Joakim Mæhle

Joakim Mæhle Pedersen (born 20 May 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie A club Atalanta and the Denmark national team.

Joakim Mæhle
Mæhle with Genk in 2019
Personal information
Full name Joakim Mæhle Pedersen
Date of birth (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997
Place of birth Østervrå, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Atalanta
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2009 Østervrå IF
2009–2016 AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 AaB 24 (1)
2017–2021 Genk 105 (4)
2021– Atalanta 6 (0)
National team‡
2017 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2017–2019 Denmark U21 7 (2)
2020– Denmark 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

AaB

Born in Østervrå, Vendsyssel, Mæhle started playing football with local club Østervrå IF and moved to the AaB youth academy as a 12-year-old.[1] At the age of 19, Mæhle was promoted into the first team squad on 10 June 2016 and also signed a full-time senior contract with AaB.[2] He made his debut for AaB on 7 August 2016.[3] He started on the bench, but replaced Thomas Enevoldsen in the 89th minute in a 2–1 victory against FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga.

On 11 November 2016, Mæhle earned a new contract until 2020.[4] In April 2017, AaB confirmed that they were in negotiations with a foreign club about Mæhle.

Genk

On 9 May 2017, it was confirmed by AaB, that they had sold Mæhle to Belgian club Racing Genk for an undisclosed fee, starting from 1 July 2017.[1] He was signed to succeed right back Timothy Castagne who had moved to Atalanta. Mæhle made his debut for Genk on 29 July 2017 in the first league match of the season against Waasland-Beveren as a substitute for Amine Khammas. In his first season with the club, he was not a fixed starter, competing with Clinton Mata for his position. In his second season, after Mata's departure to Club Brugge, he won a permanent starting position. That season, Mæhle grew into a key player in the Genk starting eleven. At the end of the season, Genk won the Belgian championship.

On 11 September 2019, Mæhle extended his contract until June 2023.[5]

Atalanta

KRC Genk announced on 22 December 2020 that Mæhle signed for Atalanta on a five-year contract for a fee of €10 million. His transfer was made official on 4 January 2021.[6]

International career

Mæhle made his Denmark national team debut on 5 September 2020 in a Nations League game against Belgium, he substituted Martin Braithwaite in the 72nd minute of a 2–0 home loss.[7] He scored his first international goal in a friendly against the Faroe Islands on 7 October 2020.

International goals
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mæhle goal.
List of international goals scored by Joakim Mæhle
GoalDateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2020MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark2 Faroe Islands3–04–0Friendly

Honours

Genk

References
  1. AaB sælger Mæhle til KRC Genk‚ aabsport.dk, 9 May 2017
  2. "AaB rykker seks talenter op på førsteholdet". bold.dk. 10 June 2016.
  3. "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AAB 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 7 August 2016.
  4. "AaB giver Mæhle til 2020". bold.dk. 11 November 2016.
  5. Mæhle forlænger aftalen med belgiske mestre, bold.dk, 11 September 2019
  6. "Official: Atalanta deal for Maelhe". Football Italia. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. "Denmark v Belgium game report". UEFA. 5 September 2020.
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