Malte Amundsen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Malte Meineche Amundsen | ||
Date of birth | 11 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Næstved, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | New York City FC | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
200?–2013 | Næstved | ||
2013–2015 | HB Køge | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | HB Køge | 60 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Rosenborg | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Vejle | 53 | (2) |
2021– | New York City FC | 59 | (1) |
National team | |||
2016 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (0) |
2017 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:09, 13 October 2022 (UTC) |
Malte Meineche Amundsen (born 11 February 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for New York City FC of Major League Soccer.
Club career
Born in Næstved, Amundsen started his youth career with hometown club Næstved Boldklub, before moving to the HB Køge youth academy in January 2013.[2][3] He made his debut in the Danish Cup on 23 September 2015 against AC Horsens.[4] A few months later, 29 November 2015, he made his league debut coming on against FC Vestsjælland.
Amundsen signed for Rosenborg in January 2018.[5]
On 20 April 2018, he made his debut for Rosenborg playing the full game against Trygg/Lade in a Cup game which Rosenborg won 4–2.[6] A week later, he started against Lillestrøm in the 2018 Mesterfinalen and helped secure a 1–0 victory.[7]
15 January 2019, Amundsen returned to Denmark, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with Vejle Boldklub.[8]
On 10 February 2021, it was announced that Vejle and New York City FC of the Major League Soccer had successfully negotiated a transfer of Amundsen for a fee of DKK ten million.[9] New York City announced the transfer on 12 February 2021.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 December 2021[11]
Club | Season | Division | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
HB Køge | 2015–16 | 1. Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
2017–18 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
Total | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
Rosenborg | 2018 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 2018–19 | 3. Liga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Vejle | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 1. Division | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
Total | 53 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 2 | ||
New York City FC | 2021 | MLS | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
Career total | 144 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 155 | 4 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Mesterfinalen
Honours
Rosenborg
New York City FC
References
- ^ "Sports". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Møllenberg, Anders (23 January 2019). "Det første VB-skifte strandede - Malte Amundsen var for ung til at flytte hjemmefra". Vejle Amts Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Amundsen glæder sig til Næstved-gensyn". vejle-boldklub.dk (in Danish). Vejle Boldklub. 27 September 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "17-årige Malte Amundsen fik sejr og fuld tid i debuten". hbkoge.dk (in Danish). HB Køge. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Amundsen klar for Rosenborg". rbk.no (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Videre etter snuoperasjon" [Further After Turning Operation]. rbk.no (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "- Alle som holder med RBK fikk ståpels. Det er VM-klasse fra Bendtner". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2 Group. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Vejle Boldklub køber Malte Amundsen". vejle-boldklub.dk (in Danish). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ Andersen, Thomas N. (10 February 2021). "Vejle sælger Malte Amundsen for kæmpe millionbeløb". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "New York City FC Acquires Defender Malte Amundsen From Danish Club Vejle BK". nycfc.com. Major League Soccer. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "M: Amundsen". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "2021 MLS Cup". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
External links
- Malte Amundsen at Soccerway
- CS1 Danish-language sources (da)
- CS1 Norwegian-language sources (no)
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Use dmy dates from April 2018
- Articles without Wikidata item
- Soccerway template with ID not in Wikidata
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Danish footballers
- Denmark youth international footballers
- Association football defenders
- HB Køge players
- Rosenborg BK players
- Vejle Boldklub players
- Eintracht Braunschweig players
- 3. Liga players
- Danish Superliga players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Næstved Boldklub players
- People from Næstved Municipality
- New York City FC players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players
- Sportspeople from Region Zealand