Maurits Kjærgaard (born 26 June 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lille.
Club career In February 2021, Kjærgaard made his debut for Red Bull Salzburg. On 8 March 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 7–1 away defeat to Bayern Munich in the 2021–22 season round of 16. Hence, he became the youngest Danish player to score in the competition, aged 18 years and 255 days.
On 1 September 2026, Kjærgaard signed a five-year contract with Ligue 1 club Lille.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueAustrian CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Liefering2019–202. Liga132———1322020–212. Liga283———2832021–222. Liga62———62Total477000000477Red Bull Salzburg2020–21Austrian Bundesliga100000—102021–22Austrian Bundesliga172414Appearances in UEFA Champions League1—2542022–23Austrian Bundesliga262307Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League0—3622023–24Austrian Bundesliga1722130—2132024–25Austrian Bundesliga6011542Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup01452025–26Austrian Bundesliga202319Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League2—3252026–27Austrian Bundesliga20001Appearance in UEFA Europa League0—30Total9081342972013219Lille2026–27Ligue 1200010—30Career total138151343072018326 Notes
Honours Red Bull Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Austrian Cup: 2020–21, 2021–22
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