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Personal information | |||
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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 | Baník Ostrava | ||
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) |
2023–2024 | Gorica | 13 | (0) |
2024– | Baník Ostrava | 0 | (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 Czech First League club Baník Ostrava.[1] 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.
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.[3] 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.[4][5] On 31 August 2016, it was announced that Munksgaard signed a one-season loan deal with Lyngby Boldklub valid for the 2016–17 season.[6][7] He made his league debut for Lyngby in a 1–0 win over Brøndby IF.[8] 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.[3][9] He made his debut for the club on 8 February in a 2–0 win over Esbjerg fB.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 November 2019 in a 4–2 win over SønderjyskE.[11]
On 2 August 2023, AGF announced that they have sold Munksgaard to Croatian club Gorica.[12]
On 3 September 2024, Munksgaard signed a three-year contract with Czech club Baník Ostrava.[13]
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]
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