Stefan Gartenmann (born 2 February 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Midtjylland.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Roskilde, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 200?–2013 | Roskilde | ||
| 2013–2015 | Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Heerenveen | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | SønderjyskE | 150 | (8) |
| 2022– | Midtjylland | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2012 | Denmark U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2013 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U19 | 17 | (4) |
| 2017 | Denmark U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Denmark U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 25 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
Gartenmann moved from the youth academy of FC Roskilde to Dutch club SC Heerenveen in July 2013 – Roskilde's first transfer to a club outside of Denmark – and he initially became a part of the youth teams of the Frisian club.[2] 24 August 2015, Gartenmann made his first appearance as a second-half substitute in the reserves of Heerenveen in a 2–0 win in the Beloften Eredivisie over ADO Den Haag.[3] On 14 September, he scored his first goal for the second team of Heerenveen in a 1–1 draw against the PEC Zwolle reserves with the goal to secure the final score.[4]
Gartenmann signed his first professional contract on 26 October 2015, a three-year contract.[5] However, during his time with the club he did not manage to make an appearance for the senior team in the Eredivisie.[6]
On 5 May 2017, it was announced that Gartenmann would return to Denmark for the 2017–18 season, as he had joined the Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE on a three-year contract.[7][8] On 7 August 2017, he made his professional debut when he came on as a late substitute for Troels Kløve in a 3–0 win on matchday two of the regular season against AGF.[9] He scored his first goal for SønderjyskE on 28 November 2017 in a 4–1 victory in the round of 16 of the Danish Cup competition against third-tier Danish 2nd Division club Jammerbugt.[10]
On 1 July 2020, Gartenmann was part of the SønderjyskE team winning the 2019–20 Danish Cup by beating AaB in a 2–0 win. The win marked the first trophy in club history.[11] In May 2022 it was confirmed, that Gartenmann would leave the club, as his contract was expiring.[12]
On 28 June 2022 it was confirmed, that FC Midtjylland had signed Gartenmann on a free transfer, with the player signing a deal until June 2025.[13]
On 2 October 2012, Gartenmann played for the first time for the Denmark under-16 team in a 4–2 win in a test match in Lhota, Kladno against the Czech Republic.[14] He was used in nine games at under-16 level. On 5 August 2013, he gained his first of eleven total caps for Denmark at under-17 level in a 4–0 win during a tournament in Norway against Sweden.[15] After he was not used for Denmark under-18, Gartenmann finally appeared in his first game for the Denmark under-19 on 4 September 2014 in a 2–1 win in the friendly against Norway in Lyngdal. In this game he scored his first goal for this age group with the goal to 2–0.[16] The qualification for the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was missed; Gartenmann played his last game on 15 November 2015 in a goalless draw in the European Championship qualifier against Israel in Hamrun, Malta.[17] On 7 October 2017, Gartenmann played his last of six games for the under-20 team, in a 2–2 draw in a friendly against Sweden in Södra Sandby.
SønderjyskE
FC Midtjylland – current squad | |
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