Anders Hunsballe (born 12 September 1992) is a Danish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
midfielder for
Greve Fodbold. In September 2018, he made his debut for the
Denmark national team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute.
International career
In September 2018, the
Danish Football Association
The Danish Football Union ( da, Dansk Boldspil-Union; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national t ...
and
players' union were scheduled to sign a new national team agreement for the players of the
Denmark national team prior to a friendly against
Slovakia and their opening
UEFA Nations League match against
Wales. 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
John Jensen to avoid punishment from
UEFA for cancelling the matches. The squad consisted of a mixture of players from the
Danish 2nd Division and the
Denmark Series
The Denmark Series ( da, Danmarksserien) is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group are ...
(the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), along with
futsal players from the
Denmark national futsal team.
On 4 September 2018, Hunsballe 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
Slovakia, coming on as a substitute at half-time for
Christian Bannis
Christian Bannis (born 4 January 1992) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tarup-Paarup IF. In September 2018, he made his debut for the Denmark national team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute.
...
. The match finished as a 0–3 away loss.
Career statistics
International
References
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1992 births
Living people
Danish men's footballers
Denmark men's international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Greve Fodbold players