Martin Frese


Martin Frese is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender or a wing-back for club Hellas Verona.

Club career

Early years

Frese started his career at local club Orient Fodbold before heading to BK Frem, but joined FC Nordsjælland at the age of 15.

Nordsjælland

Frese got his first senior call up on 31 March 2017, where he sat on the bench for the whole game against Lyngby Boldklub.
He got his debut for FC Nordsjælland on 5 May 2017. Frese was in the starting lineup, but got replaced by Patrick da Silva after only 35 minutes due to an injury in a 1-1 draw against F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga. Frese suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury and was expected a break for 12 months. However, his contract got extended and he was promoted to the first team squad for the 2017/18 season. Frese got his contract extended in July 2018 until 2021. After four games in the 2018/19 season, Frese got injured in February 2019 and was out for the rest of the season.
From the 2020–21 season, Frese was used as a left-back for Nordsjælland. After a good individual season for Frese, he signed a contract extension on 16 July 2021, signing until June 2022. Frese was also handed shirt number 5.
On 19 May 2024, FC Nordsjælland announced that Frese would leave the club at the end of the season.

Hellas Verona

On 10 July 2024, he signed for Serie A club Hellas Verona on a four-year deal. On August 18, 2024, Frese made his official debut for Verona in the 3–0 win over Napoli, where Frese was in the starting lineup. On 7 January 2026, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–2 away draw with Napoli.

Honours

Individual