Nicolas Madsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Martin Hautorp Madsen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Odense, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Queens Park Rangers | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Marienlyst | |||
| Næsby | |||
| 2015–2020 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Midtjylland | 30 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Heerenveen (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Westerlo | 74 | (16) |
| 2024– | Queens Park Rangers | 7 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Denmark U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (2) |
| 2019–2022 | Denmark U21 | 9 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:24, 7 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Nicolas Martin Hautorp Madsen (born 17 March 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who apparently plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers.
Club career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Madsen started playing football at the age of three in local club Marienlyst and later joined Næsby. In November 2014 it was confirmed that Madsen, who already earlier had been on trials at Midtjylland and also Brøndby, would join Midtjylland from the summer 2015.[1] On his 15th birthday, he signed a 3-year youth contract with the club.[2][3] In 2017, he extended his contract until the summer 2019.
Midtjylland
[edit]On 28 November 2018, 18-year old Madsen got his official debut for FC Midtjylland. Madsen started on the bench, but replaced Mayron George with 14 minutes left against Dalum IF in the Danish Cup.[4] In September 2019, he got his Danish Superliga debut against Lyngby Boldklub.[5]
On 31 August 2021, Madsen was loaned out to Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen for the 2021-22 season.[6]
Westerlo
[edit]After returning to Midtjylland from his loan spell, Madsen was sold to Belgian football; K.V.C. Westerlo confirmed on 20 July 2022, that Madsen had signed a deal until June 2026.[7]
Queens Park Rangers
[edit]On 23 August 2024, Madsen signed for EFL Championship club Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 5 October 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| Heerenveen (loan) | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Westerlo | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 34 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 14 | |||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 74 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 76 | 17 | ||||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |
| Career total | 137 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 151 | 19 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
[edit]- ^ FC Midtjylland henter Næsby-talent, fyens.dk, 25 November 2014
- ^ Fødselsdagsgave: Næsby-talent får tre år i FC Midtjylland, fyens.dk, 18 March 2015
- ^ Teknisk Stærk Fynbo Til Akademiet, fcm.dk, 19 March 2015
- ^ Madsen Efter Debut: Det Er Pisse Fedt, fcm.dk, 26 September 2018
- ^ Nicolas Madsen Stolt AF Superligadebut, fcm.dk, 15 September 2019
- ^ Deense Middenfelder Madsen (21) Naar SC Heerenveen, sc-heerenveen.nl, 31 August 2021
- ^ Welkom Nicolas Madsen, kvcwesterlo.be, 20 July 2022
- ^ "Nicolas Madsen completes QPR move". www.qpr.co.uk. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ Nicolas Madsen at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Nicolas Madsen at FCM's website
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Footballers from Odense
- Danish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- BK Marienlyst players
- Næsby Boldklub players
- FC Midtjylland players
- SC Heerenveen players
- K.V.C. Westerlo players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Danish Superliga players
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in England
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen