Oliver_Klitten
Oliver Klitten
Danish footballer (born 2000)
Oliver Augustus Sparre Klitten (born 1 May 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Hobro IK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oliver Augustus Sparre Klitten[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hobro | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skalborg Sportsklub | |||
| AaB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | AaB | 23 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Haugesund (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Hobro (loan) | 32 | (6) |
| 2022–2023 | → Helsingør (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2023– | Hobro | 21 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U-19 | 15 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 | |||
AaB
Klitten had his first experience AaB's first-team squad on 29 April 2018, where he was on the bench against FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. In January 2019, Klitten was a part of first team squad, that went to Turkey on a training camp.[2] On 26 April 2019, he made his debut for AaB, coming off the bench with two minutes remaining against Hobro IK.[3]
Klitten and his twin brother, Lukas, were promoted to the first team squad for the 2019–20 season.[4]
Loan spells
On 1 October 2020, Klitten was loaned out to Norwegian club FK Haugesund until the end of 2021.[5] However, after only 92 minutes of playing time spread over 5 matches, the loan deal was terminated on 31 December 2020 and Klitten returned to AaB.[6]
In order to gain playing time, Klitten was loaned out to Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK on 22 July 2021, for the 2021–22 season.[7] After returning from Hobro, Klitten was once again loaned out; this time to FC Helsingør until the end of the 2022-23 season, where his contract with AaB also would expire.[8]
Return to Hobro IK
On 14 June 2023 Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK confirmed, that Klitten had returned to his former club on a deal until June 2026.[9]
Oliver has a twin brother, Lukas Klitten, who also is a football player.
- Oliver Klitten at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Dieckmann, Lasse (11 January 2019). "AaB forlænger med U19-landsholdsanfører". TV2 Nord (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 May 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "AaB vs. Hobro – 26 April 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- Blond, Mikael (11 June 2019). "Gaarde jubler: AaB rykker fem talenter op". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Velkommen, Oliver!". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 1 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Avslutter låneoppholdet". FK Haugesund (in Norwegian). 31 December 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Hobro IK lejer Oliver Klitten i AaB - NordicBet Liga". Hobro IK (in Danish). 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- FC Helsingør henter venstrekant spilleren Oliver Klitten til truppen, fchelsingor.dk, 24 July 2022
- HOBRO IK HENTER OLIVER KLITTEN, hobroik.dk, 14 June 2023
- Oliver Klitten at Soccerway
- Oliver Klitten national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)