Theo Nicolini Sander (born 8 January 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club AaB.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Theo Nicolini Sander[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2005-01-08) 8 January 2005 (age 17) | ||
Place of birth | Skørping, Denmark[2] | ||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AaB | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
IF Frem Skørping | |||
Støvring IF | |||
Gug Boldklub | |||
2017– | AaB | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | AaB | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2020 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Denmark U17 | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:03, 5 September 2022 (UTC) |
As a youth player, Sander played for a local clubs, before joining AaB in 2017 at the age of 12.[3] Possessing a physique suited for the goalkeeping position, Sander impressed in various youth teams and attracted interest from some of Europe's major clubs. In January 2021, AaB confirmed that Sander had been on a trial with Italian giants Juventus. AaB stated that they were "in dialogue with several clubs about Theo Sander".[3] He would, however, end up staying at AaB. In April 2021, Sander was called up for his first professional game against Vejle Boldklub. However, he remained on the bench. In the 2021–22 season, Sander was on the bench for 14 Danish Superliga games.
In February 2022 AaB confirmed, that Sander had signed a new deal until June 2025.[4] On 28 August 2022, 17-year old Sander made his official debut for AaB against Randers FC in the Superliga.[5] AaB lost the match 1–0 after a bad pass from Sander was intercepted by Filip Bundgaard.[6] With his debut, Sander became the youngest goalkeeper in the Danish Superliga history.[7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AaB | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
AaB Fodbold – current squad | |
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