Mads Hansen (footballer, born 2002)

Mads Hansen
Mads Hansen with Nordsjælland
Personal information
Full name Mads Kristian Hansen[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Ikast, Denmark[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Nordsjælland
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2015 Ikast FC
2015–2021 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Midtjylland 7 (1)
2022– Nordsjælland 69 (6)
International career‡
2019 Denmark U17 7 (0)
2019–2020 Denmark U18 5 (3)
2020 Denmark U19 3 (1)
2022– Denmark U21 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:44, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Mads Kristian Hansen (born 28 July 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland.

Club career

Midtjylland

Born in Ikast, Hansen grew up as a fan of local club FC Midtjylland, whose academy he joined at U13-level from his childhood club Ikast FC.[2] After finishing as top goalscorer in the U19 League, he signed his first professional contract on his 18th birthday, 28 July 2020, keeping him at the club until 2025.[4] After a season in which he stood out by scoring 19 goals in 23 games with the U19s, he was named Midtjylland U19 Player of the Year.[2]

Hansen was promoted to the first team in the summer of 2021.[5] He made his professional debut under new head coach Bo Henriksen during a UEFA Champions League preliminary round 1–1 draw against Scottish club Celtic away at Celtic Park.[6] Hansen made his Danish Superliga debut a few days later in a 2–0 away win over rivals Viborg FF, coming on as a substitute for Júnior Brumado.[7] On 24 October, he scored his first goal in injury time against SønderjyskE, which proved to be the winner in a 3–2 victory.[8]

Nordsjælland

On 1 February 2022, Hansen joined FC Nordsjælland on a deal until June 2026.[9] He made his competitive debut on 20 February in a 2–0 league loss to Brøndby, starting at centre-back.[10] On 7 March, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory against AGF.[11]

International career

A youth international, Hansen made his debut for the Denmark U19 team on 3 September 2020, starting in a 2–1 win over Germany U19 at Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion in Norderstedt, Hamburg.[12]

In November 2022, Hansen was called up to the Denmark under-21 team, gaining his first cap at that level on 17 November 2022 in a friendly against Sweden.[1][13][14]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 October 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Danish Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Midtjylland 2021–22 Danish Superliga 7 1 2 0 5[a] 0 14 1
Nordsjælland 2021–22 Danish Superliga 15 2 0 0 — 15 2
2022–23 Danish Superliga 26 2 5 3 — 31 5
2023–24 Danish Superliga 16 2 2 0 2[b] 0 20 2
2024–25 Danish Superliga 9 1 1 0 — 10 1
Total 66 6 8 3 2 0 76 10
Career total 73 7 10 3 7 0 90 10
  1. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ a b Porse, Kristian (8 November 2022). "Nyt U21-landshold i støbeskeen: Her er truppen". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Risom, Jens (14 July 2021). "Lokal målscorer er kommet fra baghjul". FC Midtjylland (in Danish).
  3. ^ a b Mads Hansen at Soccerway
  4. ^ Jensen, Tommy (28 July 2020). "Lang kontrakt til lokal måltyv". FCM Klubsamarbejdet (in Danish).
  5. ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (14 July 2021). "Målfarligt FCM-talent: Fik først nej fra akademiet". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  6. ^ Risom, Jens (21 July 2021). "Mads Hansen efter debut: Blod på tanden". FC Midtjylland (in Danish).
  7. ^ "Superligakamp Viborg FF–FC Midtjylland, 31.07.2021 – SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Superligakamp FC Midtjylland–SønderjyskE, 24.10.2021 – SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Stor handel mellem FCN og FCM". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 31 January 2022. Archived from the original on 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Nordsjælland vs. Brøndby – 20 February 2022 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  11. ^ El-Itr, Obaida (7 March 2022). "Hansen efter sejr: Det har vi ventet længe på". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 7 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Tyskland – Danmark 1–2". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  13. ^ "U21-landsholdet deler med Sverige i testkamp". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Danmark – Sverige 2–2". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 30 January 2023.