Oliver Drost
FullnameOliver Vugrin Flindt Drost
Birth date4 November 1995 (age 30)
Birth placeHelsingør, Denmark[1]
Height1.87 m[2]
PositionForward
CurrentclubHelsingør (assistant)
Youthclubs 1Snekkersten
Youthclubs 2Helsingør
Youthyears 32009–2010
Youthclubs 3B.93
Youthyears 42010–2013
Youthclubs 4Helsingør
Youthyears 52013–2014
Youthclubs 5Søllerød-Vedbæk
Years 12014–2016
Clubs 1B.93
Caps 167
Goals 125
Years 22016–2017
Clubs 2Vejle
Caps 210
Goals 20
Years 32017
Clubs 3→ Horsens (loan)
Caps 34
Goals 32
Years 42018–2019
Clubs 4Horsens
Caps 435
Goals 44
Years 52019–2020
Clubs 5Kolding IF
Caps 53
Goals 50
Years 62020
Clubs 6Horsens
Caps 66
Goals 60
Years 72020–2021
Clubs 7Kolding
Caps 728
Goals 710
Years 82021–2024
Clubs 8Helsingør
Caps 875
Goals 89
Years 92024
Clubs 9Bengaluru
Caps 99
Goals 90
Years 102024–2025
Clubs 10Helsingør
Caps 1025
Goals 109
Totalcaps262
Totalgoals59
Nationalyears 12014
Nationalteam 1Denmark U19
Nationalcaps 12
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22016
Nationalteam 2Denmark U20
Nationalcaps 21
Nationalgoals 20
Manageryears 12025–
Managerclubs 1Helsingør (assistant)

Oliver Vugrin Flindt Drost (born 4 November 1995) is a Danish retired professional footballer who played as a forward.[2] He is currently assistant manager of FC Helsingør.

Career

B.93

In the spring 2014, Drost returned to his former youth club, B.93, where he joined the senior squad at the age of 18, signing a two-year contract and immediately debuted in the Danish 2nd Division against Næstved BK.[3]

In the spring of 2014, Drost played 14 games, eight of them starting from the bench. In the following season, he played 26 games, scoring 8 goals.[4] He left the club in the summer 2016, joining Vejle Boldklub.[5]

AC Horsens

On 31 August 2017 AC Horsens announced, that they had loaned Drost from Vejle for the rest of the year.[6] Horsens bought him free at the end of the loan spell.[7]

Kolding IF

On 23 October 2019, Drost joined Kolding IF on a free agent on a contract for the rest of the year.[8] The club announced on 4 January 2020, that he wouldn't get his contract extended.[9]

AC Horsens

After a few weeks on trial, Drost returned to AC Horsens and signed a contract for the rest of the season.[10] The club confirmed on 21 July 2020, that Drost would leave at the end of his contract.[11]

Return to Kolding

On 8 September 2020, Drost returned to Kolding IF as a free agent, signing a one-year contract.[12]

Return to Helsingør

On 11 January 2021, Drost signed a pre-contract, in effect from 1 July 2021, with his former youth club FC Helsingør.[13][1]

Bengaluru FC

On 22 January 2024, Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC announced the signing of Drost until the end of the 2023–24 season.[14]

Return to Helsingør

On July 10, 2024, FC Helsingør confirmed Drost's return to the club, which had just been relegated to the Danish 2nd Division.[15]

On August 15, 2025, 29-year-old Drost revealed in an interview that he had retired from football due to knee arthritis.[16]

Coaching career

After retiring, FC Helsingør confirmed on 19 August 2025, that Drost would continue at the club as an assistant manager.[17]

Personal life

Drost's father is from Croatia, while his mother is Danish.[18] He is also the cousin of Emil Berggreen, who also is a footballer. Drost actually went on a trial at his cousins former club, Mainz 05, where Berggreen was playing for at the time.[19] Oliver's sister, Olivia, is also a footballer and has also played for the Danish youth national teams.[20]

References

  1. ^ Mayerhofer, Andreas (11 January 2021). "FC Helsingør snupper rivalers topscorer" (in Danish). Helsingør Dagblad. Archived 13 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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  3. ^ Morten Hauglund tilbage Archived 2021-12-04 at the Wayback Machine, b93prof.dk, 3 October 2014
  4. ^ X. Oliver Drost Archived 2021-11-29 at the Wayback Machine, b93prof.dk
  5. ^ Vejle hapser varm B93-topscorer Archived 2017-09-10 at the Wayback Machine, bold.dk, 5 July 2016
  6. ^ AC Horsens lejer Oliver Drost i Vejle Boldklub Archived 2018-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, achorsens.dk, 31 August 2017
  7. ^ AC Horsens køber Oliver Drost i Vejle Archived 2020-11-09 at the Wayback Machine, bold.dk, 9 January 2017
  8. ^ Kolding snupper fri Oliver Drost Archived 2019-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, bold.dk, 22 October 2019
  9. ^ Drost og Gemmer tager afsked med KIF Archived 2020-08-05 at the Wayback Machine, kif-fodbold.dk, 4 January 2020
  10. ^ Oliver Drost vender tilbage til AC Horsens Archived 2020-02-02 at the Wayback Machine, achorsens.dk, 31 January 2020
  11. ^ AC Horsens vinker farvel til trio Archived 2020-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, bold.dk, 21 July 2020
  12. ^ Tolstrup Christensen, Mark (8 September 2020). "Kolding IF henter tidligere Superliga-angriber" (in Danish). Kolding IF. Archived 24 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  13. ^ FC HELSINGØR HENTER OLIVER DROST – TIL SOMMER Archived 2021-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, fchelsingor.dk, 11 January 2021
  14. ^ "Bengaluru FC signs striker Oliver Drost - Sportstar". Sportstar. The Hindu. 22 January 2024. Archived 22 January 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  15. ^ Oliver Drost er tilbage, fchelsingor.dk, 10 July 2024
  16. ^ Voldsomt slag for FC Helsingør: Angrebs-profil stopper karrieren øjeblikkeligt, helsingordagblad.dk, 15 August 2025
  17. ^ 𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗗𝗥𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗜 𝗞𝗟𝗨𝗕𝗕𝗘𝗡 - 𝗘𝗡 𝗡𝗬 𝗥𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗘, facebook.com, 19 August 2025
  18. ^ Oliver Drost - den finurlige halvkroat med det gode spark Archived 2021-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, tipsbladet.dk, 22 February 2018
  19. ^ Oliver Drost træner i Tyskland Archived 2024-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, hsfo.dk, 12 June 2018
  20. ^ Olivia Drost profile on DBU Archived 2020-08-03 at the Wayback Machine, dbu.dk