Nicolaj Madsen

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nicolaj Madsen

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Haslev, Denmark

| height = 1.86 m{{cite web |title=Nicolaj Madsen {{!}} Spielerprofil |url=https://www.kicker.de/nicolaj-madsen/spieler |website=kicker |access-date=29 September 2022 |language=de-DE}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

|youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Haslev FC

|youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = Herfølge

| years1 = 2006–2009 | clubs1 = Herfølge | caps1 = 29 | goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2009–2013 | clubs2 = HB Køge | caps2 = 55 | goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2013–2017 | clubs3 = SønderjyskE | caps3 = 120 | goals3 = 17

| years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = Vejle | caps4 = 30 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2018 | clubs5 = HB Køge | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2019–2021 | clubs6 = SpVgg Unterhaching | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019–2020 | clubs7 = → 1860 Rosenheim (loan) | caps7 = 12 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021–2023 | clubs8 = Vestri | caps8 = 39 | goals8 = 11

| years9 = 2022 | clubs9 = → HB Køge (loan) | caps9 = 0 | goals9 = 0

| club-update = 20:15, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

}}

Nicolaj Madsen (born 16 July 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.{{cite web |title=Leikmaður – Nicolaj Madsen |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/?leikmadur=349170 |website=KSÍ |access-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929200053/https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/?leikmadur=349170 |archive-date=29 September 2022 |language=is |url-status=live}}

Club career

On 31 August 2018, Madsen left Vejle Boldklub{{cite web |last1=Christensen |first1=Lars |title=Vejle Boldklub og Nicolaj Madsen går hver sin vej {{!}} Vejle Boldklub |url=https://vejle-boldklub.dk/vejle-boldklub-og-nicolaj-madsen-gaar-hver-sin-vej/ |website=Vejle Boldklub |access-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922024905/https://vejle-boldklub.dk/vejle-boldklub-og-nicolaj-madsen-gaar-hver-sin-vej/ |archive-date=22 September 2018 |language=da |date=31 August 2018 |url-status=live}} and returned to HB Køge in October 2018 on a contract for the rest of the year.{{cite web |title=HB Køge henter tidligere profil hjem |url=http://hbkoge.dk/Default.aspx?ID=47&Action=1&NewsId=7788&PID=150 |website=HB Køge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013133047/http://hbkoge.dk/Default.aspx?ID=47&Action=1&NewsId=7788&PID=150 |archive-date=13 October 2018 |language=da |date=12 October 2018 |url-status=dead}}

On 2 September 2019 it was confirmed, that Madsen had joined German club SpVgg Unterhaching and would play on loan at TSV 1860 Rosenheim for the 2019–20 season.{{cite news |last1=Iversen |first1=Jens Kragh |title=Nicolaj Madsen wechselt zur SpVgg Unterhaching {{!}} Der Nordschleswiger |url=https://www.nordschleswiger.dk/de/sport-sonderjyske-fussball/nicolaj-madsen-wechselt-zur-spvgg-unterhaching |access-date=29 September 2022 |work=Der Nordschleswiger |date=2 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206154028/https://www.nordschleswiger.dk/de/sport-sonderjyske-fussball/nicolaj-madsen-wechselt-zur-spvgg-unterhaching |archive-date=6 February 2020 |language=de}}

Madsen moved to Icelandic 1. deild club Vestri on 12 February 2021, signing alongside compatriot Casper Gandrup.{{cite news |last1=Jensen |first1=Kenneth |title=Danske midtbanespillere rykker til Island |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/danske-midtbanespillere-rykker-til-island |access-date=29 September 2022 |work=Tipsbladet |date=12 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224100245/https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/danske-midtbanespillere-rykker-til-island |archive-date=24 February 2021 |language=da}} He returned to HB Køge on a short loan in January 2022, but returned to Vestri in March 2022.{{cite web |last1=Ebbesen |first1=Anders |title=HB Køge og Nicolaj Madsen ophæver |url=https://www.hbkoge.dk/hb-koege-og-nicolaj-madsen-ophaever/ |website=HB Køge |access-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308125302/https://www.hbkoge.dk/hb-koege-og-nicolaj-madsen-ophaever/ |archive-date=8 March 2022 |language=da-DK |date=8 March 2022 |url-status=live}} On 10 March 2023 Vestri confirmed, that Madsen had left the club due to personal issues.[https://www.dv.is/433/2023/03/11/nicolaj-madsen-yfirgefur-vestra-hefur-verid-ad-glima-vid-personuleg-malefni/ Nicolaj Madsen yfirgefur Vestra – ,,Hefur verið að glíma við persónuleg málefni“], dv.is, 11 March 2023