Karen Holmgaard

Karen Holmgaard
Personal information
Full name Karen Rosted Holmgaard
Date of birth (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999
Place of birth Bording, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2017 Vejle B
2017–2020 Fortuna Hjørring 62 (15)
2021–2022 Turbine Potsdam 27 (2)
2022– Everton 32 (3)
International career‡
2014–2015 Denmark U16 9 (0)
2015–2016 Denmark U17 8 (2)
2016–2017 Denmark U19 13 (3)
2018 Denmark U23 1 (0)
2018– Denmark 34 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:27, 31 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 5 December 2023 (UTC)

Karen Rosted Holmgaard (Norwegian: [ˈkʰɑːæn ˈʁʌsteð ˈhʌlmˌkɒˀ]; born 28 January 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Everton and the Denmark national team.

Early life

Holmgaard was born on 28 January 1999 in Bording, Denmark. She has a twin sister, Sara Holmgaard, who is also a professional football player.[1]

Club career

Fortuna Hjørring

Having previously played for Vejle BK from 2016 to 2017, Holmgaard signed for Fortuna Hjørring alongside twin sister Sara on 28 June 2017.[2] She scored her first league goal on 1 October 2017.[3]

On 22 May 2018, both Holmgaard sister's contracts were extended.[4]

Turbine Potsdam

On 4 December 2020, Karen and Sara Holmgaard joined Frauen-Bundesliga clubTurbine Potsdam.[5][6]

Karen Holmgaard made her league debut against Wolfsburg on 5 February 2021. She scored her first league goal against Eintracht Frankfurt on 16 May 2021. In December 2021, she was sent off having picked up two yellow cards against Frankfurt.[7]

Everton

In August 2022, both sisters joined Women's Super League side Everton, reuniting with former Hjørring cosch Brian Sørensen.[8] Sara was loaned back to Turbine Potsdam for the beginning of the 2022–23 season; it was the first time the twins had played for different clubs.[9][10]

Karen Holmgaard made her league debut against Leicester City on 29 September 2022.[11] She scored her first league goal against West Ham on 22 January 2023.[12]

On 1 August 2024, Holmgaard signed a new contract with Everton.[13]

She sustained an ACL injury in Everton's 5–0 win over West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup on 15 January 2026, ruling her out for the remainder of the season.[14][15] On 23 July 2026, she signed a one-year extension with the club.[16]

International career

Having played for the Denmark under-19 team, Holmgaard received her first senior call-up in February 2018.[17] She made her debut for the senior national team on 7 March 2018 against Finland.[18] She was named Female Talent of the Year in 2018 by the Danish Football Union.[19]

She scored her first senior goal against Azerbaijan on 12 April 2022.[20] Holmgaard was selected for Denmark's squad at the Euro 2022.[21]

She was selected for the World Cup 2023 squad.[22] Denmark was eliminated by co-hosts Australia in the round of 16.[23]

Despite recovery from a hip injury for most of the 2024–25 season, Holmgaard was selected for the Euro 2025; Denmark did not make it out of the group stage.[24]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 April 2022Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark Azerbaijan2–02–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2.1 September 2022 Montenegro1–05–1
3.11 October 2022 Australia1–01–3Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "Enæggede tvillinger, landsholdsspillere og holdkammerater: Men Karen og Sara Holmgaard er ikke enige om det hele". www.dr.dk (in Danish). 16 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Stærkt tvillingepar fra Vejle". www.fortunahjoring.dk (in Danish). 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "VSK Aarhus W v Fortuna Hjorring W 1 October 2017". Flashscore. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "Fortsætter udviklingen i Fortuna". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 22 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Der 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam verpflichtet Duo aus Dänemark". www.turbine-potsdam.de (in German). 4 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Drømmen om udlandet gik i opfyldelse". kvindeliga.dk. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Eintracht Frankfurt W 3-3 Turbine Potsdam W 3 December 2021". Flashscore. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  8. ↑ Taylor, Louise (23 March 2023). "Everton's Holmgaard twins: 'We wouldn't have this life if we hadn't pushed each other on'". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Feringa, Megan (8 May 2025). "Everton's identical Holmgaard twins on bamboozling opponents, team-mates and their coach". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Anderson, Jess (1 March 2023). "Everton Women: Identical twins Karen and Sara Holmgaard on their footballing journey". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  11. ↑ McLaughlin, Ellen (29 September 2022). "Keeper error gifts Everton late win over Leicester". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  12. ↑ "Everton vs West Ham United - 22 January 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Karen Holmgaard Commits Future to Everton - 1 August 2024". www.evertonfc.com.
  14. ↑ "Karen Holmgaard out for season with ACL injury". BBC. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Brilliant Blues Beat Baggies In FA Cup". www.evertonfc.com. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Holmgaard Pens New Deal". Everton F.C. 23 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Ny landstræner skifter en fjerdedel af truppen ud". TV2. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  18. ↑ Andersen, Jens; Oxenvad, Esben (7 March 2018). "18-årig landsholddebutant drømmer om udlandet". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  19. ↑ Dons, Martin (5 January 2019). "Karen Holmgaard er Årets Kvindelige Talent 2018". SPFO — Spillerforeningen (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  20. ↑ "Denmark-Azerbaijan | Women's European Qualifiers 2023". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Her er holdet til EM 2022". www.dbu.dk (in Danish). 16 June 2022.
  22. ↑ "Her er holdet til VM 2023". DBU (in Danish). 30 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Australia 2 - 0 Denmark" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 24 June 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ↑ "Karen Holmgaard hails Everton fans ahead of moving-in day at Goodison Park". OneFootball. SheKicks. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
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