Kristian Kirkegaard

Following his move to AC Horsens, Kirkegaard's current-season form is down 33% on last season (Season 27→18), while his Rating eased 38→29. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 27).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	AC Horsens · 6th	5	1	1	6.56	29	18
2024/25	Vejle · 3rd	29	2	1	6.81	38	27
2023/24	Vejle · 3rd	24	2	2	6.77	40	14
2022/23	Vejle	24	2	2	6.77	—	—
2021/22	FC Fredericia	32	14	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Attacking midfielder

K. Kirkegaard is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at AC Horsens, rated 29.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.53 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.27 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kirkegaard.

On the season, Kirkegaard graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 5 appearances (0.533 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 18). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 28 Kirkegaard is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Kirkegaard is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2024/25Trending up

29.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

17.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.1%

Minutes

limited game time

0.53

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · AC Horsens finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.2

Goals / app

1 goal in 5 appearances (0.2 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.53 goal contributions per 90 (0.27 goals, 0.27 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 29.3 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.53 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.1%

Available fixtures5 of 5

Goals / 900.266

Assists / 900.266

Goal contribution / 900.533

Defensive actions / 902.663

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %66.7

Pass accuracy %70

Cards / 900.266

Foul involvement / 903.728

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~6), then tapers with age. At 28, Kirkegaard sits on 3.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kirkegaard's projected Rating — 29.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among attacking midfielders in the Superliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1—

Shots on target2—

Shots3—

Passing

Assists1—

Chances created2—

Passes89—

Pass accuracy70%—

Possession

Duels won14—

Duels won %29.8%—

Fouls won7—

Penalties won1—

Defending

Tackles6—

Interceptions4—

Fouls committed7—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

About K. Kirkegaard

Kristian Kirkegaard is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for AC Horsens, born on October 2, 1997 in Skibet, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Denmark.

This season

In the current season, K. Kirkegaard has made 5 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 338 minutes, averaging a 6.63 match rating over his last 4 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 2-1 win away at Odense (69 minutes, 1 goal, 6.7 rating)
August 9, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Brondby (54 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 2, 2026: 1-2 loss away at FC Midtjylland (62 minutes, 6.3 rating)
July 26, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs FC Nordsjaelland (79 minutes, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Kirkegaard at 29.3 with a Season form score of 17.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 1. Division. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, K. Kirkegaard has totalled 180 club appearances with 30 goals and 6 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 32 appearances for FC Fredericia.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.