William Bøving

William Bøving
Bøving in 2024
Personal information
Full name William Bøving Wick
Date of birth (2003-03-01) 1 March 2003
Place of birth Charlottenlund, Denmark
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 14
Youth career
–2010 HIK
2010–2020 Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Copenhagen 30 (2)
2022–2025 Sturm Graz 78 (14)
2025– Mainz 05 7 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Denmark U16 10 (5)
2019–2020 Denmark U17 12 (5)
2020 Denmark U18 2 (1)
2020 Denmark U19 1 (0)
2021–2022 Denmark U20 4 (0)
2021– Denmark U21 22 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2025

William Bøving Wick (born 1 March 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club Mainz 05.

Club career

Copenhagen

Bøving joined the FC Copenhagen youth academy, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB), at the age of 10, having previously played for HIK.[2][3] As a youth player, he participated in the first team's winter training camp during the 2019–20 season, featuring in all the friendly matches.[4] He received his first call-up to the senior squad for a Danish Superliga match against Silkeborg on 23 February 2020, but did not make an appearance.[5][6]

Bøving made his official debut on 4 March 2020, in a Danish Cup match against AaB, coming on as a substitute for Michael Santos in the final five minutes.[7] Later that year, on 10 August 2020, he featured in Copenhagen's 1–0 loss to Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.[8]

He made his Superliga debut on 3 February 2021, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute in a win against AaB. After progressing through the club's youth system, Bøving was officially promoted to the first-team squad in the summer of 2021, following a contract extension on 21 May 2021 that tied him to the club until 2025.[9] During his time with Copenhagen, he made 44 competitive appearances, including 12 in European competitions, and scored five goals.[10]

Sturm Graz

On 30 August 2022, Bøving signed a four-year contract with Austrian Bundesliga club Sturm Graz.[2][11] He made his debut for Die Schwoazn on 3 September, starting in a 0–0 home draw against TSV Hartberg.[12] Bøving made headlines in October 2022 during a UEFA Europa League match against Lazio, scoring both goals in a 2–2 draw.[13]

Mainz 05

On 1 September 2025, Bøving signed a four-year contract with Bundesliga club Mainz 05.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 March 2026[15]
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
Copenhagen 2019–20 Danish Superliga 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 2 0
2020–21 Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 Danish Superliga 26 2 1 0 10[c] 3 37 5
2022–23 Danish Superliga 3 0 0 0 1[d] 0 4 0
Total 30 2 2 0 12 3 44 5
Sturm Graz 2022–23 Austrian Bundesliga 17 1 1 0 6[b] 2 24 3
2023–24 Austrian Bundesliga 28 2 5 2 12[e] 3 45 7
2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 30 11 4 0 8[d] 0 42 12
2025–26 Austrian Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 2[f] 0 5 0
Total 78 14 10 2 28 5 116 21
Mainz 05 2025–26 Bundesliga 7 0 1 0 6[c] 0 14 0
Career total 115 16 13 2 46 8 174 26
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Austrian Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. ^ a b Appearance in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Copenhagen

Sturm Graz

References

  1. ^ "William Bøving". SK Sturm Graz (in Austrian German). Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "William Bøving solgt til Sturm Graz". F.C. København (in Danish). 15 December 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ "HIK-talent var på prøve i Frankfurt: Enormt". Bold (in Danish). 6 April 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024. - We would like to send some players further up the system, ideally players who can make a living from it. At the top level, we have Bøving (William Bøving, ed.), who came through our ranks.
  4. ^ "William Bøving fra debut til hverdag med hjemmetræning og gymnasium". F.C. København (in Danish). 15 December 2024. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Truppen mod Silkeborg IF". F.C. København (in Danish). 23 February 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Silkeborg vs. FC Copenhagen 1–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  7. ^ Jensen, Kenneth (5 April 2020). "Fik FCK-debut i starten af marts: Det var en stor oplevelse". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 15 December 2020.
  8. ^ Svenstrup, Ditlev (13 August 2020). "FCK-talent: Ville ikke bytte trøje med United". Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 30 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  9. ^ "F.C. København forlænger med William Bøving". F.C. København (in Danish). 15 December 2024. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  10. ^ William Bøving at Soccerway
  11. ^ "William Bøving verstärkt die Schwoazn". SK Sturm Graz (in Austrian German). 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. ^ Pedersen, Kristoffer Lind (3 September 2022). "Bøving fik startdebut i nullert mod timands Hartberg". Bold (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  13. ^ Sigaard, Anton (13 October 2022). "Dansk teenager dobbelt målscorer i europæisk brag". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  14. ^ "05ers sign William Bøving". 1. FSV Mainz 05. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  15. ^ William Bøving at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  16. ^ "FC Copenhagen win 14th Danish league title". www.dailytimes.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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