| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mads Winther Albæk | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Roskilde, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | FC Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hvalsø | |||
| 1996–2001 | Gadstrup | ||
| 2001–2004 | Herfølge | ||
| 2004–2008 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008– | Midtjylland | 78 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Denmark U-16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Denmark U-17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U-18 | 3 | (1) |
| 2007– | Denmark U-19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2011 | Denmark U-20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2009– | Denmark U-21 | 18 | (1) |
| 2011– | Denmark League XI | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
|||
Mads Winther Albæk (born 14 January 1990 in Roskilde) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish club FC Midtjylland and the Danish national under-21 team.
When playing for Herfølge Boldklub in the youth team, he was on trial at SC Heerenveen from the Netherlands, and later on, he was tested by Tottenham Hotspur from England. His footballing career started in a small club outside Copenhagen, called Gadstrup IF, where he played till he was 11. At the age of 11, he moved to play for Herfølge Boldklub. His talent was discovered by FC Midtjylland, a club known for its excellent youth academy.
Now he plays in Midtjyllands first team, as a deep-lying playmaker, whereas he was predominately used in a more advanced position earlier in his career. Mads Albæk is a naturally left-footed central midfielder with excellent technique and a great eye for the game.
Albæk has played for various national youth sides, and he was rewarded with the Arla U-17 youth prize.
|
|
|||||||
|
|||||