Johan Absalonsen

Johan Hindsgaul Absalonsen (born 16 September 1985) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He has played two games and scored one goal for the Denmark national team.

Johan Absalonsen
Personal information
Full name Johan Hindsgaul Absalonsen
Date of birth (1985-09-16) 16 September 1985
Place of birth Flemløse, Denmark
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
Flemløse Boldklub
Glamsbjerg IF
B 1913
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 B 1913 2 (0)
2004–2006 Brøndby 44 (6)
2006–2010 OB 156 (25)
2011–2012 Copenhagen 9 (0)
2012 → Horsens (loan) 9 (1)
2012–2017 SønderjyskE 125 (27)
2017–2018 Adelaide United 12 (6)
2018–2020 SønderjyskE 53 (9)
Total 410 (74)
International career
2000–2001 Denmark U-16 5 (0)
2001–2002 Denmark U-17 15 (1)
2002 Denmark U-18 3 (2)
2003–2004 Denmark U-19 8 (2)
2004 Denmark U-20 2 (0)
2004–2006 Denmark U-21 10 (1)
2009 Denmark 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

B1913

Born in Flemløse near Glamsbjerg,[1] Absalonsen started playing football for local clubs, before he entered the youth scheme of B 1913. He played two senior matches for B 1913, before moving to the reserve team of defending Danish champions Brøndby IF in 2003.[2]

Brøndby

Absalonsen joined Brøndby IF on 3 January 2003 at the age of 17.[3] He was a part of the 'talent-squad' at Brøndby, and extended his contract in January 2004.[4]

He made his Brøndby senior debut in the February 2004 UEFA Cup home game against Barcelona.[5] He was a part of the Double winning team of both the 2004–05 Superliga championship and 2004–05 Danish Cup 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.[6]

OB

He joined Superliga rivals Odense Boldklub (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.[7] He played his 100th Superliga game for OB in a 1–1 draw against SønderjyskE on 13 March 2010.

Later career

In January 2011 he joined Copenhagen. 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 where he would become a key player. He left the club in the summer 2017.[8] In July 2017, Absalonsen moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a one-year deal with Australian side Adelaide United.[9]

Absalonsen returned to Denmark for family reasons, once again to play for SønderjyskE, in May 2018.[10] During the 2019–20 season, Absalonsen would help the club win the Danish Cup, scoring in their third round victory over Hvidovre IF on 25 September 2019.[11][12] He left the club at the end of 2020.[13]

Retirement

On 29 January 2021, Absalonsen announced his retirement from professional football to study law at the University of Southern Denmark.[14]

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 in Denmark's last game.[15]

He was called up for the senior Denmark national football team by national manager Morten Olsen, for two friendly matches against South Korea and the United States 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.[16][17]

Honours

Club

Brøndby

OB

Copenhagen

SønderjyskE

Individual
  • Danish Cup Fighter: 2007

References
  1. "www.haslund.info - A-landsholdspillere - Johan Absalonsen (743)". Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
  2. Abildtrup, Niels (4 January 2003). "Johan Absalonsen klar for Brøndby". fyens.dk (in Danish).
  3. "Absalonsen til Brøndby". bold.dk (in Danish). 3 January 2003.
  4. Johansen, Carsten (6 January 2004). "Også Absalonsen forlænger i Brøndby". bold.dk (in Danish).
  5. Børding, Per (28 February 2004). "Debut i drømmeland". bt.dk (in Danish).
  6. "1. holdsspillere i Brøndby IF". brondby.com (in Danish). 13 January 2005. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007.
  7. "Pokalfightere 1995-2007". dbu.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 11 June 2007. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  8. Tøfting, Nicolai Skovsgaard (19 June 2017). "Absalonsen er færdig i SønderjyskE". bold.dk (in Danish).
  9. "Adelaide add Danish attacker Absalonsen". FourFourTwo.com. 18 July 2017. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018.
  10. Radbourne-Pugh, Lucas (21 May 2018). "Star foreigner quits Adelaide for family reasons". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  11. "SønderjyskE kæmper sig videre i Sydbank Pokalen". SoenderjyskE (in Danish). 25 September 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. "AK blev sønderjysk helt i kæmpe pokaldrama". Bold (in Danish). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  13. "Absalonsen stopper i Sønderjyske efter otte sæsoner". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). 30 December 2020.
  14. "Absalonsen stopper karrieren for at studere jura". TV2 Fyn (in Danish). 29 January 2021.
  15. Weirsøe, Frank (21 August 2006). "To OB-spillere med på landshold". TV2 Fyn (in Danish).
  16. "Dansk debutanthold deler med Sydkorea". Herning Folkeblad (in Danish). 14 November 2009.
  17. "Landsholdsdatabasen". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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