Joakim Mæhle
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joakim Mæhle Pedersen | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Østervrå, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Atalanta | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Østervrå IF | ||
2009–2016 | AaB | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | AaB | 24 | (1) |
2017–2021 | Genk | 105 | (4) |
2021– | Atalanta | 20 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Denmark U21 | 7 | (2) |
2020– | Denmark | 9 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:01, 24 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2021 |
Joakim Mæhle Pedersen (born 20 May 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Denmark national team.
Club career
AaB
Born in Østervrå, Vendsyssel, Mæhle started playing football with local club Østervrå IF and moved to the AaB youth academy as a 12-year-old.[1] At the age of 19, Mæhle was promoted into the first team squad on 10 June 2016 and also signed a full-time senior contract with AaB.[2] He made his debut for AaB on 7 August 2016.[3] He started on the bench, but replaced Thomas Enevoldsen in the 89th minute in a 2–1 victory against FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga.
On 11 November 2016, Mæhle earned a new contract until 2020.[4] In April 2017, AaB confirmed that they were in negotiations with a foreign club about Mæhle.
Genk
On 9 May 2017, it was confirmed by AaB, that they had sold Mæhle to Belgian club Racing Genk for an undisclosed fee, starting from 1 July 2017.[1] He was signed to succeed right back Timothy Castagne who had moved to Atalanta. Mæhle made his debut for Genk on 29 July 2017 in the first league match of the season against Waasland-Beveren as a substitute for Amine Khammas. In his first season with the club, he was not a fixed starter, competing with Clinton Mata for his position. In his second season, after Mata's departure to Club Brugge, he won a permanent starting position. That season, Mæhle grew into a key player in the Genk starting eleven. At the end of the season, Genk won the Belgian championship.
On 11 September 2019, Mæhle extended his contract until June 2023.[5]
Atalanta
Genk announced on 22 December 2020 that Mæhle had signed for Atalanta on a five-year contract for a fee of €10 million. His transfer was made official on 4 January 2021.[6] He made his Serie A debut for Atalanta on 6 January in the club's 3–0 defeat of Parma.[7] On 28 February, Mæhle provided an assist in Atalanta's 2–0 win over Sampdoria.[8]
International career
Mæhle made his Denmark national team debut on 5 September 2020 in a Nations League game against Belgium, he substituted Martin Braithwaite in the 72nd minute of a 2–0 home loss.[9] He scored his first international goal in a friendly against the Faroe Islands on 7 October 2020.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2021[10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AaB | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||
Genk | 2017–18 | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13[a] | 0 | – | 54 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
Total | 105 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 6 | ||
Atalanta | 2020–21 | Serie A | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |
Career total | 149 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 7 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 2 June 2021[11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Denmark | 2020 | 6 | 1 |
2021 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 9 | 2 |
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mæhle goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 October 2020 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | 2 | Faroe Islands | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
2. | 31 March 2021 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 8 | Austria | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Genk
References
- ^ a b AaB sælger Mæhle til KRC Genk‚ aabsport.dk, 9 May 2017
- ^ "AaB rykker seks talenter op på førsteholdet". bold.dk. 10 June 2016.
- ^ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AAB 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 7 August 2016.
- ^ "AaB giver Mæhle til 2020". bold.dk. 11 November 2016.
- ^ Mæhle forlænger aftalen med belgiske mestre, bold.dk, 11 September 2019
- ^ "Official: Atalanta deal for Maelhe". Football Italia. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
- ^ "Player - Joakim Maehle". Lega Serie A. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Sampodria 0 – 2 Atalanta". Lega Serie A. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Denmark v Belgium game report". UEFA. 5 September 2020.
- ^ Joakim Mæhle at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Håland, Erling Braut". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
External links
- Joakim Mæhle at Soccerway
- Joakim Mæhle national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Living people
- 1997 births
- People from Frederikshavn Municipality
- Association football fullbacks
- Danish footballers
- Denmark international footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- Denmark youth international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Serie A players
- AaB Fodbold players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Atalanta B.C. players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy