Mads Jørgensen (footballer, born 1998)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 July 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Odense, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hartford Athletic | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | OB | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | BK Marienlyst | 28 | (9) |
2019– | Hartford Athletic | 38 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2020 |
Mads Jørgensen (born 5 July 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Hartford Athletic.[1]
Career
Jørgensen played with the Odense Boldklub youth and U19 teams until his contract was transferred to third tier Danish club BK Marienlyst on July 1, 2017. He was named team Captain for the 2018 season at age 19. [2] In January 2019, Jørgensen was released from his contract in order to sign with USL Championship club Hartford Athletic[3] He was second on the team in minutes among midfielders despite missing the last four games of the season with an MCL injury. Soon after the conclusion of the USL 2019 season Hartford re-signed Jørgensen for the 2020 season.[3]
Personal life
Jørgensen has a large tattoo of his mother on his upper arm. He became a vegetarian in 2019.[4]
References
- ^ Mads Jørgensen at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ Athletic, Hartford (January 3, 2019). "Hartford Athletic Announces Four Signings". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team.
- ^ a b Athletic, Hartford (November 14, 2019). "Mads Jørgensen Returning To Hartford Athletic For 2020 Season". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team.
- ^ Athletic, Hartford (May 30, 2020). "20 Questions with Mads Jørgensen". Hartford Athletic | Connecticut's Professional Soccer Team.
External links
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Danish footballers
- Sportspeople from Odense
- Association football midfielders
- BK Marienlyst players
- Hartford Athletic players
- Danish 2nd Division players
- USL Championship players
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Danish football midfielder stubs