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Michael Aksel Bataican Falkesgaard (born 9 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Thai League 1 club Bangkok United. Born in Denmark, he represents the Philippines national team.
 Falkesgaard with the Philippines at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Aksel Bataican Falkesgaard | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kastrup, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bangkok United | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kastrup BK | |||
| –2010 | Brøndby IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Brøndby IF | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | OB | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Midtjylland | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bangkok United | 122 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Denmark U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Philippines | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 (GTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 07:31, 10 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Born in Denmark to a Danish father and a Filipino mother, Falkesgaard represented Denmark at the youth levels and then decided to represent the Philippines at the senior level.
Early life
Falkesgaard was born in Denmark to a Danish father and a Filipino mother.[1][2] He was influenced by his father and elder brother to take up football. When he was five years old, he asked his father to take him to the youth academy of the local club Kastrup BK. He stated that his football role model was fellow Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel.[1]
Club career
Denmark
Falkesgaard started his senior club career with Brøndby IF in 2010. In 2015, he moved to Odense Boldklub where he was the first-choice goalkeeper. However, a few matches into the season, he suffered a serious ACL injury that required surgery. He returned from injury and later joined rival club FC Midtjylland, but he was not able to play a single match for them.[1][3]
Bangkok United
In January 2018, Falkesgaard was sold by Midtjylland to Thai League 1 club Bangkok United, where he is counted as an ASEAN player.[1][3] Falkesgaard kept eleven clean sheets in his first season with Bangkok United, helping his club finish as runners-up in 2018.[4]
International career
Denmark youth
Falkesgaard has represented Denmark at under-18 to under-20 levels.
Philippines
Born to a Filipino mother, Falkesgaard was eligible to represent the Philippines. The Philippine Football Federation learned of his eligibility through Dennis Cagara and Jerry Lucena, both of whom are also Danish-Filipino footballers capped for the Philippines.[5]
In March 2018, Falkesgaard received his first call up for the Philippines.[6] He earned his first cap on 22 March in a 3–2 friendly win over Fiji. He did not concede any goal in the first half; however, Nick O'Donnell was subbed in for him at the start of the second half.[7] On 13 October, he came on as a second half substitute for Neil Etheridge in a 1–1 friendly draw against Oman.[8]
Falkesgaard was named in the Philippines' 23-man squad for the 2018 AFF Championship.[9] He started in the group matches against Timor-Leste, Thailand, and Indonesia.[2][10][11] He then played in the first leg of the semi-finals against Vietnam, but missed the second leg due to a groin injury.[12] Philippines lost to Vietnam on 4–2 aggregate.[13][14]
Since Neil Etheridge was unavailable due to club commitments, Falkesgaard was named Philippines' first-choice goalkeeper for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup—the first time the national team has qualified for the international tournament.[15][16] Philippines exited the tournament at the group stage after a winless campaign.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 16 October 2022.
| Club | Season | League[lower-alpha 1] | Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Clean sheets | Apps | Goals | Clean sheets | Apps | Goals | Clean sheets | ||
| Brøndby IF | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 5 | |
| Odense Boldklub | 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | |
| Midtjylland | 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangkok United | 2018 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 11 |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2020–21 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 119 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 0 | 40 | |
| Career total | 138 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 0 | 46 | |
International
- As of match played 7 June 2019
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0 | |
Notes
- Includes Danish Superliga, Thai League 1
- Includes Danish Cup, Thai FA Cup, Thai League Cup and AFC Champions League
References
- Leong, Kevin (7 February 2018). "Michael Falkesgaard sees Sanrawat Dechmitr as key man for Bangkok". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- Leong, Kelvin (18 November 2018). "Azkals' Falkesgaard dedicates latest Azkals win to mom, hometown". Fox Sports Philippines. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "FCM sælger Falkesgaard til Bangkok United" [FCM sells Falkesgaard to Bangkok United]. bold.dk (in Danish). 22 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- Chansrichawla, Gian (9 October 2018). "Thai League Team Of The Season 2018". football-tribe.com. Football Tribe. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Tupas, Cedelf (20 January 2017). "More talent in Azkals' player pool". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- Leong, Kevin (5 March 2018). "Bangkok United's Falkesgaard to battle Etheridge for Azkals No. 1 spot". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- Terrado, Jonas (23 March 2018). "Azkals survive Fiji at International Friendly". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- "Azkals earn draw against Oman in Doha". Fox Sports Asia. 14 October 2018. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "AFF Suzuki Cup 2018: Sven-Goran Eriksson's Azkals 23-man squad". Fox Sports. 13 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- Ventura, Sid (21 November 2018). "Philippine Azkals come away with 1-1 draw vs. Thailand". ESPN5. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- Go, Beatrice (25 November 2018). "Azkals return to 2018 Suzuki Cup semis in Indonesia draw". Rappler. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- Leong, Kelvin (7 December 2018). "Azkals sweat on Michael Falkesgaard injury as Asian Cup 2019 looms". Fox Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- Tan, Gabriel (6 December 2018). "AFF Suzuki Cup 2018: Vietnam end Philippines' hopes of miracle". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Football: Late goals against Philippines confirm Vietnam's place in AFF Suzuki Cup final against Malaysia". The Straits Times. Reuters. 6 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "AFC Asian Cup: Azkals reveal lineup for 2019 Asian Cup". ABS-CBN Sports. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Michael Falkesgaard: Azkals not here to make up the numbers at Asian Cup". Fox Sports Asia. 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- Morales, Luisa (17 January 2019). "Azkals bow out of Asian Cup after loss to Kyrgyzstan". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
External links
- Michael Falkesgaard on Instagram
- Michael Falkesgaard on Twitter
- Michael Falkesgaard on Instagram
- Michael Falkesgaard DBU-statistics
- Michael Falkesgaard at Soccerway
- Michael Falkesgaard at National-Football-Teams.com
- Michael Falkesgaard at FootballDatabase.eu
Philippines squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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Michael Aksel Bataican Falkesgaard (* 9. April 1991 in Kastrup) ist ein philippinisch-dänischer Fußballspieler.- [en] Michael Falkesgaard
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Michael Falkesgaard, né le 14 septembre 1984 à Kastrup au Danemark, est un footballeur international philippin, qui évolue au poste de gardien de but.[it] Michael Falkesgaard
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