Personal information | |||
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Full name | Max Johannes Whitta Fenger | ||
Date of birth | 7 August 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Himmelev, Denmark [1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | OB | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | Roskilde | ||
2018–2020 | OB | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020– | OB | 71 | (12) |
2023 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 30 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 |
Max Johannes Whitta Fenger (Danish pronunciation: [ˈfeŋɐ]; born 7 August 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Danish Superliga club OB.
Fenger started playing in the youth system at FC Roskilde, [2] before signing with OB on 8 August 2018, after scoring 26 goals in a season in the U17 league for Roskilde. [3] He initially became part of the under-19 team of OB. [4]
He made his professional debut on 1 June 2020 in a 1–0 away loss to AGF, coming on as a substitute in the 47th minute for Mart Lieder. [5] His first goal for the club came in the play-offs for European football, scoring in a 2–1 away loss to Randers FC on 11 July after making a start. [6] In the return game, he secured advancement for OB by scoring a brace as the team won 2–0 at home. [7] Fenger finished his first season in the first team with 10 appearances, in which he scored four goals – all in the play-offs for European football, which OB eventually lost out after a 1–0 loss to AGF. [8]
Fenger struggled to find playing time the following season, as he was sidelined with a knee injury which he suffered in a loss to Brøndby IF on 8 November 2020. [9] He made his comeback on 9 April 2021 in a 0–1 home loss to Vejle Boldklub as a late substitute. [10] [9]
On 23 March 2023, Fenger was sent on loan to Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF until 31 July 2023. [11] [12] On 27 July 2023 the club confirmed, that the loan spell had been extended until the end of 2023. [13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
OB | 2019–20 | Superliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [a] | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
2020–21 | Superliga | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
2021–22 | Superliga | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 4 | |||
2022–23 | Superliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 45 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 11 | ||
Mjällby AIF (loan) | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Career total | 57 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 12 |