Adam Fogt (born 9 April 1993) is a Danish

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player and

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who plays as a

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for

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. In September 2018, he made his debut for the Denmark national football team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute.

International football career

In September 2018, the Danish Football Association and

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were scheduled to sign a new national team agreement for the players of the Denmark national team prior to a friendly against

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and their opening

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match against

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. However, a contract dispute arose regarding the commercial rights of the players, resulting in a failure to sign a new agreement. Despite an offer from the squad to extend the previous deal to allow for further negotiations, the DBU instead named an entirely uncapped squad under the temporary management of coach

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to avoid punishment from

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for cancelling the matches. The squad consisted of a mixture of players from the

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and the Denmark Series (the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), along with

players from the

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. On 4 September 2018, Fogt was one of 24 players to be named in the replacement squad. The following day, he made his international debut in the friendly match against

, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Oskar Høybye. The match finished as a 0–3 away loss, with Fogt scoring an

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in the 79th minute for Slovakia's third.

Career statistics

International

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fogt, Adam 1993 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's futsal players Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders