About Kasper Dolberg
Born 1997. Kasper Dolberg is a Danish association football player.
Club career Silkeborg On 17 May 2015, he made his senior debut for Silkeborg in a Danish Superliga game against Brøndby, replacing Adeola Lanre Runsewe after 63 minutes in a 0-2 loss.
Ajax Dolberg with Ajax teammates (including Matthijs de Ligt and Donny van de Beek) in 2016.
On 5 January 2015, Ajax announced that 17-year-old Dolberg would join from Silkeborg in the summer, signing a three-year contract valid from summer 2015 until summer 2018. He had been spotted by Danish scout John Steen Olsen, the same scout who discovered players such as Zlatan Ibrahimović, Viktor Fischer, and Christian Eriksen for the Dutch club.
On 13 May 2016, Dolberg agreed to have his contract extended until 2021. On 26 July 2016, Dolberg scored his first goal in European competition on his competitive debut for Ajax, in a 1–1 Champions League qualification match against PAOK. He made his Eredivisie debut for the club on 7 August 2016 in a match against Sparta Rotterdam, coming on as a substitute for Mateo Cassierra. The following week he was in the starting line-up for the league match against Roda JC and he scored both of Ajax's goals in the 2–2 draw, his first goals in the Eredivisie.
On 29 September 2016, Dolberg scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Standard Liège in a Europa League match. He scored another goal in his first Klassieker against Ajax's great rival Feyenoord on 23 October 2016, securing a 1–1 draw away in Rotterdam. On 20 November 2016, he scored a first-half hat-trick in an Eredivisie match against NEC. This made him the youngest non-Dutch player ever to score a hattrick for Ajax.
On 9 March 2017, Dolberg scored the equalizer in what ended in a 2–1 loss to Copenhagen in the round of 16 of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League campaign, thus ending a club record eight-month period in which Copenhagen had not conceded any goals at their home ground at the Parken Stadium since 20 August 2016.
Nice
Dolberg signed for Nice in Ligue 1 on 29 August 2019 for a fee of 20.5 million euros. He finished his first season in France as the club's top scorer with 11 goals and was named the club's player of the season, as Nice finished in fifth place, securing a spot in the group stage for next season's UEFA Europa League.
Loan to Sevilla Dolberg joined La Liga club Sevilla on loan on 1 September 2022, initially planned to last for a season. However, the loan was terminated prematurely on 2 January 2023, with Dolberg only making eight appearances for the Spanish club.
Loan to TSG Hoffenheim On 2 January 2023, Dolberg was loaned to Bundesliga side Hoffenheim for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.
Anderlecht On 7 July 2023, Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht announced the signing of Dolberg from Nice on a four-year contract, playing under fellow Dane Brian Riemer. and Anderlecht finished third in his first season at the club.
Dolberg was named Belgian Player of the Month for November 2024, thanks to scoring 12 goals in six domestic games, including two hat-tricks in three domestic games against Tubize-Braine in the Belgian Cup and Cercle Brugge in the league.
On 23 April 2025, Dolberg scored four goals against Gent in a Pro League Champions' Playoffs match, totalling his tally to 18 goals in the domestic competition.
Return to Ajax On 2 September 2025, Ajax announced the return of Dolberg to the club, signing a contract until 2029.
International career In November 2016, Dolberg received his first call-up to the senior Denmark squad for matches against Kazakhstan and Czech Republic. On 11 November 2016, he made his senior international debut, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–1 victory for Denmark over Kazakhstan. On 10 June 2017, in a 1–3 away win against Kazakhstan in the qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup, he came on as a substitute for Yussuf Poulsen after 68 minutes and scored his first international goal in the 81st minute.
In June 2018 he was named in Denmark's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
In May 2021, he was selected in the final 26-man squad for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. Dolberg made his first start in the tournament, replacing the injured Yussuf Poulsen, in Denmark's round of 16 tie against Wales on 26 June and scored twice in a 4–0 win. He scored his third goal of the tournament in the quarter-finals against Czech Republic after a spectacular cross from Joakim Mæhle.
Personal life On 16 September 2019, Dolberg reported to the police that his luxury watch at an estimated value of €70,000 was stolen. Following a police investigation, in which the police recovered a surveillance video showing the culprit stealing the watch, his OGC Nice teammate Lamine Diaby-Fadiga confessed to the crime ten days later. Diaby was later sacked by the club.
On 8 November 2021, Dolberg announced that he had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.
Career statistics Club
International
As of match played 10 June 2025. Denmark score listed first, score column indicates score after each Dolberg goal. Eredivisie: 2018–19 KNVB Cup: 2018–19 Johan Cruyff Shield: 2019 UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2016–17
Nice Ajax Talent of the Year (Marco van Basten Award): 2017 Johan Cruyff Trophy: 2016–17 OGC Nice Player of the Season: 2019–20 Belgian Bronze Shoe: 2024
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Danish association football player (born 1997)
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