Jeppe Kjær

Jeppe Kjær Jensen (born 1 March 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt. Kjær joined AC Horsens from local club Hatting/Torsted IF at the age of 13. Both in September and October 2018, Kjær went on two trials at the English club Southampton in the company of his father, and the talent manager, Claus Troelsen, of AC Horsens. On his 15th birthday, 1 March 2019, Kjær signed a three-year deal with Horsens. On 28 August 2019, AC Horsens confirmed that Kjær was going on a trial at Juventus and was going to play in a friendly tournament for the club. In November 2019, Horsens' manager, Bo Henriksen, confirmed that both Juventus and Southampton was ready to sign him, but the club refused to sell him. On Kjær's 16th birthday, 1 March 2020, he got his professional debut for AC Horsens and became the youngest ever debutant in the Danish Superliga. Kjær started on the bench, before he replaced Michael Lumb in the 79th minute in a 1–2 defeat against Randers FC. On 14 August 2020, Dutch side AFC Ajax announced that Kjær would join the club per 7 September. He has signed a contract until summer 2023.