Alexander Munksgaard
Personal information
Full name Alexander Munksgaard Nielsen[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-13) 13 December 1997
Place of birth Vind, Denmark[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Gorica
Number 13
Youth career
Vind IF
Vinding UIF
0000–2010 Vildbjerg SF
2010–2015 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Midtjylland 14 (0)
2016–2017 → Lyngby (loan) 10 (0)
2019–2023 AGF 89 (1)
2023 → Aalesund (loan) 15 (0)
2023– Gorica 13 (0)
International career
2013 Denmark U16 3 (0)
2013–2014 Denmark U17 11 (0)
2014–2015 Denmark U18 7 (0)
2015–2016 Denmark U19 11 (0)
2016 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:00, 3 December 2023 (UTC)

Alexander Munksgaard Nielsen (born 13 December 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Croatian SuperSport HNL club HNK Gorica.[3] He has represented Denmark at under-21 level.

A product of Midtjylland's youth academy, Munksgaard made his professional debut in July 2015. He had a brief spell on loan with Lyngby during the 2016–17 season before returning to Midtjylland. He joined AGF in 2019.

Club career

As a youth player, Munksgaard first played for Vind IF, then Vinding UIF, and finally in Vildbjerg SF, before being scouted to the Midtjyland youth academy in 2010.[4] Munksgaard made his debut in the Danish Superliga on 24 July 2015, where he played the entire match in a 1–2 victory over SønderjyskE.[5][6] On 31 August 2016, it was announced that Munksgaard signed a one-season loan deal with Lyngby Boldklub valid for the 2016–17 season.[7][8] He made his league debut for Lyngby in a 1–0 win over Brøndby IF.[9] After the end of the loan, Munksgaard returned to Midtjylland.

On 4 January 2019, Munksgaard signed with AGF on a five-year contract, reuniting him with his manager at Lyngby, David Nielsen.[4][10] He made his debut for the club on 8 February in a 2–0 win over Esbjerg fB.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 November 2019 in a 4–2 win over SønderjyskE.[12]

On 2 August 2023, AGF announced that they have sold Munksgaard to Croatian club Gorica.[13]

International career

Munksgaard has played on all Denmark youth national teams from under-16 to under-21 level, where until January 2019 he played a total of 36 youth national matches. He made his debut on the under-21 team in the friendly match against England on 20 November 2018.[14]

Honours

Midtjylland

AGF

References

  1. ↑ Alexander Munksgaard at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Dehn, Anders (22 February 2019). "AGF'ers familie er Midtjylland-fans: Håber, jeg kan lukke munden på dem". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  3. ↑ Alexander Munksgaard at Soccerway
  4. 1 2 Linnebjerg, Flemming (4 January 2019). "Alexander Munksgaard solgt til AGF" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Archived from the original on 21 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "danskfodbold.com - DBU's Officielle Statistikere". www.danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Superligakamp SønderjyskE-FC Midtjylland, 24.07.2015 - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Maimann, Kristian (31 August 2016). "Alexander Munksgaard i Lyngby sæsonen ud - Lyngby Boldklub" (in Danish). Lyngby Boldklub.
  8. ↑ "Lyngby lejer 18-årigt talent i FC Midtjylland". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 31 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Superligakamp Lyngby BK-Brøndby IF, 22.09.2016 - SuperStats". superstats.dk. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "AGF styrker forsvaret med U21-landsholdsspiller" (in Danish). AGF. 4 January 2019. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019.
  11. ↑ Jensen, Kenneth (12 February 2019). "Ny AGF'er er på tæerne efter debut: Jeg ved, hvor god Dino er". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  12. ↑ Marbroe, Mads Bye (11 November 2019). "Munksgaard fik hul på målbylden: Den bedste følelse". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  13. ↑ "Alexander Munksgaard fortsætter karrieren i Kroatien" [Alexander Munksgaard continues his career in Croatia] (in Danish). Bold.dk. 4 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Alexander Munksgaard – Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  15. ↑ Spliid, Zacharias (21 July 2020). "Bronze med AGF er større end guld med Midtjylland, siger AGF-spiller - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
  16. ↑ "FCM vinder pokalfinale i straffedrama mod Brøndby - se alle målene og straffesparkskonkurrencen her". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). 17 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Fixtures and Results | The Atlantic Cup 2020". www.theatlanticcup.com. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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