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 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
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 | 36 | (1) |
National team | |||
2016 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (0) |
2017 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2021 |
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.[1][2] He made his debut in the Danish Cup on 23 September 2015 against AC Horsens.[3] A few months later, 29 November 2015, he made his league debut coming on against FC Vestsjælland.
Amundsen signed for Rosenborg in January 2018.[4]
On 20 April 2018, he made his debut for Rosenborg playing the full game against in a Cup game which Rosenborg won 4–2.[5] A week later, he started against Lillestrøm in the 2018 Mesterfinalen and helped secure a 1–0 victory.[6]
15 January 2019, Amundsen returned to Denmark, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with Vejle Boldklub.[7]
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.[8] New York City announced the transfer on 12 February 2021.[9]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 25 July 2021[10]
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 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
Career total | 125 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 4 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Mesterfinalen
Honours[]
Rosenborg
New York City FC
References[]
- ^ 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.
External links[]
- Profile at Soccerway
- 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