Mads Hansen (footballer, born 2002)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mads Hansen

| image = Mads Kristian Hansen, FC Red Bull Salzburg gegen FC Nordsjaelland (Testspiel 2023-07-08) (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 200

| alt =

| caption = Mads Hansen with Nordsjælland

| fullname = Mads Kristian Hansen

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|7|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ikast, Denmark{{cite web |last1=Risom |first1=Jens |title=Lokal målscorer er kommet fra baghjul |url=https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/lokal-maalscorer-er-kommet-fra-baghjul/ |website=FC Midtjylland |language=da-DK |date=14 July 2021}}

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Right winger

| currentclub = Brann

| clubnumber = 7

| youthyears1 = 2007–2015

| youthclubs1 = Ikast FC

| youthyears2 = 2015–2021

| youthclubs2 = Midtjylland

| years1 = 2021–2022

| clubs1 = Midtjylland

| caps1 = 7

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2022–2025

| clubs2 = Nordsjælland

| caps2 = 70

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2025–

| clubs3 = Brann

| caps3 = 10

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Denmark U17

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019–2020

| nationalteam2 = Denmark U18

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| nationalyears3 = 2020

| nationalteam3 = Denmark U19

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2022–

| nationalteam4 = Denmark U21

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 2

| club-update = 4 June 2025

| nationalteam-update = 16:44, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

}}

Mads Kristian Hansen (born 28 July 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Eliteserien club Brann.

Club career

=Midtjylland=

Born in Ikast, Hansen grew up as a fan of local club FC Midtjylland, whose academy he joined at U13-level from his childhood club Ikast FC. After finishing as top goalscorer in the U19 League, he signed his first professional contract on his 18th birthday, 28 July 2020, keeping him at the club until 2025.{{cite web |last1=Jensen |first1=Tommy |title=Lang kontrakt til lokal måltyv |url=https://www.fcmklubsamarbejdet.dk/nyhed/lang-kontrakt-til-lokal-maaltyv/ |website=FCM Klubsamarbejdet |language=da-DK |date=28 July 2020}} After a season in which he stood out by scoring 19 goals in 23 games with the U19s, he was named Midtjylland U19 Player of the Year.

Hansen was promoted to the first team in the summer of 2021.{{cite news |last1=Okstrøm |first1=Oliver |title=Målfarligt FCM-talent: Fik først nej fra akademiet |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/maalfarligt-fcm-talent-fik-foerst-nej-fra-akademiet |work=Tipsbladet.dk |date=14 July 2021 |language=da}} He made his professional debut under new head coach Bo Henriksen during a UEFA Champions League preliminary round 1–1 draw against Scottish club Celtic away at Celtic Park.{{cite web |last1=Risom |first1=Jens |title=Mads Hansen efter debut: Blod på tanden |url=https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/mads-hansen-efter-debut-blod-paa-tanden/ |website=FC Midtjylland |language=da-DK |date=21 July 2021}} Hansen made his Danish Superliga debut a few days later in a 2–0 away win over rivals Viborg FF, coming on as a substitute for Júnior Brumado.{{cite web |title=Superligakamp Viborg FF–FC Midtjylland, 31.07.2021 – SuperStats |url=https://www.superstats.dk/kampe/6092 |website=superstats.dk |access-date=17 January 2022}} On 24 October, he scored his first goal in injury time against SønderjyskE, which proved to be the winner in a 3–2 victory.{{cite web |title=Superligakamp FC Midtjylland–SønderjyskE, 24.10.2021 – SuperStats |url=https://www.superstats.dk/kampe/6150 |website=superstats.dk |access-date=17 January 2022}}

=Nordsjælland=

On 1 February 2022, Hansen joined FC Nordsjælland on a deal until June 2026.{{cite web |title=Stor handel mellem FCN og FCM |url=https://fcn.dk/2022/01/stor-handel-mellem-fcn-og-fcm/ |website=FC Nordsjælland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131230840/https://fcn.dk/2022/01/stor-handel-mellem-fcn-og-fcm/ |archive-date=31 January 2022 |language=da-DK |date=31 January 2022 |url-status=live}} He made his competitive debut on 20 February in a 2–0 league loss to Brøndby, starting at centre-back.{{cite web |title=Nordsjælland vs. Brøndby – 20 February 2022 – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/02/20/denmark/superliga/fc-nordsjalland/brondby-if/3510772/ |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=10 March 2022}} On 7 March, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 victory against AGF.{{cite web |last1=El-Itr |first1=Obaida |title=Hansen efter sejr: Det har vi ventet længe på |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/hansen-efter-sejr-det-har-vi-ventet-laenge-paa/ |website=bold.dk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307220341/https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/hansen-efter-sejr-det-har-vi-ventet-laenge-paa/ |archive-date=7 March 2022 |language=da |date=7 March 2022 |url-status=live}}

International career

A youth international, Hansen made his debut for the Denmark U19 team on 3 September 2020, starting in a 2–1 win over Germany U19 at Edmund-Plambeck-Stadion in Norderstedt, Hamburg.{{cite web |title=Tyskland – Danmark 1–2 |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9325 |website=DBU |access-date=17 January 2022 |language=DA}}

In November 2022, Hansen was called up to the Denmark under-21 team, gaining his first cap at that level on 17 November 2022 in a friendly against Sweden.{{cite news |last1=Porse |first1=Kristian |title=Nyt U21-landshold i støbeskeen: Her er truppen |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/danmark-u21/nyheder/nyt-u21-landshold-i-stoebeskeen-her-er-truppen |access-date=30 January 2023 |work=bold.dk |date=8 November 2022 |language=da}}{{cite news |title=U21-landsholdet deler med Sverige i testkamp |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/nyt-dansk-u21-landshold-deler-med-sverige-i-testkamp |access-date=30 January 2023 |work=Tipsbladet |date=17 November 2022 |language=da}}{{cite web |title=Danmark – Sverige 2–2 |url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9601 |website=DBU |access-date=30 January 2023 |language=da}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Midtjylland \|2021–22 \|Danish Superliga \|7	1	2	0	5{{efn\|Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}}	0	14	1
rowspan="5"\|Nordsjælland \|2021–22 \|Danish Superliga \|15	2	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	15	2
2022–23 \|Danish Superliga \|26	2	5	3	colspan="2"\|—	31	5
2023–24 \|Danish Superliga \|19	2	2	0	2{{efn\|name=UECL\|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League}}	0	23	2
2024–25 \|Danish Superliga \|10	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	11	1
colspan="2"\|Total !70	7	8	3	2	0	80	10
Brann \|2025 \|Eliteserien \|10	0	3	3	colspan="2"\|—	13	3
colspan="3"\|Career total !87	8	13	6	7	0	107	13