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