Morten Hjulmand

Morten Blom Due Hjulmand (born 25 June 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Denmark national team.[1]

Morten Hjulmand
Hjulmand with Admira Wacker in 2018
Personal information
Full name Morten Blom Due Hjulmand
Date of birth (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999
Place of birth Kastrup, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 42
Youth career
Copenhagen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Admira Wacker 68 (1)
2021–2023 Lecce 91 (0)
2023– Sporting CP 7 (1)
International career‡
2017 Denmark U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 15 (1)
2018–2019 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2019–2021 Denmark U21 12 (0)
2023– Denmark 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:01, 9 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023

Club career

Admira Wacker

On 13 May 2018, Copenhagen announced, that they had sold Hjulmand to Admira Wacker from the Danish club's U-19 squad.[2] Hjulmand had never played any official games for the first team of Copenhagen, but had been on training camps with them. He signed a contract until June 2022, starting from the beginning of the 2018–19 season.

Hjulmand played his first game for Admira on 20 July 2018 against SC Neusiedl am See 1919 in the Austrian Cup.[3] The midfielder participated in all league games in the first half year at the club except for one game.[1]

Lecce

On 16 January 2021, Hjulmand signed a four-year contract with Italian club Lecce, in the second-tier Serie B at the time.[4]

Sporting CP

On 13 August 2023, Primeira Liga club Sporting CP announced the signing of Hjulmand on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of €18 million.[5] His release clause was set at €80 million.[6][7]

Five days later, Hjulmand made his debut for Sporting, coming off the bench to replace Marcus Edwards on the 75th minute of a 2–1 league victory away at Casa Pia.[8] He made his first start for the Lions on 27 August, in a 1–0 home win over Famalicão, being replaced by Daniel Bragança on the 84th minute.[9] On 17 September 2023, Hjulmand scored his first goal for Sporting, the opener in a 3–0 league victory over Moreirense at Estádio José Alvalade.[10]

International career

Hjulmand was called up to the senior Denmark squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches on 16 and 19 June 2023 against Northern Ireland and Slovenia, respectively.[11] On 7 September 2023, Hjulmand made his debut for the senior team, coming off the bench in a 4–0 win over San Marino.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 26 October 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Admira Wacker 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 29010—2[lower-alpha 2]0—320
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 30110———311
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 9020———110
Total 68140—20—741
Lecce 2020–21 Serie B 19000——2[lower-alpha 3]0210
2021–22 Serie B 37010———380
2022–23 Serie A 35010———360
Total 91020——20950
Sporting CP 2023–24 Primeira Liga 7110003[lower-alpha 2]0—111
Career total 1662700050201802
  1. Includes Austrian Cup, Coppa Italia, Taça de Portugal
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in Serie B promotion play-offs

References
  1. Morten Hjulmand at Soccerway
  2. Morten Hjulmand solgt til FC Admira Wacker, fck.dk, 13 May 2018
  3. NEUSIEDL VS. ADMIRA 1 - 0, Soccerway, 20 July 2018
  4. "HJULMAND IN GIALLOROSSO" (in Italian). Lecce. 16 January 2021.
  5. "Sporting confirma chegada de Hjulmand por 18 milhões de euros" [Sporting confirms Hjulmand's arrival for 18 million euros] (in Portuguese). Público. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. "Morten Hjulmand é reforço" [Morten Hjulmand is reinforcement]. Sporting CP (in European Portuguese). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. Hjulmand: "É um grande passo para a minha carreira", retrieved 14 August 2023
  8. "Arranque vitorioso continua em Rio Maior" [Victorious start continues at Rio Maior] (in European Portuguese). Sporting CP. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  9. "Hjulmand estreou-se a titular pelo Sporting: «Estava grande ambiente»" [Hjulmand debuted as a starter for Sporting: «There was a great atmosphere»] (in European Portuguese). Record. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  10. "Sporting goleia o Moreirense por 3-0 com golos apenas na segunda parte" [Sporting thrashes Moreirense by 3-0 with only second-half goals]. SAPO Desporto (in European Portuguese). 17 September 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  11. "Her er Hjulmands trup til kvalkampe - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  12. "Denmark 4–0 San Marino". The Guardian. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  13. Morten Hjulmand at Soccerway
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