Pontus Texel
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pontus Andy Texel | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Herlev, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mafra | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nordsjælland | |||
| 2019–2023 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Midtjylland | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Mafra | 31 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U-16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2020 | Denmark U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U-18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Denmark U-19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2023 | Denmark U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Denmark U-21 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:27, 1 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Pontus Andy Texel (born 27 February 2004) is a Danish footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga Portugal 2 side C.D. Mafra.
Club career
[edit]FC Midtjylland
[edit]In the summer of 2019, Texel joined FC Midtjylland's academy as an U17 player. Before the move, Texel played for FC Nordsjælland.[3] Already as a 16-year-old, Texel got his first match for Midtjylland's U-19 team, and he was promoted to the squad halfway through 2021, despite being a U-17 player. In 2021–22, Texel became an important part of the U-19 team and was also captain.[4]
His good performances at U-19 level were rewarded in June 2022 with a professional contract until June 2027, which Texel signed.[5] From there, things went quickly: on 13 October 2022 he was on the bench for the first team in the UEFA Europa League match against Feyenoord, and on 19 October 2022 he made his official debut in the Danish Cup against FA 2000.[6]
After that, he was called up for the first team squad a few times, but he had to wait until 3 June 2023 before he got his chance again: here, he made his Danish Superliga debut against Odense Boldklub, replacing Mads Døhr Thychosen for the last 23 minutes.[7]
CD Mafra
[edit]On 18 July 2023 Texel, along with two other teammates, moved to Liga Portugal 2 club C.D. Mafra.[8][9] Texel made his debut for the club in a league match on 19 August 2023 against F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[10]
On 10 July 2024 Mafra confirmed that Texel had signed a new contract until 2029.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Foran familie og venner på sidelinjen: Københavner fik FCM-debut i hovedstaden, herningfolkeblad.dk, 20 October 2022
- ^ Pontus Texel at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Talentfuld forsvarsspiller forlænger: Tager fem år mere i FCM, herningfolkeblad.dk, 10 June 2022
- ^ FCM-talent har savnet landsholdet i lang coronapause: Fedt at se gutterne igen, herningfolkeblad.dk, 24 September 2021
- ^ UNG STOPPER FORLÆNGER AFTALEN I FCM, fcm.dk, 10 June 2022
- ^ FCM SIKKERT VIDERE I POKALEN MED DEBUTANTER OG MASSER AF MÅL, fcm.dk, 19 October 2022
- ^ EUROPA PLAYOFF VENTER EFTER MÅLRIG SEJR, fcm.dk, 3 June 2023
- ^ TRE SPILLERE SKIFTER TIL CD MAFRA, fcm.dk, 18 July 2023
- ^ twitter.com🙅♂️ A segurança nas laterais!, twitter.com, 18 July 2023
- ^ MAFRA VS. PAÇOS FERREIRA 2 - 1, soccerway.com, 19 August 2023
- ^ TEXEL ATÉ 2029, cdmafra.com, 10 July 2024
External links
[edit]- Pontus Texel at Soccerway
- Pontus Texel national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Danish men's footballers
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- FC Nordsjælland players
- FC Midtjylland players
- C.D. Mafra players
- Danish Superliga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen