Patrick Hougaard | |
Nationality: | Danish |
Birth Date: | 23 May 1989 |
Birth Place: | Fredericia, Denmark |
Career1: | Denmark |
Years2: | 2004–2009, 2011–2014 |
Years3: | 2005–2006 |
Years4: | 2010 |
Career4: | Vojens |
Years5: | 2015–2017 |
Career5: | Fjelsted |
Years6: | 2018 |
Career6: | Grindsted |
Career8: | Poland |
Years9: | 2006-2007 |
Career9: | Leszno |
Years10: | 2008-2010, 2013 |
Career10: | Tarnów |
Years11: | 2011 |
Career11: | Grudziądz |
Years12: | 2014-2015 |
Career12: | Bydgoszcz |
Years13: | 2016-2017 |
Career13: | Kraków |
Years14: | 2018 |
Career14: | Gdańsk |
Career17: | Sweden |
Years18: | 2015 |
Career18: | Vargarna |
Career24: | Great Britain |
Years25: | 2007 |
Career25: | Reading |
Years26: | 2008-2012 |
Career26: | Belle Vue |
Years27: | 2013 |
Career27: | Peterborough |
Years28: | 2014, 2016 |
Career28: | Leicester |
Years29: | 2017 |
Career29: | Somerset |
Indivyear1: | 2007 - 3rd place |
Indivhonour1: | European Championship |
Indivyear2: | 2006 |
Indivhonour2: | U-19 Nordic Champion |
Indivyear3: | 2007, 2009 |
Indivhonour3: | Danish Under-21 champion |
Teamyear2: | 2008 - 3rd place |
Teamyear3: | 2007 |
Teamhonour3: | Team Polish Champion |
Teamyear4: | 2004-2007, 2014 |
Teamhonour4: | Danish League |
Patrick Hald Hougaard (born 23 May 1989)[1] [2] is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark, who was a member of Denmark U-21 national team.[3] [4]
Patrick Hougaard was born in Fredericia to parents Søren and Dorthe. He has two brothers Casper and Nicklas.[1]
Hougaard won the Danish Under-21 championship in 2007, and first raced in the UK towards the end of the 2007 season, for Reading Racers.[5] He signed for the Belle Vue Aces midway through the 2008 season on leaving school.[6] He again won the Danish Under-21 title in 2009 and was part of the Danish team that won the under-21 team cup in 2010. He stayed with Belle Vue until the end of the 2012 season, joining Peterborough Panthers in 2013.[7]
In December 2013 he signed to ride for Leicester Lions in their debut Elite League season in 2014.[8] [9] He also signed to ride in Poland for Polonia Bydgoszcz.[10]
In 2023, he was the team manager of Slangerup.[11]