# Conrad Harder
**Conrad Harder** (Conrad Harder Weibel Schandorf, born 2005 in Holte, Denmark) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a center-forward, currently on loan at RC Strasbourg in [Ligue 1](https://www.edgepedia.org/ligue-1) from [RB Leipzig](https://www.edgepedia.org/rb-leipzig).[1](https://www.transfermarkt.com/vergleich/spielervergleich/statistik/def/spieler/1138758%26807386/sort/tore.desc) • [2](https://theanalyst.com/players/6815/conrad-harder) He came through the [FC Nordsjælland](https://www.edgepedia.org/fc-nordsj-lland) academy, was sold to Sporting CP in September 2024 for a reported €19 million, and moved to Leipzig a year later.[3](https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/players/conrad-harder/transfer-history) • [4](https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/playerInfo/8294)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Conrad Harder Weibel Schandorf, 2005, Holte, Denmark; 1.85 m, left-footed[1](https://www.transfermarkt.com/vergleich/spielervergleich/statistik/def/spieler/1138758%26807386/sort/tore.desc) |
| Position | Centre-forward, with left winger and right winger as secondary positions[1](https://www.transfermarkt.com/vergleich/spielervergleich/statistik/def/spieler/1138758%26807386/sort/tore.desc) |
| Clubs | FC Nordsjælland (to 2 September 2024), Sporting CP (2024–2025), RB Leipzig (from 1 September 2025), RC Strasbourg (loan, September 2026)[4](https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/playerInfo/8294) |
| Sporting CP signing | Five-year deal to 2029 with an €80 million release clause, announced 2 September 2024[5](https://www.sporting.pt/en/node/117498) |
| 2025/26 season | 33 combined Bundesliga and Primeira Liga games (Leipzig 29, Sporting 4), 4 goals, 3 assists[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/6815/conrad-harder) |
| Denmark record | 1 senior cap; 16 U21 caps with 7 goals; 10 U19 caps with 2 goals; 5 U18 caps with 1 goal[4](https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/playerInfo/8294) |
| Market value | €17.00m (May 2026), peak €24.00m[1](https://www.transfermarkt.com/vergleich/spielervergleich/statistik/def/spieler/1138758%26807386/sort/tore.desc) |
## Youth career and FC Nordsjælland
Harder was born in Holte, north of Copenhagen, and joined FC Nordsjælland, whose academy is known for giving young players a pathway into senior football.[1](https://www.transfermarkt.com/vergleich/spielervergleich/statistik/def/spieler/1138758%26807386/sort/tore.desc) • [6](https://worldafterthebell.com/2026/08/26/leeds-united-conrad-harder/) His youth output was prolific: 35 goals in 37 U19 games for the club.[7](https://okayfootball.dk/conrad-harder-nuvaerende-hold/)
In the 2023/24 [Danish Superliga](https://www.edgepedia.org/danish-superliga) season he scored seven goals in 32 games, and in the 2024/25 season then underway he had played seven games and scored twice when Sporting signed him.[5](https://www.sporting.pt/en/node/117498) Interest from bigger leagues had already formed; he was close to a move to Brighton before Sporting convinced him to go to Lisbon.[8](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/un-clon-de-gyokeres-n/)
## Sporting CP
Sporting announced the signing on 2 September 2024, a five-year contract through 2029 with a release clause of €80 million; the transfer fee was reported as €19 million.[5](https://www.sporting.pt/en/node/117498) • [3](https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/players/conrad-harder/transfer-history) He became the third Dane to play for the club, after [Peter Schmeichel](https://www.edgepedia.org/peter-schmeichel) and Morten Hjulmand, and the captain Hjulmand helped recruit him by talking up the club and the league.[5](https://www.sporting.pt/en/node/117498)
He scored on his league debut against AVS, also assisting [Viktor Gyökeres](https://www.edgepedia.org/viktor-gyokeres), and two weeks later scored both goals in a 2-1 cup win at Portimonense, the second in the 94th minute.[8](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/un-clon-de-gyokeres-n/) On 10 November 2024, in [Rúben Amorim](https://www.edgepedia.org/ruben-amorim)'s final match before leaving for Manchester United, Harder came off the bench and scored a late double to complete a 4-2 comeback win at Braga.[9](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/harder-salva-el-adios-de-amorim-n/)
Most of that time came as a substitute behind Gyökeres; in the 2024/25 Portuguese league season he totaled 769 minutes with six starts, yet ranked 27th among the league's top shooters with 45 attempts, the fewest minutes of anyone in the top 30.[10](https://milanreports.com/2025/09/03/what-could-have-been-milan-harder/) The CIES Football Observatory's December 2024 scouting report listed him among the best U21 players worldwide, with an estimated transfer value of €16.5-19.0 million on a contract running to 2029.[11](https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/mr/mr98/en/report.pdf)
## RB Leipzig and loan to Strasbourg
Harder transferred to RB Leipzig on 1 September 2025, signing a contract to 30 June 2030.[4](https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/playerInfo/8294) • [1](https://www.transfermarkt.com/vergleich/spielervergleich/statistik/def/spieler/1138758%26807386/sort/tore.desc) Leipzig's sporting director Marcel Schäfer described him at signing as tall, physically and mentally strong, powerful, fast, and carrying a very dangerous left foot.[7](https://okayfootball.dk/conrad-harder-nuvaerende-hold/)
His 2025/26 season split between Leipzig and Sporting produced 33 combined [Bundesliga](https://www.edgepedia.org/bundesliga) and [Primeira Liga](https://www.edgepedia.org/primeira-liga) games, 4 goals, and 3 assists, with 29 of those games for Leipzig.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/6815/conrad-harder) In September 2026 he moved on loan to RC Strasbourg. He scored on his Ligue 1 debut against Troyes on 6 September 2026, aged 21 years and 152 days, in a 6-2 win, and later assisted in a 2-1 defeat to Nice; through four Ligue 1 appearances he had one goal and one assist.[2](https://theanalyst.com/players/6815/conrad-harder)
## International career
Harder has progressed through Denmark's youth national teams: 5 caps and 1 goal at U18 level, 10 caps and 2 goals at U19, and 16 U21 caps with 7 goals, including a goal in a 1-0 win over Finland U21.[4](https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/playerInfo/8294) He has made one senior appearance for Denmark, coming on as a substitute in a 5-2 defeat.[4](https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/playerInfo/8294)
## Playing style
Harder is a 1.85 m center-forward who describes himself as a strong, very physical player.[5](https://www.sporting.pt/en/node/117498) Scouting profiles emphasize his aerial play and finishing; the CIES report notes a strong contribution in those two areas, reflecting his use both as a winger and as a center-forward.[11](https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/mr/mr98/en/report.pdf) A 2025/26 statistical profile against 111 positional peers scored him in the elite band for finishing (90/100), decisiveness (97/100), and discipline (97/100), while rating chance creation (23/100) and availability (3/100) as weak, and detected a primary "goal scorer" archetype.[12](https://thescouter.top/jogador/conrad-harder) His low availability score reflects limited minutes: at Sporting he spent most matches behind Gyökeres, and at Leipzig he was mainly used as a substitute.[10](https://milanreports.com/2025/09/03/what-could-have-been-milan-harder/) • [2](https://theanalyst.com/players/6815/conrad-harder)
## References
1. [Player comparison Geovany Quenda / Conrad Harder, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/vergleich/spielervergleich/statistik/def/spieler/1138758%26807386/sort/tore.desc)
2. [Conrad Harder, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/6815/conrad-harder)
3. [Conrad Harder Weibel Schandorf Transfer History, FootballTransfers](https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/players/conrad-harder/transfer-history)
4. [Conrad Harder, Landsholdsdatabasen, Dansk Boldspil-Union](https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/playerInfo/8294)
5. [Sporting CP sign Conrad Harder, official website of Sporting Clube de Portugal](https://www.sporting.pt/en/node/117498)
6. [Leeds United, Conrad Harder and the Hard Sell, World After the Bell](https://worldafterthebell.com/2026/08/26/leeds-united-conrad-harder/)
7. [Conrad Harder nuværende hold, OKAY Football](https://okayfootball.dk/conrad-harder-nuvaerende-hold/)
8. [Un clon de Gyokeres, Diario AS](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/un-clon-de-gyokeres-n/)
9. [Harder 'salva' el adiós de Amorim, Diario AS](https://as.com/futbol/internacional/harder-salva-el-adios-de-amorim-n/)
10. [What could have been - Why Milan thought of signing Conrad Harder, Milan Reports](https://milanreports.com/2025/09/03/what-could-have-been-milan-harder/)
11. [CIES Football Observatory Monthly Report 98, December 2024](https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/mr/mr98/en/report.pdf)
12. [Conrad Harder Pro Scout Report, TheScouter](https://thescouter.top/jogador/conrad-harder)
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