Serie A star insists he ‘wasn’t bitten by a zombie’ as followers spot horror neck harm

Bologna’s star striker Jens Odgaard had to take to social media to rule out a zombie attack after he sported a brutal red mark on his neck during a Serie A clash

Serie A star Jens Odgaard was forced to rule out a zombie attack after fans spotted a red mark on the back of his neck.

Odgaard, 26, was part of the Bologna side that travelled to Venice over the weekend. However, fans were quick to spot the circular red mark on the back of his neck that sparked a social media storm.

“What is that thing? A zombie bite,” one confused fan posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. While a second said: “Someone please explain to me what’s on Jens Odgaard’s neck!”

“Is that a tattoo or a shark bite on the back of Jens Odgaard’s neck,” a third speculated. As a fourth weighed in: “Interesting view in Venezia vs Bologna match. Odgaard’s neck looks like there is a red circle. Did he just get his neck scraped?”

And another added speculated it could be the aftermath of some cupping therapy.

However, Odgaard cleared it up on social media, after his team-mates started to post about it in his Instagram comments section, he said: “It’s just a medicine I’m using for my neck, nothing serious.”

“@jensodgaard Good to know. You had us worried for a while. There were some crazy theories floating around. Great game as usual, Jens,” one fan joked.

And another responded: “The whole game I was trying to figure out what you had on your neck!”

Odgaard, who is celebrating his birthday on Monday (March 31), bounced between Danish side Lyngby and Inter Milan in his youth before moving to Sassuolo.

He would find his feet with loan spells in the Netherlands and Italy before a permanent move to AZ saw him start to play on the big stage regularly.

Odgaard moved to Bologna on loan last year, before his move was made permanent in the summer.