Mads Fenger

Mads Fenger Nielsen (born September 10, 1990) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[1]

Mads Fenger
Fenger with Randers FC in 2012
Personal information
Full name Mads Fenger Nielsen
Date of birth (1990-09-10) September 10, 1990
Place of birth Aarhus, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2006 Skovbakken
2007–2009 Randers Freja
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2017 Randers 228 (3)
2017– Hammarby IF 80 (4)
National team‡
2009 Denmark U19 5 (0)
2011 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2009–2012 Denmark U21 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 December 2020

Having previously spent his entire senior career at Randers FC, Fenger holds the record for most first team appearances in the history of said club.

Club career

Early life

Mads Fenger grew up in Aarhus, Jutland and started his football career at local club IK Skovbakken.[2] In 2007, he joined Randers FC youth academy but soon started to play senior football with their reserve team Randers Freja.

Randers FC

Fenger made his competitive debut for Randers in the 2008–09 season, making three appearances.[3]

During the 2009–10 season, Fenger formed a strong central-defence with Anders Egholm as part of a Randers-team that miraculously avoided relegation after being 13 points under the relegation-line half way through the season. Fenger and Randers ultimately ended up 10th and avoided relegation, in a season that has since been described as the most dramatic in the history of the club.[4]

The upcoming 2010–11 season, Fenger played 16 league games as Randers had a hard time following up on their results from the previous season.[5] Ultimately the club finished 11th, thus facing relegation to the Danish 1st Division.[6]

Staying with the club despite of the relegation, Fenger, once again, played a vital part in a team that secured a second place in the Danish 1st Division and thereby earned a promotion to the Danish Superliga in the 2011–12 season. Fenger played a total of 25 league games throughout the campaign.

In the 2012–13 season, Fenger was a key player in the central defence, playing a total of 32 league games. The season ended with Randers securing a third place – the best league result in the history of the club. Fenger also helped the club to reach the final of the Danish Cup, where the team lost 0-1 to Esbjerg FB.

Following several strong seasons, Fenger was promoted to vice-captain of Randers during the 2014–15 season, marking his growing influence in the squad. Fenger played a total of 32 out of 33 league games, as Randers finished 4th in the league.

On August 16, 2015 in a match against OB, Fenger made his 200th appearance the club, becoming only the second player in the club's history to reach this milestone.

In March 2016, Fenger was promoted to captain at Randers.[7]

Hammarby IF

On 17 February 2017, Fenger agreed to join the Swedish Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF on a pre-contract. His three year-deal came to effect on 15 July the same year.[8]

Fenger made his competitive debut for the side on 17 July, playing the whole game in 3–0 loss against Elfsborg.[9] He quickly established himself as an important member in manager Jakob Michelsen's side, usually pairing up with compatriot Bjørn Paulsen in the central defence.[10] After making 10 appearances for Hammarby, Fenger was ruled out for the remainder of the season following a serious groin injury, which he attracted in a 2–1 win against IFK Göteborg on 20 September.[11] Fenger went under the knife in October, with an expected return in early 2018.[12]

On 7 October 2018, Fenger scored his first goal for Hammarby, from a spectacular free kick, in a 4–2 away win against Brommapojkarna.[13]

After an impressive 2019 season, where Fenger played a key part as Hammarby finished 3rd in the league, he signed a new four-year contract with Hammarby lasting until the end of 2023.[14]

References
  1. "Mads Fenger Nielsen". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  2. ""Lättare att vara runt danskar"". Aftonbladet. July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  3. "Randers FC - Op på hesten igen". Inkast. February 16, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  4. "Miraklet og en legendarisk nat i Randers". Tipsbladet. December 20, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  5. "Profile: M. Fenger". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. "Esbjerg og Randers rykker ned" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
  7. "Mads Fenger ny Randers-anfører" (in Danish). Bold. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  8. "Mads Fenger klar för Bajen – ansluter i juli". Hammarby Fotboll. February 17, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  9. "IF Elfsborg - Hammarby, Allsvenskan, 2017-07-17, 19:00". Hammarby Fotboll. July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  10. "Johan Wiland hylder Paulsen og Fenger". Bold. August 22, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  11. "Mads Fengers skada håller honom ur spel resten av säsongen". Hammarby Fotboll. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  12. "Lyckad operation för Mads Fenger". Hammarby Fotboll. October 4, 2017. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  13. "Bajen gick segrande ur holmgången i Vällingby". Hammarby Fotboll. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  14. "Hammarby förlänger med Mads Fenger". Hammarby Fotboll. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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