{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 2004)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Max Ejdum | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Max Isaac Ejdum | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|10|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Svendborg, Denmark | height = | position = Midfielder | currentclub = OB | clubnumber = 18 | youthyears1 = 2013–2015 | youthclubs1 = Svendborg fB | youthyears2 = 2015–2023 | youthclubs2 = OB | years1 = 2023– | clubs1 = OB | caps1 = 67 | goals1 = 8 | nationalyears1 = 2021–2022 | nationalteam1 = Denmark U18 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2023 | nationalteam2 = Denmark U19 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2023–2024 | nationalteam3 = Denmark U20 | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2025– | nationalteam4 = Denmark U21 | nationalcaps4 = 4 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | club-update = 19 May 2026 | ntupdate = 18 November 2025 }} '''Max Isaac Ejdum''' (born 15 October 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club OB.
==Club career== Ejdum began his career at local side Svendborg fB, where he played from under-9 to under-11 level, before joining OB's academy as an under-12 player.<ref>{{cite web |title=3-årig kontrakt til Max Ejdum |url=https://ob.dk/nyheder/2020/januar/3-arig-kontrakt-til-max-ejdum |website=OB |access-date=27 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130114843/https://ob.dk/nyheder/2020/januar/3-arig-kontrakt-til-max-ejdum |archive-date=30 November 2024 |language=da |date=23 January 2020 |trans-title=Three-year contract for Max Ejdum}}</ref><ref name="FAA1">{{cite news |last1=Grube |first1=Ole |title=OB's Ejdum takker barndomsklubben: - De har givet mig kærlighed til spillet |url=https://faa.dk/svendborg/ob-s-ejdum-takker-barndomsklubben-de-har-givet-mig-kaerlighed-til-spillet |access-date=27 November 2025 |work=Fyns Amts Avis |date=9 November 2024 |language=da |trans-title=OB's Ejdum thanks his childhood club: 'They gave me a love for the game'}}</ref> He progressed through the youth ranks and, at the age of 17, received his first senior call-up on 29 July 2022 for a Superliga match against Midtjylland,<ref>{{cite web |title=Her er truppen mod FC Midtjylland |url=https://ob.dk/nyheder/2022/juli/her-er-truppen-mod-fc-midtjylland |website=OB |access-date=27 November 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425004034/https://ob.dk/nyheder/2022/juli/her-er-truppen-mod-fc-midtjylland |archive-date=25 April 2025 |language=da |date=28 July 2022 |trans-title=Here is the squad for the match against FC Midtjylland}}</ref> making his professional debut in the same fixture as a late substitute for Bashkim Kadrii in a 5–1 home defeat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Det blev til en mavepuster mod FC Midtjylland |url=https://ob.dk/nyheder/2022/juli/det-blev-til-en-mavepuster-mod-fc-midtjylland |website=OB |access-date=27 November 2025 |language=da |date=29 July 2022 |trans-title=It ended in a gut punch against FC Midtjylland}}</ref>
On 8 February 2023 OB announced that Ejdum had signed a new professional contract running until June 2026 and that he would be promoted to the first-team squad from the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bech |first1=Malthe |title=OB rykker U19-profil op i Superliga-truppen til sommer |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/ob/nyheder/ob-rykker-u19-profil-op-i-superliga-truppen-til-sommer |access-date=27 November 2025 |work=Bold |date=8 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250901124147/https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/ob/nyheder/ob-rykker-u19-profil-op-i-superliga-truppen-til-sommer |archive-date=1 September 2025 |language=da |trans-title=OB to promote U19 prospect to the Superliga squad this summer}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Max Ejdum bliver førsteholdsspiller |url=https://ob.dk/nyheder/2023/februar/max-ejdum-bliver-forsteholdsspiller |website=OB |access-date=27 November 2025 |language=da |date=8 February 2023 |trans-title=Max Ejdum becomes a first-team player}}</ref> He made his first senior start on 18 September 2023 in a 3–0 home defeat to Silkeborg, but was substituted in the first half after suffering an injury.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nelausen |first1=Raymund |title=Forlader banen i smerter – OB-talent ramt af skade i startdebut |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/ob/nyheder/forlader-banen-i-smerter-ob-talent-ramt-af-skade-i-startdebut |access-date=27 November 2025 |work=Bold |date=18 September 2023 |language=da |trans-title=Leaves the pitch in pain – OB talent injured in his first start}}</ref>
On 28 April 2024, Ejdum scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 home loss to Hvidovre.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hvidovre IF tog sejren på Nature Energy Park |url=https://ob.dk/nyheder/2024/april/hvidovre-if-tog-sejren-pa-nature-energy-park |website=OB |access-date=27 November 2025 |language=da |date=28 April 2024 |trans-title=Hvidovre IF took the victory at Nature Energy Park}}</ref> He finished the 2023–24 season with one goal in ten league appearances, as OB were relegated from the Superliga for the first time in 26 years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nielsen |first1=Morten Løvig |title=OB rykker ud af Superligaen for første gang i 26 år |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/ob-rykker-ud-af-superligaen-foerste-i-26-aar |access-date=27 November 2025 |work=DR |date=25 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120081007/https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/ob-rykker-ud-af-superligaen-foerste-i-26-aar |archive-date=20 January 2025 |language=da-DK |trans-title=OB are relegated from the Superliga for the first time in 26 years}}</ref>
Ejdum became a regular starter during the 2024–25 season, scoring six goals and providing four assists in 29 league matches as OB won the second-tier title and secured an immediate return to the Superliga.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pagh |first1=Casper |title=OB forlænger med storspillende talent |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/ob/nyheder/ob-forlaenger-med-storspillende-talent |access-date=27 November 2025 |work=Bold |date=9 November 2024 |language=da |trans-title=OB extend the contract of their in-form young talent}}</ref> In November 2024, he extended his contract with the club until 2028.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pagh |first1=Casper |title=OB forlænger med storspillende talent |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/ob/nyheder/ob-forlaenger-med-storspillende-talent |access-date=27 November 2025 |work=Bold |date=9 November 2024 |language=da |trans-title=OB extend the contract of their in-form young talent}}</ref>
On 31 August 2025, Ejdum sustained a calf muscle injury in a Superliga match against Nordsjælland, sidelining him for an extended period.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Davidsen |first1=Martin |title=OB-profil vil spille efter lang tids fravær: Nu skal det være slut med "angst-fodbold" |url=https://www.tv2fyn.dk/odense/ob-profil-vil-spille-efter-lang-tids-fravaer-nu-skal-det-vaere-slut-med-angst-fodbold-45064 |access-date=27 November 2025 |work=TV 2 Fyn |date=16 October 2025 |language=da |trans-title=OB profile wants to play again after a long absence: Now it has to be the end of "anxiety football"}}</ref> In November 2025 he received a one-match suspension from the Danish Football Association's disciplinary body for post-match comments criticising referee Lasse Graagaard following a 1–1 league draw with Silkeborg; he later stated that he regretted the remarks.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Egsgaard |first1=Gustav Norup |title=OB-spiller tildeles karantæne for udtalelse om dommer |url=https://campo.dk/2025/11/15/ob-spiller-tildeles-karantaene-for-udtalelse-om-dommer/ |access-date=27 November 2025 |work=Campo |date=15 November 2025 |language=da |trans-title=OB player given suspension for comment about referee}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Guldbæk Welch |first1=Nadia |title=OB-stjerne straffet: 'Jeg fortryder' |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/ob-stjerne-straffet-jeg-fortryder |access-date=27 November 2025 |work=Tipsbladet |date=21 November 2025 |language=da |trans-title=OB star punished: 'I regret it'}}</ref>
==International career== At youth level, Ejdum has represented Denmark from under-18 to under-21 level.<ref>{{cite web |title=Max Ejdum |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/playerInfo/8396 |website=DBU |access-date=27 November 2025 |language=da}}</ref> He made his debut for the under-18 team in 2021 and went on to earn four caps for the side before progressing to the under-19s and under-20s.<ref>{{cite web |title=Danmark – Frankrig 2–2 |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/matchInfo/9725 |website=DBU |access-date=27 November 2025 |language=da |trans-title=Denmark – France 2–2}}</ref> On 8 September 2023, he scored his first goal at under-20 level in a 2–2 friendly draw against France in Gladsaxe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Danmark – Frankrig 2–2 |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/matchInfo/9725 |website=DBU |access-date=27 November 2025 |language=da |trans-title=Denmark – France 2–2}}</ref>
==Personal life== Ejdum is the son of former footballer Kristian Ejdum, who made around 120 division appearances for Svendborg fB.<ref name="FAA1" />
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 6 April 2026}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|OB |2022–23 |Danish Superliga |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |2023–24 |Danish Superliga |10||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- |2024–25 |Danish 1st Division |29||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||30||6 |- |2025–26 |Danish Superliga |20||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||23||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !61!!8!!6!!1!!0!!0!!67!!9 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''OB''' * Danish 1st Division: 2024–25<ref name="ob-oprykning">{{cite news |last1=Kleis |first1=Rasmus Skannerup |last2=Dalgård |first2=Jonas |title=OB rykker op i Superligaen |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/live/fodbold/2025-04-26-ob-rykker-op-i-superligaen |access-date=19 May 2025 |work=TV 2 Sport |date=26 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427015838/https://sport.tv2.dk/live/fodbold/2025-04-26-ob-rykker-op-i-superligaen |archive-date=27 April 2025 |language=da-DK}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|max-ejdum/828999}} *{{DBU player|8396}}
{{Odense Boldklub squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ejdum, Max}} Category:2004 births Category:Living people Category:Danish men's footballers Category:Denmark men's youth international footballers Category:Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Sportspeople from Svendborg Category:Danish Superliga players Category:Danish 1st Division players Category:Odense Boldklub players Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen