Mads Hansen (footballer, born 2002)

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

Mads Hansen
Mads Hansen with Nordsjælland
Personal information
Full name Mads Kristian Hansen[1]
Date of birth (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002
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 45 (4)
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 19:58, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:44, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

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 28 September 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Danish Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Midtjylland 2021–22 Danish Superliga 71205[lower-alpha 1]0141
Nordsjælland 2021–22 Danish Superliga 15200—152
2022–23 Danish Superliga 26253—315
2023–24 Danish Superliga 40102[lower-alpha 2]070
Total 4546320537
Career total 5258370678
  1. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. Porse, Kristian (8 November 2022). "Nyt U21-landshold i støbeskeen: Her er truppen". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. Risom, Jens (14 July 2021). "Lokal målscorer er kommet fra baghjul". FC Midtjylland (in Danish).
  3. 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.
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