Mads Albæk

Mads Albæk
Personal information
Full name Mads Winther Albæk
Date of birth (1990-01-14) 14 January 1990
Place of birth Roskilde, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 12 in)
Playing position Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
IFK Göteborg
Number 7
Youth career
Hvalsø
1996–2001 Gadstrup
2001–2004 Herfølge
2004–2008 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Midtjylland 120 (12)
2013–2015 Reims 39 (2)
2015– IFK Göteborg 11 (3)
National team
2006–2007 Denmark U17 10 (0)
2007–2009 Denmark U19 13 (1)
2009–2012 Denmark U21 27 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2012

Mads Albæk (born 14 January 1990 in Roskilde) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for IFK Göteborg. He has also represented the Danish national under-21 team.

Club career

Albæk's footballing career started in the small Zealandic club, Gadstrup IF. At the age of 11, he moved to play for Herfølge Boldklub. When playing for Herfølge's youth team, Albæk was on trial at SC Heerenveen from the Netherlands, and later on, he was tested by Tottenham Hotspur from England. His talent was discovered by the Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland, who brought Albæk through the ranks of their youth academy. Having established himself as a starter in the Midtjylland line-up, Albæk moved to French side Stade de Reims in the summer of 2013. Two years later, in August 2015, Albæk signed a two year-contract with Swedish team IFK Göteborg.

International career

Albæk has played for various national youth sides, and he was rewarded with the Arla U17 youth prize.

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