{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 2007)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Vitus Friis | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|03|31|df=y}} | birth_place = Svendborg, Denmark | height = 1.86m<ref>{{worldfootball.net|vitus-friis}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = OB | clubnumber = 21 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Tåsinge fB | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = SfB-Oure | youthyears3 = | youthclubs3 = OB | years1 = 2025– | clubs1 = OB | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | club-update = 12:38, 3 January 2026 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Vitus Friis''' (born 31 March 2007) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club OB.
==Club career== ===OB=== Raised in Svendborg, Friis began his youth career at Tåsinge fB before later moving to SfB-Oure, prior to joining the youth setup at OB.<ref>[https://faa.dk/svendborg/endnu-et-sfb-talent-staar-foran-superligadebut Endnu et SfB-talent står foran Superligadebut], faa.dk, 23 September 2025</ref><ref>[https://ugeavisen.dk/ugeavisenodense/ob-forfremmer-u19-spiller-til-superliga-truppen OB forfremmer U19-spiller til Superliga-truppen], ugeavisen.dk, 22 September 2025</ref><ref>[https://www.tv2fyn.dk/odense/ung-lokal-fynbo-faar-forlaenget-sin-aftale-med-ob Ung lokal fynbo får forlænget sin aftale med OB], tv2fyn.dk, 24 August 2023</ref> There, he quickly became a key player across the various youth teams, which also resulted in two one-year contract extensions.<ref>[https://ob.dk/nyheder/2022/juni/vitus-friis-fortsaetter-de-naeste-tre-ar-i-ob Vitus Friis fortsætter de næste tre år i OB], ob.dk, 21 June 2022</ref><ref>[https://ob.dk/nyheder/2023/august/vitus-friis-forlaenger-med-ob Vitus Friis forlænger med OB], ob.dk, 24 August 2023</ref>
On 22 September 2025, OB confirmed that the 18-year-old Friis had been promoted to the first-team squad and had simultaneously extended his contract until June 2027.<ref>[https://ob.dk/nyheder/2025/september/vitus-friis-er-ny-fast-mand-i-forsteholdstruppen Vitus Friis er ny fast mand i førsteholdstruppen], ob.dk, 22 September 2025</ref><ref>[https://www.tv2fyn.dk/odense/ob-praesenterer-ny-mand-i-forsteholdstruppen-3f32f OB præsenterer ny mand i førsteholdstruppen], tv2fyn.dk, 22 September 2025</ref> Just one day later, on 23 September 2025, he made his official debut for OB, as he came on as a substitute in the closing minutes of a Danish Cup match.<ref>[https://faa.dk/svendborg/sfb-talenter-i-stribet-sejr SfB-talenter i stribet sejr], faa.dk, 24 September 2025</ref>
A few days after his official debut, on 28 September 2025, Friis also made his Danish Superliga debut, as he replaced Brøndby IF’s opponent Ismahila Ouédraogo in the closing minutes of the match against Brøndby IF.<ref>[https://x.com/Odense_Boldklub/status/1972389767695458563 Vitus Friis kommer på banen til sin superliga-debut 🔵⚪], x.com, 29 September 2025</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * [https://superliga.dk/ob/vitus-friis Vitus Friis] at Superliga.dk
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Friis, Vitus}} Category:2007 births Category:Living people Category:People from Svendborg Category:Danish men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Odense Boldklub players Category:Danish Superliga players Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen