Johan Hindsgaul Absalonsen (born 16 September 1985) is a Danish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
left winger
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. He has played two games and scored one goal for the
Denmark national team.
Club career
B1913
Born in
Flemløse near
Glamsbjerg
Glamsbjerg is a town in central Denmark with a population of 3,350 (1 January 2023),[B 1913
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. He played two senior matches for B 1913, before moving to the reserve team of defending Danish champions
Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...
in 2003.
Brøndby
Absalonsen joined
Brøndby IF
Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was p ...
on 3 January 2003 at the age of 17. He was a part of the 'talent-squad' at Brøndby, and extended his contract in January 2004.
He made his Brøndby senior debut in the February 2004
UEFA Cup
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home game against
Barcelona
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. He was a part of ''
the Double'' winning team of both the
2004–05 Superliga championship and
2004–05 Danish Cup
The 2004–05 Danish Cup was the 51st version of the Danish Cup. First round was played on about July 28 and the final was played on May 5.
Brøndby IF ended as cup winner, but as they also won the Danish Superliga, the UEFA Cup-spot went to the ...
trophy, scoring four goals in 14 Superliga games that season. As he struggled to claim a starting position in the team, he moved on in summer 2006, having played a total 66 games for Brøndby.
OB
He joined Superliga rivals
Odense Boldklub
Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga ...
(OB), where he soon claimed a position as a first time regular, as he played 28 of 33 games in his first season at the club. He was named Danish Cup Fighter as OB won the
2006–07 Danish Cup. He played his 100th Superliga game for OB in a 1–1 draw against
SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey team (S ...
on 13 March 2010.
Later career
In January 2011 he joined
Copenhagen
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. Absalonsen would appear in three league matches for Copenhagen during the rest of the
2010–11 season, winning his second Danish league title. In January 2012, after only appearing in 6 league matches during the first-half of the
2011–12 season and having not scored a goal in any competition, he joined
AC Horsens on loan until summer 2012. Following his loan spell to Horsens, in August 2012, he moved on a permanent transfer to
SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey team (S ...
where he would become a key player. He left the club in the summer 2017. In July 2017, Absalonsen moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a one-year deal with Australian side
Adelaide United
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.
Absalonsen returned to Denmark for family reasons, once again to play for
SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey team (S ...
, in May 2018. During the
2019–20 season, Absalonsen would help the club win the
Danish Cup
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The winner will quali ...
, scoring in their third round victory over
Hvidovre IF
Hvidovre Idrætsforening, more commonly known as Hvidovre IF () is a Denmark, Danish professional association football, football club based in Hvidovre. The club competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football league syste ...
on 25 September 2019. He left the club at the end of 2020.
Retirement
On 29 January 2021, Absalonsen announced his retirement from professional football to study law at the
University of Southern Denmark
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The university offers a number of joint programmes in ...
.
International career
Absalonsen started his international career while at B 1913, when he made his debut for the Danish under-16 national team in November 2000. He played a total 43 matches for various Danish national youth teams until October 2006, including 10 games and one goal for the
Denmark under-21 national team. He took part in all four Danish games at the
2002 European Under-17 Championship. In May 2006, he was selected for the under-21 national squad for the
2006 European Under-21 Championship tournament. He played one match at the tournament, coming on as a substitute for
Jonas Kamper
Jonas Kamper (born 3 May 1983) is a retired Danish footballer who played as a right winger and current U19 manager of Kolding IF.
He started his career with Brøndby IF, winning the 2005 Danish Superliga. He holds the record of Denmark nationa ...
in Denmark's last game.
He was called up for the senior
Denmark national football team
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by national manager
Morten Olsen
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, for two
friendly match
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es against
South Korea
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and the
United States
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in November 2009. He took part in both games, and scored his first national team goal in the 3–1 win against the United States.
Honours
Club
Brøndby
*
Danish Superliga
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:
2004–05
*
Danish Cup
The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will quali ...
:
2004–05
OB
*Danish Cup:
2006–07
Copenhagen
*Danish Superliga:
2010–11
SønderjyskE
*Danish Cup:
2019–20
Individual
*Danish Cup Fighter: 2007
References
External links
*Palle "Banks" Jørgensen, "Landsholdenes 2198 spillerprofiler", Nørhaven Book, 2004,
*
Official Superliga stats
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1985 births
Living people
Danish men's footballers
Denmark men's international footballers
Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
Denmark men's youth international footballers
Boldklubben 1913 players
Brøndby IF players
Odense Boldklub players
F.C. Copenhagen players
AC Horsens players
Sønderjyske Fodbold players
Adelaide United FC players
Danish Superliga players
Men's association football wingers
Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Danish expatriate men's footballers
People from Assens Municipality
Footballers from the Region of Southern Denmark