Frederik Winther

Frederik Franck Winther (Danish pronunciation: [ˈve̝nˀtɐ]; born 4 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF.^[3] Winther began his career with B 1903 in 2007 at the age of six and later joined Lyngby BK’s youth team in 2014. He has also played for FC Augsburg and Bröndby IF.^[4]

Frederik Winther

Personal information
Full name	Frederik Franck Winther[1]
Date of birth	(2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Gentofte, Denmark[1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Hammarby
Number	3
Youth career
2007–2014	B 1903
2014–2018	Lyngby
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Lyngby	38	(0)
2020–2024	Augsburg	5	(0)
2020–2021	→ Lyngby (loan)	17	(1)
2021–2023	→ Augsburg II (res.)	4	(0)
2023	→ Brøndby (loan)	15	(0)
2024	→ Estoril (loan)	2	(0)
2024–	Hammarby IF	2	(0)
International career
2018–2019	Denmark U18	4	(1)
2019–2020	Denmark U19	7	(1)
2021	Denmark U20	2	(0)
2021–2022	Denmark U21	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:33, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Lyngby

Winther began his career with B 1903 in 2007 at age six.^[5] He progressed through the club's academy to the under-13 team before making a move to the Lyngby youth team in 2014.^[5]

Winther progressed through the Lyngby academy while playing matches for his primary school, Kildegård Privatskole in the Ekstra Bladet School Football Tournament in 2016.^[6] He made his professional debut on 20 March 2019, replacing Jesper Christjansen in a 2–0 win over Silkeborg in the second-tier Danish 1st Division.^[7][8] He signed a five-year professional contract on 27 May 2019, after making his first appearances for the Lyngby first-team during the 2018–19 season, where Lyngby would also secure promotion to the Danish Superliga.^[9] That season he made ten appearances.^[3] Winther soon established himself as a first-team regular in the Superliga, attracting interest from Dutch clubs Ajax and PSV,^[10] as well as German and Austrian clubs RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg.^[11]

FC Augsburg

On 5 October 2020, it was confirmed, that Winther had signed a deal until 2025 with German club FC Augsburg.^[12] However, he would remain on loan at Lyngby for the 2020–21 season on a loan deal.

Winther returned to Denmark on 31 January 2023, joining Brøndby on a five-month loan deal.^[13] He made his debut for the club on 19 February, starting in a 5–2 home win over AC Horsens.^[14] He returned to Augsburg at the end of his loan, after making 15 appearances for Brøndby.^[15]

On 29 January 2024, Augsburg announced that Winther would spend the remainder of the 2023–24 season on loan at Portuguese Primeira Liga club Estoril Praia.^[16]

Hammarby

On 28 March 2024, Augsburg announced that Winther’s loan at Estoril had been prematurely terminated and he had been permanently transferred to Allsvenskan club Hammarby.^[4]

International career

Winther made four appearances for the Danish U18 national team. For the Denmark U19 he gained six caps scoring one goal.^[17]