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Joakim Mæhle Pedersen (born 20 May 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Denmark national team.

Joakim Mæhle

Mæhle with Genk in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Joakim Mæhle Pedersen[1]
Date of birth	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Østervrå, Denmark
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)	Full-back
Club information
Current team	Atalanta
Number	3
Youth career
0000–2009	Østervrå IF
2009–2016	AaB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	AaB	24	(1)
2017–2021	Genk	105	(4)
2021–	Atalanta	60	(1)
National team‡
2017	Denmark U20	1	(0)
2017–2019	Denmark U21	7	(2)
2020–	Denmark	31	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 13 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:01, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

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.[3] 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.[4] He made his debut for AaB on 7 August 2016.[5] 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.[6] In April 2017, AaB confirmed that they were in negotiations with a foreign club about Mæhle.

Genk

On 9 May 2017, AaB confirmed that they had sold Mæhle to Belgian club Racing Genk for an undisclosed fee, starting from 1 July 2017.[3] 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.[7]

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.[8] He made his Serie A debut for Atalanta on 6 January in the club's 3–0 defeat of Parma.[9] On 28 February, Mæhle provided an assist in Atalanta's 2–0 win over Sampdoria.[10] Mæhle scored his first goal for Atalanta in a 6–2 Serie A victory over Udinese on 9 January 2022.[11]

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.[12] He scored his first international goal in a friendly against the Faroe Islands on 7 October 2020.

In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals.[13]

On 12 October 2021, Maehle scored the only goal as Denmark defeated Austria to secure a place at the World Cup in Qatar.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 November 2022[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		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[lower-alpha 1]	0	–		54	4
	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	25	0	2	1	6[lower-alpha 2]	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[lower-alpha 2]	0	–		25	0
	2021–22	Serie A	26	1	1	1	8[lower-alpha 3]	1	–		35	3
	2022–23	Serie A	14	0	0	0	–		–		14	0
	Total		60	1	4	1	10	1	–		74	3
Career total			189	6	9	3	29	1	0	0	227	10

International

As of match played 25 September 2022[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Denmark	2020	6	1
	2021	17	7
	2022	8	1
Total		31	9

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mæhle goal.

List of international goals scored by Joakim Mæhle

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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
3	21 June 2021	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	13	Russia	4–1	4–1	UEFA Euro 2020
4	26 June 2021	Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands	14	Wales	3–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2020
5	1 September 2021	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	17	Scotland	2–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	9 October 2021	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	20	Moldova	4–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	12 October 2021	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	21	Austria	1–0	1–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	12 November 2021	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	22	Faroe Islands	3–1	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	29 March 2022	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	25	Serbia	1–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Genk

• Belgian First Division A: 2018–19

References

External links

• Joakim Mæhle at Soccerway
• Joakim Mæhle at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)

На других языках

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[de] Joakim Mæhle

Joakim Mæhle Pedersen (* 20. Mai 1997 in Østervrå) ist ein dänischer Fußballspieler. Er steht in Italien bei Atalanta Bergamo unter Vertrag und ist dänischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Joakim Mæhle

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[es] Joakim Mæhle

Joakim Mæhle Pedersen (Østervrå, Frederikshavn, Dinamarca, 20 de mayo de 1997) es un futbolista danés que juega en la demarcación de defensa para el Atalanta B. C. de la Serie A de Italia.

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[fr] Joakim Mæhle

Joakim Mæhle, né le 20 mai 1997 à Østervrå au Danemark, est un footballeur international danois. Il évolue au poste d'arrière droit à l'Atalanta Bergame[1].

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[it] Joakim Mæhle

Joakim Mæhle Pedersen (Frederikshavn, 20 maggio 1997) è un calciatore danese, difensore dell'Atalanta e della nazionale danese.

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[ru] Меле, Йоаким

Йоаким Меле Педерсен (дат. Joakim Mæhle Pedersen; род. 20 мая 1997[1][2], Остервро[d], Северная Ютландия) — датский футболист, защитник клуба «Аталанта» и сборной Дании. Полуфиналист чемпионата Европы 2020 года.

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