Oliver Højer

Oliver Højer

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Højer enters the penalty area, loses his marker with a quick feint, and creates a good chance for his teammate with a smart pass.Højer makes a good run through the left half-space and creates a big chance with a brilliant pass.Højer makes a good run, loses two opponents with quick feints, and plays an intelligent pass.

Country: Denmark

Date of birth: 24/01/2007 (17 years old)

Place of birth: Denmark

Height: —

Youth career: FC København

Current club: FC København

Squad number: —

Current national team: Denmark U-17

Position: central midfielder, attacking midfielder

Preferred foot: right

Market value (by transfermarkt.de): —

Tournaments participated in: UEFA Youth League 2022/2023 (2/0), UEFA Youth League 2022/2023 (6/0)

Contract until: 30.06.2026

Player’s agent: unknown

Transfer rumours: —

Similar type of player: Julian Brandt

Strengths:

– passing

– vision

– technique

– ball control

– football IQ

– versatility

– dribbling

– first touch

– creativity

– work rate

To improve:

– mid and long-range shooting skills/general efficiency in the final third

– absolutely not afraid of contact duels with much stronger opponents, but still needs to work hard to improve his strength and physical prowess

– aerial duels

Style of play:

– roaming/advanced playmaker

– versatile, tactically astute, and technically capable of playing in various roles and tactical systems

– likes to have the ball at his feet and has the natural ability of a playmaker who likes to orchestrate play with his passing and creativity

– player with a superb technical ability, 1vs1 short-dribbling skills, close ball control, and fast direction shifts in possession

– an excellent mix of a progressive carrier and passer

– decent pace at all distances

– likes to operate and make his attacking moves in the left half-spaces

– intelligent movement and positioning between the lines

– player with a superb range of passing and an outstanding vision who’s excellent in combination play

– very high football IQ and spatial awareness

– has the ability and confidence to provide good through/killer passes in the final third

– superb at scanning the space and spotting the movements of his teammates/pre-assist specialist

– good composure and retention skills under pressure/press-resistant player

– above-average ability take fast decisions in tight spaces

– very good first touch to make quick combinations and link-up play with his teammates

– does not hesitate to track back and work for the team/good reactions and recovery of his position

– very active in pressing and counter-pressing

– combative and tenacious in duels

– operates quite comfortably with his weaker left foot

– competent indirect set-piece taker

Højer enters the penalty area, loses his marker with a quick feint, and creates a good chance for his teammate with a smart pass.

Højer makes a good run through the left half-space and creates a big chance with a brilliant pass.

Højer makes a good run, loses two opponents with quick feints, and plays an intelligent pass.

Heatmap by Wyscout:

He is best suited to playing as:

Central midfielder in 4-3-3.

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Achievements:

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League summary (as for 16 April 2024):

No senior team appearances yet.

Description:

Oliver Højer is a product of the superb FC København youth academy. He is the son of a former FCK player Lars Højer. He is considered to be one of the most talented players of his generation in Denmark. He is a member of an interesting generation of Danish U18s which includes, among others Tobias Lund Jensen, Jonathan Asp, Oscar Schwartau, Sebastian Biller Mikkelsen, Cornelius Olsson, Tobias Slotsager, Lasse Abildgaard, Christian Jørgensen, Anders Noshe, Jonatan Lindekilde, Hjalte Bidstrup, and Lasse Overgaard.

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Football Talent Scout potential rating:

8/10