Oliver Provstgaard

Official SS Lazio photo

Oliver Provstgaard Nielsen was born in Vejle, on June 4, 2003.

He started with Bredballe IF and then from 12 was formed in the Vejle academy. The club from were founded in 1891 and have won 6 league titles and 6 domestic cups. The most famous player to have worn their jersey is Allan Simonsen (Golden Ball in 1977 while with Borussia Mönchenglabach).

He made his debut for Vejle on April 14 2022 in a game against Odense. He played 5 games that season but "De Røde" relegated.

In 2022-23 he played regularly in the 2nd tier making 36 total appearances with 2 goals, helping Vejle to win the league and promotion.

In 2023-24 he played 32 games and Vejle finished 11th (out of 12) and then 3rd in the relegation round (out of 6 so safe).

In 2024-25 he had played 16 games when in February 2025 he signed for Lazio.

At Lazio the manager was Marco Baroni and Prostvgaard was a reserve to Mario Gila and Alessio Romagnoli. He only played 2 league games but did well on his debut in a 1-0 away win at Atalanta. Lazio finished 7th and reached the EL quarterfinals.

In 2025-26 Maurizio Sarri returned as manager and Provstgaard played more regularly. He made 27 total appearances and Lazio finished 9th but were runners-up in the Coppa Italia.

For the 2026-27 season Rino Gattuso is manager and with the departure of Mario Gila to Milan the Dane should become first choice at the back.

Provstgaard is a central defender. He is 1.94 so obviously good in the air. He can play the ball too but is at his best in the siege situation. It remains to be seen how well he can cope when play is more open and faster. This season could be a crucial one for the big Dane's career.

He has played for Denmark at all levels; U16 (3 games, 1 goal), U17s (9 games), U18s (1 game, 1 goal), U19s (3 games), U20s (2 games, 1 goal), U21s (24 games, 3 goals). He is captain of the U21s but has also won 2 full caps for Denmark (North Macedonia, DR Congo).

Lazio Career

Season	Total appearances	Serie A	Coppa Italia
2024-25	2	2	-
2025-26	27	26	1
Total	29	28	1

Source

Wikipedia