Kevin Stuhr Ellegaard

Club career Born in Copenhagen, Ellegaard spent his youth years in various Zealand clubs. In July 2002 he moved from Farum BK to Manchester City. Stuhr-Ellegaard moved to Germany to play for Hertha BSC in summer 2005. He had a hard time forcing his way into the starting line-up, and only played two Bundesliga games for the team. He moved to Danish club Randers FC as a free agent in the summer 2007.

In his first half season with Randers, Ellegaard conceded only 15 goals in 18 matches. He went on to play all Randers games in his first two seasons with the club, helping Randers finish sixth in the 2007–08 and fifth in the 2008–09 Superliga season. In the 2009–10 Superliga season, Ellegaard conceded 15 goals in the first seven games, and was dropped from the starting lineup by coach John Jensen in August. He reached promotion to the Danish 1st Division in his first six months with the club. On 22 December 2021, 38-year old Ellegaard announced his retirement from football. However, on 2 May 2022, Ellegaard came out of retirement when he signed a short-term contract with Danish Superliga club AaB for the rest of the season.

International career Ellegaard made his debut for the Danish under-16 youth national team in September 1998, and went on to represent various youth national teams for a combined total of 56 games. He made his debut for the Denmark U21 national team in September 2004, He was not a part of the Danish squad at the tournament. In the fall of 2007, while playing for Randers, Ellegaard was called up as the Danish third choice goalkeeper due to the injury of Jesper Christiansen. In August 2008, Ellegaard was called up for the national team again, due to a new Jesper Christiansen injury.

Post retirement and coaching career In February 2022, Ellegaard was hired as a TV expert at Discovery+ in Denmark. He held this position until summer 2024.

On January 24, 2025, Ellegaard was hired as goalkeeper coach at the Danish 1st Division club B.93 under manager Kasper Lorentzen, who Ellegaard previously played with at Randers FC. For Ellegaard, it was his first experience as a coach, in addition to his time in Helsingør where he also coached a bit at the club's academy.

Career statistics

Honours IF Elfsborg Allsvenskan: 2012 Svenska cupen: 2014

Individual Randers FC Player of the year: 2007–08 Eredivisie ING Fair Play-reward Denmark's best penalty keeper – Recent statistics showed that out of 29 Danish keepers, Ellegaard is the best one in saving penalties, making him a penalty specialist. He is known for his "double save" in a penalty against AFC Ajax. He had a fantastic 45% rate in penalty saves, which made him the best Danish penalty keeper.