{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Oliver Drost | fullname = Oliver Vugrin Flindt Drost | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|11|4}} | birth_place = Helsingør, Denmark<ref name="helsingordagblad1" /> | height = 1.87 m<ref name=sw/> | position = Forward | currentclub = Helsingør (assistant) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Snekkersten | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Helsingør | youthyears3 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs3 = B.93 | youthyears4 = 2010–2013 | youthclubs4 = Helsingør | youthyears5 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs5 = Søllerød-Vedbæk | years1 = 2014–2016 | clubs1 = B.93 | caps1 = 67 | goals1 = 25 | years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = Vejle | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2017 | clubs3 = → Horsens (loan) | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = Horsens | caps4 = 35 | goals4 = 4 | years5 = 2019–2020 | clubs5 = Kolding IF | caps5 = 3 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020 | clubs6 = Horsens | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2020–2021 | clubs7 = Kolding | caps7 = 28 | goals7 = 10 | years8 = 2021–2024 | clubs8 = Helsingør | caps8 = 75 | goals8 = 9 | years9 = 2024 | clubs9 = Bengaluru | caps9 = 9 | goals9 = 0 | years10= 2024–2025 | clubs10= Helsingør | caps10= 25 | goals10= 9 | totalcaps= 262 | totalgoals= 59 | nationalyears1 = 2014 | nationalteam1 = Denmark U19 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2016 | nationalteam2 = Denmark U20 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | pcupdate = | manageryears1 = 2025– | managerclubs1 = Helsingør (assistant) }} '''Oliver Vugrin Flindt Drost''' (born 4 November 1995) is a Danish retired professional footballer who played as a forward.<ref name=sw>{{soccerway|oliver-drost/449813}}</ref> He is currently assistant manager of FC Helsingør.
==Career== ===B.93=== In the spring 2014, Drost returned to his former youth club, B.93, where he joined the senior squad at the age of 18, signing a two-year contract and immediately debuted in the Danish 2nd Division against Næstved BK.<ref>[https://b93prof.dk/nyhed/morten-hauglund-tilbage-i-truppen/ Morten Hauglund tilbage] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204013116/https://b93prof.dk/nyhed/morten-hauglund-tilbage-i-truppen/ |date=2021-12-04 }}, b93prof.dk, 3 October 2014</ref>
In the spring of 2014, Drost played 14 games, eight of them starting from the bench. In the following season, he played 26 games, scoring 8 goals.<ref>[https://b93prof.dk/project/9-oliver-drost/ X. Oliver Drost] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129171538/https://b93prof.dk/project/9-oliver-drost/ |date=2021-11-29 }}, b93prof.dk</ref> He left the club in the summer 2016, joining Vejle Boldklub.<ref>[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/vejle-hapser-varm-b93-topscorer/ Vejle hapser varm B93-topscorer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910172141/http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/vejle-hapser-varm-b93-topscorer/ |date=2017-09-10 }}, bold.dk, 5 July 2016</ref>
===AC Horsens=== On 31 August 2017 AC Horsens announced, that they had loaned Drost from Vejle for the rest of the year.<ref>[https://achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-lejer-oliver-drost-i-vejle-boldklub AC Horsens lejer Oliver Drost i Vejle Boldklub] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027224026/http://www.achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-lejer-oliver-drost-i-vejle-boldklub |date=2018-10-27 }}, achorsens.dk, 31 August 2017</ref> Horsens bought him free at the end of the loan spell.<ref>[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/ac-horsens-koeber-oliver-drost-i-vejle/ AC Horsens køber Oliver Drost i Vejle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033104/https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/ac-horsens-koeber-oliver-drost-i-vejle/ |date=2020-11-09 }}, bold.dk, 9 January 2017</ref>
===Kolding IF=== On 23 October 2019, Drost joined Kolding IF on a free agent on a contract for the rest of the year.<ref>[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/kolding-snupper-fri-oliver-drost/ Kolding snupper fri Oliver Drost] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022090607/https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/kolding-snupper-fri-oliver-drost/ |date=2019-10-22 }}, bold.dk, 22 October 2019</ref> The club announced on 4 January 2020, that he wouldn't get his contract extended.<ref>[https://www.kif-fodbold.dk/drost-og-gemmer-tager-afsked-med-kif/ Drost og Gemmer tager afsked med KIF] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805132453/https://www.kif-fodbold.dk/drost-og-gemmer-tager-afsked-med-kif/ |date=2020-08-05 }}, kif-fodbold.dk, 4 January 2020</ref>
===AC Horsens=== After a few weeks on trial, Drost returned to AC Horsens and signed a contract for the rest of the season.<ref>[https://achorsens.dk/oliver-drost-vender-tilbage-til-ac-horsens Oliver Drost vender tilbage til AC Horsens] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202135329/https://achorsens.dk/oliver-drost-vender-tilbage-til-ac-horsens |date=2020-02-02 }}, achorsens.dk, 31 January 2020</ref> The club confirmed on 21 July 2020, that Drost would leave at the end of his contract.<ref>[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/ac-horsens-vinker-farvel-til-trio/ AC Horsens vinker farvel til trio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721132606/https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/ac-horsens-vinker-farvel-til-trio/ |date=2020-07-21 }}, bold.dk, 21 July 2020</ref>
===Return to Kolding=== On 8 September 2020, Drost returned to Kolding IF as a free agent, signing a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tolstrup Christensen |first1=Mark |title=Kolding IF henter tidligere Superliga-angriber |url=https://www.kif-fodbold.dk/kolding-if-henter-tidligere-superliga-angriber/ |accessdate=5 November 2020 |work=Kolding IF |date=8 September 2020 |language=Danish |archive-date=24 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924174311/https://www.kif-fodbold.dk/kolding-if-henter-tidligere-superliga-angriber/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Return to Helsingør=== On 11 January 2021, Drost signed a pre-contract, in effect from 1 July 2021, with his former youth club FC Helsingør.<ref>[https://fchelsingor.dk/2021/01/11/fc-helsingoer-henter-oliver-drost-til-sommer/ FC HELSINGØR HENTER OLIVER DROST – TIL SOMMER] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724050858/https://fchelsingor.dk/2021/01/11/fc-helsingoer-henter-oliver-drost-til-sommer/ |date=2021-07-24 }}, fchelsingor.dk, 11 January 2021</ref><ref name="helsingordagblad1">{{cite news |last1=Mayerhofer |first1=Andreas |title=FC Helsingør snupper rivalers topscorer |url=https://helsingordagblad.dk/artikel/fc-helsing%C3%B8r-snupper-rivalers-topscorer |access-date=10 December 2022 |work=Helsingør Dagblad |date=11 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210113044015/https://helsingordagblad.dk/artikel/fc-helsing%C3%B8r-snupper-rivalers-topscorer |archive-date=13 January 2021 |language=da}}</ref>
===Bengaluru FC=== On 22 January 2024, Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC announced the signing of Drost until the end of the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/bengaluru-fc-signs-striker-oliver-drost-new-signing-indian-super-league-isl-transfer-news/article67766439.ece |title=Bengaluru FC signs striker Oliver Drost - Sportstar |website=Sportstar |publisher=The Hindu |date=22 January 2024 |access-date=22 January 2024 |archive-date=22 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122203705/https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/bengaluru-fc-signs-striker-oliver-drost-new-signing-indian-super-league-isl-transfer-news/article67766439.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Return to Helsingør=== On July 10, 2024, FC Helsingør confirmed Drost's return to the club, which had just been relegated to the Danish 2nd Division.<ref>[https://www.fchelsingor.dk/oliver-drost-er-tilbage/ Oliver Drost er tilbage], fchelsingor.dk, 10 July 2024</ref>
On August 15, 2025, 29-year-old Drost revealed in an interview that he had retired from football due to knee arthritis.<ref>[https://helsingordagblad.dk/sport/voldsomt-slag-for-fc-helsingoer-angrebs-profil-stopper-karrieren-oejeblikkeligt?teaser-referral=f8811f05-d994-426f-94b6-c05e5ceef759-9 Voldsomt slag for FC Helsingør: Angrebs-profil stopper karrieren øjeblikkeligt], helsingordagblad.dk, 15 August 2025</ref>
==Coaching career== After retiring, FC Helsingør confirmed on 19 August 2025, that Drost would continue at the club as an assistant manager.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/FCHelsingor/posts/1394533332676022 𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗜 𝗞𝗟𝗨𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗡 - 𝗘𝗡 𝗡𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘], facebook.com, 19 August 2025</ref>
==Personal life== Drost's father is from Croatia, while his mother is Danish.<ref>[https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/benelux/kunne-ikke-faa-kontrakt-i-hobro-dansker-skifter-til-aeresdivisionen Oliver Drost - den finurlige halvkroat med det gode spark] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210221134246/https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/benelux/kunne-ikke-faa-kontrakt-i-hobro-dansker-skifter-til-aeresdivisionen |date=2021-02-21 }}, tipsbladet.dk, 22 February 2018</ref> He is also the cousin of Emil Berggreen, who also is a footballer. Drost actually went on a trial at his cousins former club, Mainz 05, where Berggreen was playing for at the time.<ref>[https://hsfo.dk/artikel/oliver-drost-tr%C3%A6ner-i-tyskland Oliver Drost træner i Tyskland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205140649/https://hsfo.dk/achorsens/oliver-drost-traener-i-tyskland |date=2024-02-05 }}, hsfo.dk, 12 June 2018</ref> Oliver's sister, Olivia, is also a footballer and has also played for the Danish youth national teams.<ref>[https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/7539 Olivia Drost profile on DBU] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803181011/https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/playerInfo/7539 |date=2020-08-03 }}, dbu.dk</ref>
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