Mads Hermansen (born 11 July 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Brøndby IF and the Denmark under-21 team as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mads Hermansen | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Odense, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brøndby | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Næsby Boldklub | |||
| 2015–2019 | Brøndby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Brøndby | 33 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Denmark U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Denmark U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2021– | Denmark U21 | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:37, 13 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:50, 13 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Hermansen began his youth career at Næsby Boldklub, and transitioned into the goalkeeping role at age 10 where he suffered from achilles tendinitis.[1]
In September 2015, Hermansen moved to Brøndby IF.[2] He was promoted to the first team prior to the 2019–20 season.[3]
On 5 November 2020, Hermansen made his professional debut in a Danish Cup match against Ledøje-Smørum Fodbold, which ended in a 1–0 win for Brøndby.[4] At the end of the 2020–21 season, Brøndby became Danish champions for the first time since 2005,[5] with Hermansen featuring as the backup to German goalkeeper Marvin Schwäbe. Therefore, he did not make a league appearance.[6]
After Schwäbe's departure to 1. FC Köln, Hermansen assumed to role as starting goalkeeper.[7] He made his debut in the Danish Superliga on 18 July 2021 in a 1–1 draw against AGF.[8] The following month, on 17 August, Hermansen made his European debut in a 1–2 loss to Red Bull Salzburg in the first leg of the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.[9] Despite the loss, Hermansen impressed in goal with vital saves.[10][11]
Hermansen has represented Denmark at youth international levels from under-16 to under-19.[12]
In November 2020, Hermansen was called up for the Denmark under-21 team for the first time.[13] On 7 September 2021, he gained his first cap for the team in a 1–0 win over Kazakhstan in the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[14][15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Brøndby | 2018–19 | Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Superliga | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Superliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |||
Brøndby
Brøndby IF – current squad | |
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