Stefan Gartenmann (born 2 February 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Hungarian NB1 club

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. Born in Denmark, he plays for the Switzerland national team.

Club career

Heerenveen

Gartenmann moved from the youth academy of FC Roskilde to Dutch club

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in July 2013 – Roskilde's first transfer to a club outside of Denmark – and he initially became a part of the youth teams of the Frisian club. 24 August 2015, Gartenmann made his first appearance as a second-half substitute in the reserves of Heerenveen in a 2–0 win in the Beloften Eredivisie over

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. On 14 September, he scored his first goal for the second team of Heerenveen in a 1–1 draw against the

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reserves with the goal to secure the final score. Gartenmann signed his first professional contract on 26 October 2015, a three-year contract. However, during his time with the club he did not manage to make an appearance for the senior team in the

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Sønderjyske

On 5 May 2017, it was announced that Gartenmann would return to Denmark for the 2017–18 season, as he had joined the

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club

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on a three-year contract. On 7 August 2017, he made his professional debut when he came on as a late substitute for

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in a 3–0 win on matchday two of the regular season against AGF. He scored his first goal for Sønderjyske on 28 November 2017 in a 4–1 victory in the round of 16 of the

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competition against third-tier

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club Jammerbugt. On 1 July 2020, Gartenmann was part of the Sønderjyske team winning the 2019–20

by beating AaB in a 2–0 win. The win marked the first trophy in club history. In May 2022 it was confirmed, that Gartenmann would leave the club, as his contract was expiring.

Midtjylland

On 28 June 2022, it was confirmed that

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had signed Gartenmann on a free transfer, with the player agreeing to a contract until June 2025. On 1 September 2023, Gartenmann joined

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club

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on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. He returned to Midtjylland for the pre-season ahead of the 2024–25 season.

Ferencváros

On 15 August 2024, Hungarian NB1 club

announced the signing of Gartenmann. The fee and contract length were undisclosed.

International career

On 2 October 2012, Gartenmann played for the first time for the Denmark under-16 team in a 4–2 win in a test match in Lhota, Kladno against the

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. He was used in nine games at under-16 level. On 5 August 2013, he gained his first of eleven total caps for Denmark at under-17 level in a 4–0 win during a tournament in Norway against

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. After he was not used for Denmark under-18, Gartenmann finally appeared in his first game for the Denmark under-19 on 4 September 2014 in a 2–1 win in the friendly against

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. In this game he scored his first goal for this age group with the goal to 2–0. The qualification for the

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was missed; Gartenmann played his last game on 15 November 2015 in a goalless draw in the European Championship qualifier against

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, Malta. On 7 October 2017, Gartenmann played his last of six games for the under-20 team, in a 2–2 draw in a friendly against

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. Gartenmann is of Swiss descent through a grandfather, and gained Swiss citizenship in March 2025. On 12 March 2025, his request to switch international allegiance to Switzerland was approved by

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. He received his first call-up to the national team the next day.

Career statistics

Honours

Sønderjyske *

: 2019–20

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gartenmann, Stefan 1997 births Living people Footballers from Roskilde Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's international footballers Danish men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Swiss people of Danish descent Danish people of Swiss descent Men's association football defenders Denmark men's under-21 international footballers FC Roskilde players SC Heerenveen players Sønderjyske Fodbold players FC Midtjylland players Aberdeen F.C. players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Danish Superliga players Scottish Professional Football League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Danish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary 21st-century Danish sportsmen Swiss expatriate men's footballers Swiss expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Hungary 21st-century Swiss sportsmen