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Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Danish footballer (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierre-Emile Kordt Højbjerg (born 5 August 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Denmark national team.
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![]() Højbjerg with Tottenham Hotspur in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pierre-Emile Kordt Højbjerg[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-08-05) 5 August 1995 (age 28)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2007 | BK Skjold | ||
2007–2009 | KB | ||
2009–2012 | Brøndby | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Bayern Munich II | 44 | (12) |
2013–2016 | Bayern Munich | 17 | (0) |
2015 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 16 | (2) |
2015–2016 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 23 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Southampton | 109 | (4) |
2020– | Tottenham Hotspur | 145 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Denmark U16 | 6 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Denmark U17 | 18 | (5) |
2012–2013 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (3) |
2013–2015 | Denmark U21 | 8 | (4) |
2014– | Denmark | 81 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:31, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024 |
Højbjerg started his career as a youth for Danish clubs BK Skjold, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub and Brøndby IF before joining German club Bayern Munich in 2012. He made his senior debut for the reserves that year and his professional debut for the first team in April 2013; at 17 he was the club's youngest player in the Bundesliga. He made 25 total appearances for Bayern and won a variety of domestic and international tournaments, also having loans at fellow league teams FC Augsburg and Schalke 04. In 2016, he signed a five-year contract for Southampton for an estimated £12.8 million fee. After making 134 appearances for the Saints, he joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2020 for a reported initial fee of £15 million.
Højbjerg was a youth international at various levels from under-16 to under-21. He made his debut for the Denmark national team in 2014, and represented the side at UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2024.