Kasper Høgh

Kasper Høgh
Personal information
Full name Kasper Waarts Thenza Høgh[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000
Place of birth Randers, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Bodø/Glimt
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2014 Vorup FB
2014–2018 Randers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Randers 16 (0)
2020 → Valur (loan) 5 (0)
2021–2022 Hobro 12 (4)
2022–2023 AaB 20 (3)
2023 → Stabæk (loan) 14 (5)
2023 Stabæk 0 (0)
2024– Bodø/Glimt 51 (29)
International career‡
2017 Denmark U18 2 (2)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 8 (1)
2026– Denmark 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 March 2026

Kasper Waarts Thenza Høgh (born 6 December 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt.

Early life and career

Høgh grew up in Vorup, a suburb of Randers, Central Denmark Region, and began playing football with local club Vorup FB at the age of four.[2] He also played handball in his youth, following his parents, Ulla Waarst Sørensen and Peter Høgh, both former divisional handball players, before deciding to focus on football at the age of 12.[3][4]

After progressing from Vorup FB, he joined Randers FC's youth system in January 2014, where he developed into a prolific goalscorer.[5] During one under-19 league season, he scored 23 goals in 19 matches, finishing as the division's top scorer despite being young for the age group.[3][4]

Club career

Randers FC

In December 2017, Høgh signed a new contract with Randers FC, keeping him at the club until 2020.[6] He was first included in the senior matchday squad on 4 April 2018 for a Danish Cup match against Silkeborg.[7] Eleven days later, he made his first-team debut, replacing Mikael Boman in the 80th minute of a 3–0 away defeat to OB in the Danish Superliga.[8]

Having established himself as the club's top scorer at under-19 level, Høgh signed a five-year contract with Randers on 19 March 2019 and was scheduled to be promoted permanently to the first-team squad from the start of the 2019–20 season.[9] He subsequently featured only intermittently for the senior side, making 17 first-team appearances and scoring once before being loaned out in July 2020.[10]

On 29 July 2020, Høgh joined Icelandic club Valur on loan for the remainder of the calendar year.[11] Randers stated that, having recently returned from injury, he needed regular playing time as part of his development.[10] The move was later described by Randers as having been disrupted by injuries.[12]

Høgh left Randers permanently on 18 June 2021, when he was sold to Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK. Randers described him as a talented goalscorer who needed consistent playing time to continue his development, and stated that the club had secured a buy-back option as part of the transfer. He left having made 22 first-team appearances and scored one goal for the club.[12]

Hobro IK

On 18 June 2021, Høgh joined Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK on a three-year contract after leaving Randers FC, who retained a buy-back clause as part of the transfer.[13][14] His start to the season was disrupted by injury, which kept him out of Hobro's opening fixtures.[15]

He went on to score four goals in 12 appearances for the club, including goals against Hvidovre and Nykøbing.[16][17][18]

AaB

On 14 January 2022, it was reported that Høgh had gone to Malta for a training camp with AaB.[19] Later in the same month, on 21 January, Høgh's transfer to the Danish Superliga club AaB was confirmed, signing a deal until June 2026.[20] Høgh got his debut for AaB on 20 February 2022 against FC Midtjylland, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 win.[21]

Stabæk

On 18 January 2023, Høgh joined newly promoted Norwegian Eliteserien side Stabæk on a year-long loan deal with a purchase option.[22] On 2 July 2023, after scoring 8 goals in 14 games, Stabæk confirmed that the club had exercised the purchase option on Høgh with immediate effect, with Høgh signing a deal until the end of 2025.[23]

Bodø/Glimt

On 2 October 2023, it was confirmed that Høgh had signed a pre-contract with Bodø/Glimt, which would take effect from January 2024.[24] In the 2024 season, he finished as the club's top scorer with 12 goals as they retained their Eliteserien title.[25] He also impressed in the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League as his club reached the semi-finals, scoring seven goals to share the competition's top scorer award with Bruno Fernandes and Ayoub El Kaabi.[26]

In the 2025 season, he retained his club's top-scorer status with 17 goals, as Bodø/Glimt finished second in the league, one point behind Viking.[27] On 20 January 2026, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goals by netting a brace in a 3–1 victory over Manchester City.[28] A week later, on 28 January, he netted a goal in a 2–1 away win over Atlético Madrid, securing his club's spot in the Champions League knockout play-offs.[29]

International career

In March 2026, Høgh received his first call-up to the Denmark national team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against North Macedonia.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 March 2026[30]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Randers 2017–18 Danish Superliga 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2018–19 Danish Superliga 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2019–20 Danish Superliga 8 0 2 0 — 10 0
2020–21 Danish Superliga 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 16 0 2 0 — 18 0
Valur (loan) 2020 Besta deild karla 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Hobro 2021–22 Danish 1st Division 12 4 0 0 — 12 4
AaB 2021–22 Danish Superliga 16 3 0 0 — 16 3
2022–23 Danish Superliga 4 0 1 0 — 5 0
Total 20 3 1 0 — 21 3
Stabæk 2023 Eliteserien 14 5 3 3 — 17 8
Bodø/Glimt 2024 Eliteserien 23 12 1 0 19[b] 9 43 21
2025 Eliteserien 28 17 2 1 8[c] 1 38 19
2026 Eliteserien 0 0 1 0 6[c] 5 7 5
Total 51 29 4 1 33 15 88 45
Career total 118 41 10 4 33 15 161 60
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup
  2. ^ Five appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, fourteen appearances and seven goals in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Randers

Bodø/Glimt

Individual

References

  1. ^ Kasper Høgh at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Matthiesen, Anne Bjørnskov (25 February 2026). "Stolt sportschef får gåsehud: - Det er prisværdigt" [Proud sporting director gets goosebumps: 'It's admirable']. TV 2 Østjylland (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Jørgensen, Marie Juul (17 March 2026). "Det begyndte med en kontrakt på 1000 kroner. Nu har alle fået øjnene op for ham" [It started with a contract worth 1,000 kroner. Now everyone has taken notice of him]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b Abildgaard, Lars (29 August 2025). "Fra festglad Randers-knægt til fuldvoksen topangriber: Bliver han den første i rødt og hvidt?" [From party-loving Randers youngster to fully fledged top striker: Will he be the first in red and white?]. Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Kasper Høgh – Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Kasper Høgh underskriver ny kontrakt med Randers FC" [Kasper Høgh signs new contract with Randers FC]. Randers FC (in Danish). 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Randers FC – Silkeborg 1:3". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Superliga OB–RFC, 2018-04-15 12:00". SuperStats. Archived from the original on 7 July 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  9. ^ Maajen, Anton Græsdal (19 March 2019). "Randers giver U19-topscorer lang kontrakt". Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  10. ^ a b "Randers udlejer ung angriber: Har brug for fast spilletid". Tipsbladet. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Kasper Høgh udlejes til Valur". Randers FC. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  12. ^ a b "Kasper Høgh solgt til Hobro". Randers FC. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  13. ^ "Hobro IK køber angriber i Randers FC". Hobro IK. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  14. ^ "Randers sælger 20-årig angriber til Hobro". Bold. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  15. ^ "Godt nyt i Hobro: To spillere tilbage fra skade". Bold. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  16. ^ "Høgh sørgede for sent Hobro-point i Hvidovre". Bold. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  17. ^ "Hobro med vigtig triumf mod Hvidovre". Bold. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  18. ^ "Nykøbing FC - Hobro IK - 07 Nov 2021". Hobro IK. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
  19. ^ Høgh med AaB til Malta: Formaliteter fra køb, bold.dk, 14 January 2022
  20. ^ AaB henter Kasper Høgh, aabsport.dk, 21 January 2022
  21. ^ Debutanten Høgh sænkede FCM i AaB-triumf, bold.dk, 20 February 2022
  22. ^ DANSK SPISS KLAR FOR STABÆK, stabak.no, 18 January 2023
  23. ^ HØGH SIGNERER PERMANENT AVTALE, stabak.no, 2 July 2023
  24. ^ "KASPER HØGH BLIR GLIMT-SPILLER". glimt.no. 2 October 2023.
  25. ^ "Norwegian Eliteserien Scoring Stats - 2024-25". ESPN.
  26. ^ "2024/25 Europa League top scorers: Three players finish on seven". UEFA. 21 May 2025.
  27. ^ "Norwegian Eliteserien Scoring Stats - 2025-26". ESPN.
  28. ^ Hafez, Shamoon (20 January 2026). "Bodø / Glimt 3–1 Manchester City". BBC Sport.
  29. ^ "Atletico Madrid 1-2 Bodo/Glimt: Sjovold and Hogh the heroes as visitors clinch play-off berth". beIN SPORTS. 29 January 2026.
  30. ^ "K. HØGH". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  31. ^ UEFA.com. "The official website for European football". UEFA.com. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
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