Moving from AaB in his native Denmark to Stabæk in Norway on loan in the January of 2023 presented Kasper Høgh with an excellent opportunity to put a difficult spell behind him and resurrect his floundering professional career.
Høgh, a promising striker who had been tipped for great things as a youngster, had started to suffer from crippling pre-match anxiety during his time in Aalborg and his mental health issues had got so bad that he had seriously considered walking away from football at one stage.