Christian Thers Norgaard (born 10 March 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Denmark national team.
Between abortive spells with Hamburger SV and Fiorentina, Norgaard came to prominence in his homeland with Brondby. He transferred to English club Brentford in 2019 and in 2021 was part of the squad which won promotion to the top-flight of English football for the second time in the club's history. Norgaard was named club captain in 2023. He was part of the Denmark squads at Euro 2020 and the 2022 World Cup.
Norgaard an unused substitute for the senior team during four 2018–19 Nations League group stage and Euro 2020 qualifying matches in 2018 and 2019. On 8 September 2020, Norgaard made his debut for the senior team with a start in a 0–0 Nations League draw with England and his performance was recognised with the DBU's man of the match award. After winning three further caps during the 2020–21 season, Norgaard was named in the Denmark squad for Euro 2020 and appeared as a substitute in five of the six matches of the Danes' run to the semi-final. Norgaard was named in Denmark's 2022 World Cup squad and made one substitute appearance prior to the team's group stage exit. On 30 May 2024, Norgaard was named in Denmark's Euro 2024 squad. |
