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Danish footballer (born 1992)
Jakob Let Haugaard
(born 1 May 1992) is a Danish professional
footballer
who plays as a
goalkeeper
[2]
for
Tromsø
.
Haugaard began his career with
Akademisk BK
before moving to
Danish Superliga
side
Midtjylland
in December 2011. He was used as back-up 'keeper until the
2014?15
season where he helped Midtjylland win the Danish title. In the summer of 2015, Haugaard joined
Premier League
side
Stoke City
. Haugaard spent four seasons at Stoke and was used as third choice keeper making only a handful of appearances. He also had a short loan spell at
Wigan Athletic
.
Career
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Midtjylland
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Haugaard was born in
Sundby
and played in the youth teams at
Tarnby Boldklub
and
Brøndby IF
before he signed with
Danish 1st Division
side
Akademisk BK
in 2010. He broke through into the first team towards the end of the
2010?11
season playing 14 matches with the
Gladsaxe Stadium
club. His performances for AB attracted the interest of
Danish Superliga
side
Midtjylland
.
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He signed for Midtjylland in December 2011.
[4]
He spent the
2011?12
season with the reserve team. He made his Midtjylland debut on 27 July 2012 in a 2?2 draw away at
AC Horsens
.
[5]
He went and played seven matches during the
2012?13
season.
[2]
In
2013?14
he was used as back-up to
Jonas Lossl
and only made one appearance.
[2]
The
2014?15
season was Haugaard's break-through season at Midtjylland as he played 23 times as the Wolves won their first Danish title.
[2]
Stoke City
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On 27 May 2015, Haugaard signed a three-year contract with
Premier League
side
Stoke City
.
[6]
[7]
Haugaard replaced compatriot
Thomas Sørensen
at the
Britannia Stadium
and Haugaard stated that he hopes to have the same impact as Sørensen.
[8]
He made his debut for Stoke on 9 January 2016 in a 2?1
FA Cup
victory away at
Doncaster Rovers
.
[9]
Following a long-term injury to first choice goalkeeper
Jack Butland
, Haugaard was given his
Premier League
debut on 2 April 2016 in a 2?2 draw with
Swansea City
.
[10]
He endured a tough time in his next match, away at
Liverpool
where he conceded four goals.
[11]
He shared goalkeeper duties with
Shay Given
until the end of the
2015?16
season.
[12]
Haugaard remained third choice goalkeeper at Stoke for the next three seasons and left the club at the end of the
2018?19
campaign.
[13]
Wigan Athletic (loan)
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On 7 January 2017, Haugaard joined
EFL Championship
club
Wigan Athletic
on loan for the remainder of the 2016?17 season.
[14]
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He made his debut for Wigan on the same day in an
FA Cup
match against
Nottingham Forest
and saved a penalty as Wigan won 2?0.
[16]
Haugaard was heavily criticised by Latics caretaker manager
Graham Barrow
following a 2?1 defeat at
Brighton & Hove Albion
on 17 April, describing the goals he conceded as "
Sunday League
" and admitting that he is only playing Haugaard because of the terms in the loan deal with Stoke.
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[18]
He returned to Stoke on 21 April 2017 after suffering a shoulder injury.
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Career statistics
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- As of 13 May 2024
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Honours
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Midtjylland
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