Frederik Tingager

Frederik Beyer Tingager (born 22 February 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club AGF.

Frederik Tingager

Tingager with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Frederik Beyer Tingager[1]
Date of birth	(1993-02-22) 22 February 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Tuse, Denmark
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	AGF
Number	5
Youth career
1996–2006	Tuse IF
2006–2009	Holbæk B&I
2009–2012	Brøndby
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Holbæk B&I[a]
2016–2018	OB	49	(3)
2018–2019	Eintracht Braunschweig	24	(1)
2019–	AGF	156	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024

Career

Early career

Born in Tuse, Holbæk Municipality,^[2] Tingager began his career at Tuse IF and eventually joined the Brøndby IF academy after spending a few years in the youth department of Holbæk B&I. In January 2012, Tingager returned to Holbæk, to play for their first team competing in the third division.^[3]

OB

In January 2016, Tingager joined Danish Superliga club OB after a successful trial.^[4] He made his professional debut on 8 May 2016, when OB lost 1–0 to FC Copenhagen.^[5] He came to six appearances and one goal that season, as OB finished seventh in the league table.^[6] In the 2016–17 season, the club also managed to avoid relegation.^[7]

Eintracht Braunschweig

In January 2018, Tingager moved to Eintracht Braunschweig in Germany.^[8] He made 14 appearances and one goal in his first season. The club suffered relegation at the end of the season from the 2. Bundesliga.^[9] On 29 December 2018, his contract, which ran until June 2020, was terminated at the end of the year; the team had been in the relegation zone of the 3. Liga since the third matchday.^[10]

AGF

In January 2019, days after agreeing the termination of his contract with Eintracht Braunschweig, Tingager returned to Denmark signing with AGF.^[11][12] He made his debut as a starter on 8 February in AGF's 2–0 league win over Esbjerg fB.^[13][14]

On 27 August 2020, Tingager scored his first goal for AGF, opening the score in a 5–2 victory against Finnish club FC Honka in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers.^[15]

Tingager continued as a regular starter in the subsequent seasons, initially under the leadership of head coach David Nielsen, and, since 2022, under Uwe Rösler.^[16] He helped AGF to third-place finishes in 2020 and 2023.^[17][18]

Honours

Individual

• Danish Superliga Team of the Month: March 2024^[19]

Notes

1. Nordvest FC changed its name back to Holbæk B&I in 2014.