Odense Born in the
Dyrup suburb of
Odense, Lindegaard started his career at local
Danish Superliga team
Odense Boldklub (OB). He made his
Danish Superliga debut in a 3–1 victory against
Silkeborg IF on 19 November 2006. He made his UEFA competition debut on 30 July 2009, in a 4–3 win over
Rabotnički. During most of his time with OB, he was kept out of the team by
Arek Onyszko, and he had two loan spells at
Kolding FC, where he remained undefeated in the ten league games he got for the team, after it had lost the first four games of the season, and
Aalesunds FK, who he would later join permanently. When Onyszko was sacked by Odense in June 2009 due to him being convicted for assaulting his ex-wife, Lindegaard was seen as his replacement.
Aalesund In 2009, he joined Norwegian club Aalesunds FK on loan and later permanently. In 2009, he won the
Norwegian Football Cup with Aalesund. In 2010, Lindegaard was named Goalkeeper of the Year in both Norway and Denmark.
Manchester United 2010–11 season before a game in 2011 Since early November 2010, he was reported to have become a target for English club
Manchester United. On 23 November 2010, it was reported that Manchester United manager
Sir Alex Ferguson expected to complete the signing of the player in the "next two or three weeks". On 27 November 2010, Lindegaard joined Manchester United on a three-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee believed to be around
£3.5 million. He trained with the first team throughout December, but he was unable to play for his new club until the
transfer window re-opened on 1 January 2011. Lindegaard was officially registered with the Premier League on 6 January, and assigned the number 34 jersey. On 29 January, Lindegaard made his Manchester United debut in a 2–1 victory against
Southampton in the
FA Cup Fourth round. He made his
Old Trafford home debut on 19 February in another FA Cup match, this time against the
Conference National side
Crawley Town, in which United won 1–0. In March, he underwent knee surgery that would keep him out of action for five weeks. On 16 May, Lindegaard played in the
Manchester Senior Cup final for the
Manchester United Reserves against
Bolton Wanderers Reserves, which United went on to win 3–1.
2011–12 season On 14 September 2011, Lindegaard made his first
UEFA Champions League start for United against Portuguese side
Benfica. The match ended in a 1–1 draw with Lindegaard winning critical acclaim for his performance. Sir Alex Ferguson, however, still decided to continue with first-choice keeper
David de Gea for the next match in the Premier League against
Chelsea. Asked about challenging for the first-team spot, Lindegaard said, "What answer do you expect to that question? I've said a thousand times before I'm not here to pick my nose." On 18 October, Lindegaard was handed his second Champions League start for United. He played against
Oțelul Galați, with the match ending in a 2–0 win for United, earning them their first Champions League group stage victory. On 1 October 2011, Lindegaard made his Premier League debut for United against
Norwich City in a 2–0 win at Old Trafford. He continued his run of clean sheets in his next four appearances in the Premier League, which included a 1–0 home win against
Sunderland on 5 November, a 1–0 away win against
Aston Villa on 3 December, a 5–0 away win at
Fulham on 21 December and a 5–0 home win against
Wigan Athletic in United's Boxing day fixture. His run of clean sheets in the league finally ended on 4 January away to
Newcastle United when he was beaten three times in a game that United lost 3–0. A week later, on 8 January 2012, Lindegaard played his biggest game for Manchester United, a 3–2 win against
Manchester City in the FA Cup. He was chosen again for the starting line-up the following week when United beat
Bolton Wanderers 3–0. On 30 January 2012, he damaged his ankle ligaments in training, forcing him to miss the game against
Stoke City the next day, along with the unwell first-choice David de Gea, meaning youngster
Ben Amos played goal. Later in the week, Sir Alex Ferguson revealed Lindegaard would miss the next four to five weeks and would not be expected back until the home game with
West Bromwich Albion. On 3 August 2012, Lindegaard signed a new four-year contract with United, keeping him at the club until June 2016. He also took the number 13 jersey made vacant by the departure of
Park Ji-sung, who had left the club for
Queens Park Rangers.
2012–13 season Since the match against Norwich on 17 November 2012, first-choice goalkeeper David de Gea was sidelined with wisdom teeth problems. Lindegaard was kept in goal for United's next five games until De Gea was recalled for the Champions League match against
CFR Cluj. Lindegaard returned to the first team on 1 December 2012, against
Reading in a match which ended 4–3. After the match, he came in for criticism by former United goalkeeper
Alex Stepney, who said that he lacks "authority at the back". After a long period on the bench as an understudy to De Gea, and with United having already secured the Premier League title a month earlier, Lindegaard started in goal for Sir Alex Ferguson's final game as United manager against West Brom at
The Hawthorns; the match finished 5–5. That appearance was Lindegaard's tenth of the season, thus qualifying him to receive a Premier League winner's medal.
2013–14 season In
2013–14, Lindegaard made just three appearances for the Manchester United first team – against Norwich in the
League Cup,
Swansea City in the FA Cup and Newcastle in the Premier League– keeping clean sheets against Norwich and Newcastle.
West Bromwich Albion On 31 August 2015, Lindegaard joined West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract.
Preston North End On 23 January 2016, Lindegaard joined
Championship side
Preston North End on loan for the remainder of the
2015–16 season. He made his debut on 2 February where he kept a clean sheet against
Derby County. He was voted Man of the Match on his home debut, against
Huddersfield Town. On 2 July 2016, Lindegaard signed a one-year permanent deal with Preston North End after the mutual termination of his West Brom contract.
Burnley On 21 September 2017, Lindegaard joined
Premier League side
Burnley on a free transfer. He made his Burnley debut as a substitute for the injured
Nick Pope during the
Europa League second qualifying round on 26 July 2018. After making another Europa League appearance against
Aberdeen, his contract was not renewed and he was released by the club.
Helsingborg On 18 July 2019 Lindegaard signed for
Allsvenskan side
Helsingborgs IF until December 2021. On 19 July 2020, he scored
the first goal of his career in a
2020 Allsvenskan 2–2 draw against
Falkenbergs FF. After Helsingborg was relegated from Allsvenskan in November 2022, Lindegaard announced his retirement from football. ==International career==