Danish wonderkid Dolberg

Ajax wonderkid Kasper Dolberg shot to the top of the Eredivisie goalscoring charts at the weekend after scoring an 18-minute hat-trick against NEC Nijmegen.

The 19-year-old striker is scoring at a rate of one goal every 100 minutes in his first full season with the Ajax first team, netting eight times in 12 league games.

The audacity of his final goal against Nijmegen – a backwards header from 12 yards out – gave us a glimpse of why Denmark handed an international debut to the youngster earlier in November.

So, having been scouted by the same man who discovered Zlatan Ibrahimovic, will the Dolberg name don the back of millions of replica shirts in years to come? We profile the rising star…

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Quick discovery

Dolberg came through the ranks at his hometown club, Silkeborg IF, and he made his Superliga debut in May 2015.

After making just three senior appearances for the Danish outfit, compatriot John Steen Olsen spotted the striker and brought him over to Ajax.

Olsen has an eye for Scandinavian talent, having recognised the quality in players such as Ibrahimovic, Christian Eriksen and Jesper Gronkjær – all of whom signed for Ajax at an early age.

And Olsen was confident Dolberg had the qualities required to shine in the Eredivisie.

“Kasper is an extraordinary talent,” said Olsen. “I knew he would be a perfect player …

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