Mads Emil Møller Madsen (born 14 January 1998) is a Danish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...
Madsen discovered football on a vacation in Sweden at age 4, and shortly afterwards began playing for Gl. Rye IF in his hometown, where the team was coached by his father. At the age of 13, Madsen joined
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Danish town with a population of 49,747 (1 January 2022).Sammy Skytte in the 87nd minut in a 1–1 draw against
Lyngby
Kongens Lyngby (, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site of ...
. He made his first start in 0–5 defeat against AaB in the
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 ...
on 2 March 2017. Madsen made three appearances during the 2017–18 season. However, he suffered relegation with Silkeborg at the end of the season after play-offs against
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Foun ...
. In March 2019, he scored his first goal for Silkeborg and his first goal in the second-tier 1st Division in a 4–2 win over
HB Køge
HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It w ...
. In the 2018–19 season, he made 28 appearances in the 1st Division, in which he scored one goal. As winners of the second tier, Madsen and Silkeborg were able to accomplish promotion back to the
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...
. In February 2020, Madsen was appointed
team captain
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of Silkeborg at the age of 22.
LASK
On 29 June 2020,
Austrian Bundesliga
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club
LASK
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announced his signing on a four-year contract until 2024. He made his debut on 29 August in the first round of the
Austrian Cup
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in a 0–3 win over ASV Siegendorf. His debut in the Austrian Bundesliga came less than a month later, on 19 September in a 1–1 away draw against
WSG Swarovski Tirol
Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol (), commonly known as WSG Tirol, is a professional association football club based in the town of Wattens, Tyrol, Austria, that competes in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the top tier of the Austrian footbal ...
where he came on as a second-half substitute for James Holland. The following month, Madsen made his first start for the club in the cup match against
SV Wörgl
Sportverein Wörgl is an Austrian association football club from Wörgl. The team currently competes in the Austrian Regional League Tirol, the third tier of Austrian football.
History
Founded in 1952, they played in the Tiroler League until 199 ...
. The match ended in a 3–0 win for LASK, and Madsen played the full game. On 26 November, Madsen made his first European appearance in the group stage of the
2020–21 UEFA Europa League
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Villarreal defeated Manchester United i ...
, playing as a starter in the 0–2 home loss to
Royal Antwerp
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. He would also score his first goal for LASK in Europe, helping secure a 3–1 away win over Ludogorets on 10 December. LASK finished third in the group, and were knocked out of European contention. He finished the first half of the season with 15 appearances for the club and one goal, and played convincingly in all three competitions.
Slavia Prague
On 5 June 2021, Madsen signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with
Czech First League
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club
Slavia Prague
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. He got his debut for the club on 14 August 2021 against
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav (; german: Jungbunzlau) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 42,000 inhabitants.
Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region and a major centre of the Czech automotive ind ...
.
AGF
On 1 July 2022, Madsen returned to his homeland, as he signed a deal until the end of 2026 with
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...
Madsen made two appearances for the Denmark under-18 team in May 2016. In October 2016, he played two games for the under-19 team. In September 2019, he made his debut against
Hungary
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