Mathias Kvistgaarden


Mathias Damm Kvistgaarden is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Norwich City and the Denmark national team.
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Club career

Brøndby

Youth

Born in Birkerød, Kvistgaarden began his career at hometown club IF Skjold Birkerød. At age 11, he was noticed by scouts of FC Nordsjælland at a youth trial, while at the same time going on trial at Lyngby Boldklub; eventually choosing to move to the Lyngby youth academy in 2013. Two years later, Kvistgaarden joined the youth academy of Brøndby IF at U13-level, partly due to the Kvistgaarden family's close relationship to former head coach of Brøndby, Thomas Frank. At the same time, he enrolled as a pupil at Brøndbyvester Skole located less than one kilometre from the club, with his main course being physical education. He described the environment in the youth squads as being competitive compared to his former experiences in IF Skjold and Lyngby, and the Brøndby U-13 team ended up being top of their respective youth league tables that year. Kvistgaarden was promoted to the U19-team in summer 2019 and scored nine goals in 14 appearances in its under-19 league season.

Senior

On 5 July 2020, Kvistgaarden was included in the senior squad list for the first time ahead of an away Danish Superliga match against AaB, due to regular first team strikers Simon Hedlund and Samuel Mráz having been tested positive for COVID-19. Kvistgaarden debuted in said match which ended in a 2–0 loss for his club, coming on as a substitute for Mikael Uhre at the 73rd minute.
Kvistgaarden scored his first goal for Brøndby on 6 March 2022, which proved to be the winning goal in a 1–0 away victory against Silkeborg in the domestic league. He made his first start for Brøndby on 14 April in a league loss against AaB. He signed a contract extension on 29 April, keeping him at the club until 2025. In May 2022, Kvistgaarden scored four goals in three league appearances, including his first brace on the final matchday of the season against Silkeborg. Before the match, he had been named Superliga Young Player of the Month for May.
On 26 May 2023, Kvistgaarden extended his contract with Brøndby until 2027. He scored his first senior hat-trick three days later in a 5–1 victory against Nordsjælland.

Norwich City

On 8 July 2025, Kvistgaarden signed for EFL Championship club Norwich City on an initial four-year deal for a fee of £6.9 million. On 13 September 2025, he scored his first Norwich City goal in a 1–1 draw at Coventry City.

International career

Kvistgaarden has earned six appearances for Denmark at under-18 level, in which he has scored three goals. On 8 October 2020, he made his debut with a goal for the Denmark under-19 team in a 3–1 friendly victory against Poland.
On 4 June 2022, Kvistgaarden debuted for the Denmark under-21 in a 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Kazakhstan. He started with 63 minutes on the pitch before being replaced by Rasmus Højlund in a 3–0 victory at Vejle Stadium. He scored his first goal for the under-21 team ten days later against Turkey, poking in the ball at the far post after an assist by Gustav Isaksen.
Kvistgaarden made his debut for the Denmark national team in a 2–1 friendly victory against Northern Ireland, coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute to Mikkel Damsgaard.

Honours

Brøndby
Individual