Valdemar Byskov Andreasen (born 25 January 2005) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in the western part of Jutland. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Su ...

Professional career

Byskov is a youth product of Herning Fremad and

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, before joining

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at the age of 13. On 24 February 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Midtjylland. He worked his way up the latter's youth systems before being promoted to their reserves in 2022. He made his professional and senior debut with Midtjylland as a late substitute in a 5–1

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win over

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on 15 September 2022. On 28 July 2023, Byskov joined

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club

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on a season-long loan deal. On January 3, 2024, Midtjylland confirmed that the club had recalled Byskov.

International career

Byskov is a youth international for Denmark, having played for the Denmark U18s.

References

External links

Profile
at the FC Midtjylland website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Byskov, Valdemar 2005 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers People from Herning Municipality Denmark men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Midtjylland players C.D. Mafra players Danish Superliga players Liga Portugal 2 players Danish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal