Maja Bay Østergaard

Maja Bay Østergaard
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-28) 28 March 1998
Place of birth Silkeborg, Denmark
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Växjö DFF
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vildbjerg SF
2018–2023 FC Thy-Thisted Q 122 (0)
2024– Växjö DFF 6 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Denmark U19 2 (0)
2023– Denmark 20 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 July 2025

Maja Bay Østergaard (born 28 March 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Damallsvenskan club Växjö DFF and the Denmark national team.

Club career

Østergaard was the winner of the Danish Women's Cup with FC Thy-Thisted Q in 2020/2021. She was the runner up of the Danish Women's Cup with FC Thy-Thisted Q in 2021/2022 and 2019/2020.[2]

International career

Østergaard has represented Denmark at youth level. She received her first call-up to the Denmark national team in March 2022.[3] She made her debut on 18 February 2023 in a 2–0 win against Norway.[4]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 8 July 2025[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2023 2 0
2024 10 0
2025 8 0
Total 20 0

References

  1. ^ "Maja Bay Østergaard". thistedfc.dk. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b Maja Bay Østergaard at Soccerway
  3. ^ Bentsen, Niels Viggo (11 April 2022). "Lokale Maja er udtaget til landsholdet: – Det er noget, jeg har haft en drøm om" (in Danish). TV Midtvest. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Spiller med atypisk historie kan vogte det danske mål i aften". 5 April 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2025.
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