchester United in October 2016.[2]

In May 2017, Christensen signed a three-year professional contract with OB, and was promoted to the first team. Thus, he became a part of the club until 2020.[3] In the first year of his contract, he still attended classes, after which he would become a full-time professional from the summer of 2018.[3]

He made his professional debut on 22 October 2018 in a Danish Superliga match against Brøndby IF.[4] He impressed during the match, fending off a number of shots on goal from opposing players.[5] He since became established as the starting goalkeeper for OB, gaining the nickname Gribben fra Kerteminde, meaning "the vulture from Kerteminde" due to his large wingspan.[6][7]

Hertha BSC

On 26 August 2021, Christensen was sold to Bundesliga club Hertha BSC, where he signed a deal until June 2026.[8] On 5 November, he made his debut for the reserve team Hertha BSC II in the Regionalliga Nordost game against 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig.[9] During the 2021–22 season he did not make any Bundesliga appearance, as Alexander Schwolow and Marcel Lotka were given preference. Hertha finished the season in 16th place in the table and would thus meet Hamburger SV in playoffs for relegation and promotion. Since Lotka and Schwolow were injured, Christensen played both games and was able to keep Hertha in the Bundesliga.[10]

International career

Christensen played two games each for the Denmark under-18 team in 2017 and for the under-19 team in 2017 and 2018, respectively. After gaining a cap for the under-20 side in 2019, Christensen made his debut for the under-21 team on 10 September 2019 in a 2–1 victory in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Romania in Aalborg.[11]

On 9 November 2020, Christensen was called up to Kasper Hjulmand's senior squad for the friendly against Sweden due to several cancellations from, among others, the Danish national team players playing in England, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a case of COVID-19 in the squad, which had put several national team players in quarantine. He started the match against Sweden at Brøndby Stadium in his debut match, on 11 November 2020.[12][13]

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На других языках

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[de] Oliver Christensen

Oliver Christensen (* 22. März 1999 in Kerteminde) ist ein dänischer Fußballtorwart. Seit seiner Jugend spielte er für Odense BK, für den er 2018 sein Debüt in der Superligæn gab. Christensen war dänischer Juniorennationaltorwart und steht seit August 2021 in der deutschen Bundesliga bei Hertha BSC unter Vertrag.

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- [en] Oliver Christensen

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[fr] Oliver Christensen

Oliver Christensen, né le 22 mars 1999 à Kerteminde au Danemark, est un footballeur international danois qui évolue au poste de gardien de but à Hertha Berlin.

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[it] Oliver Christensen

Oliver Christensen (Kerteminde, 22 marzo 1999) è un calciatore danese, portiere dell'Hertha Berlino.

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[ru] Кристенсен, Оливер

Оливер Кристенсен (дат. Oliver Christensen; родился 22 марта 1999 года, Кертеминне, Дания) — датский футболист, вратарь клуба «Герта» и сборной Дании.

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