Christian Gammelgaard
Christian William Gammelgaard Grøndal is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub.
Career
Vejle
Gammelgaard is a product of the Vejle academy. In March 2021, Gammelgaard signed a new contract with the club until June 2022.Gammelgaard got his official debut for Vejle on 22 October 2021 in a Danish Superliga game against Nordsjælland, where he came in from the bench to the last couple of minutes. On 26 January 2022 Vejle confirmed, that Gamelgaard had signed a new two-year deal running from the summer 2022, which also secured him a promotion to the first team squad.
In August 2023, Gamelgaard signed a new contract with Vejle until June 2026. After a six-month break due to a foot injury, more precisely, a fatigue fracture, Gammelgaard made his comeback in a reserve team match on 2 October 2023.
In pursuit of more playing time, on 31 January 2024, Gammelgaard was loaned to Danish 1st Division club Fredericia until the end of the season.
Personal life
Gammelgaard is the son of former Danish footballer Niels Ejnar Gammelgaard, who also played for Vejle between 1993 and 1996.He has a younger brother, Nicolas, who similarly went on to play football in the youth sector of Vejle.