Mads Freundlich

Mads Freundlich
Personal information
Full name Mads Lautrup Freundlich
Date of birth (2003-03-25) 25 March 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Aars, Denmark[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Silkeborg
Number 33
Youth career
Aars IK
–2019 AaB
2019–2022 Hobro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Hobro 61 (5)
2024– Silkeborg 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:44, 2 December 2024 (UTC)

Mads Lautrup Freundlich (born 25 March 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF.

Club career

Early career

Raised in Aars,[2][3] Freundlich started playing for Aars IK[4] and later for AaB, before joining Hobro IK as an U16 player in 2019.[5]

Hobro

Freundlich played his way up through the youth ranks and already made his official debut for Hobro's first team in September 2020, in a cup match against IF Lyseng.[6] On 27 May 2021, Freundlich also made his debut in the Danish 1st Division in a match against Hvidovre IF.[7] In the following 2021–22 season Freundlich played just one match for Hobro's first team. Despite this, 18-year-old Freundlich extended his contract in January 2022 until June 2024.[5] In the 2022–23 season Freundlich became a profile for Hobro, and in January 2023 he also signed a new contract until the end of 2026.[8]

Silkeborg

On 16 July 2024, Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF confirmed that they had bought Freundlich, who signed a contract until June 2029.[9] On 21 July, he made his debut against Sønderjyske when he came on the pitch with just under five minutes left.[10] On 10 November, Freundlich scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 home win against Randers in the Danish Superliga.[11]

References

  1. ^ Mads Freundlich at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Fodbolddrøm gået i opfyldelse for Aars-dreng, aars.dk, 2 February 2022
  3. ^ Da telefonen ringede, troede Mads, at hans store drøm var slukket, nordjyske.dk, 23 August 2023
  4. ^ Mads Freundlich fra Aars kåret som årets talent, aars.dk, 15 June 2023
  5. ^ a b Hobro IK skriver kontrakt med midtbanespiller fra egne rækker, fjordavisen.nu, 30 January 2022
  6. ^ HOBRO IK SÆLGER MADS FREUNDLICH TIL SILKEBORG IF, hobroik.dk, 16 July 2024
  7. ^ HVIDOVRE VS. HOBRO 4 - 0, soccerway.com, 27 May 2021
  8. ^ Hobro forlænger med fremadstormende teenager, nordjyske.dk, 22 January 2023
  9. ^ SIF køber Mads Freundlich, silkeborgif.com, 16 July 2024
  10. ^ SILKEBORG VS. SØNDERJYSKE 1 - 0, soccerway.com, 21 July 2024
  11. ^ "Freundlich: Går i panik i jubelscenen" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.