[3][4] Patrick Hougaard was born in Fredericia to parents Søren and Dorthe.

[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.

[5] 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.