Frederik Winther

Frederik Franck Winther (Danish pronunciation: [ˈve̝nˀtɐ]; born 4 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.

Club Career

Early years

A defender, Winther began his career with B 1903 in 2007 at age 6. He progressed through the club's academy to the under-13 team before making the move to the Lyngby BK youth team in 2014.

Lyngby

Winther progressed through the Lyngby academy while playing matches for his primary school, Kildegard Privatskole in the Ekstra Bladet School Football Tournament in 2016. He signed a five-year professional contract on 27 May 2019, after making his first appearances for the Lyngby first-team during the 2018–19 season in the Danish 1st Division, where Lyngby secured promotion. That season he made 10 total appearances. Winther soon established himself as a first-team regular in the Danish Superliga, attracting interest from Dutch clubs Ajax and PSV, as well as German and Austrian clubs RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg.

FC Augsburg

On 5 October 2020, it was confirmed, that Winther had signed a deal until 2025 with German club FC Augsburg. However, he would remain on loan at Lyngby for the 2020–21 season on a loan deal.