Albert Grønbæk
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Grønbæk Erlykke | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Risskov, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rennes | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | VRI | ||
| 2015–2020 | AGF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | AGF | 74 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Bodø/Glimt | 55 | (19) |
| 2024– | Rennes | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2024– | Denmark | 6 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:41, 21 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Albert Grønbæk Erlykke (born 23 May 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 1 club Rennes and the Denmark national team.
Club career
[edit]Grønbæk started his career in local club Vejlby-Risskov Idrætsklub (VRI) before transferring to AGF in 2015 on a youth contract. Grønbæk made his debut for AGF in July 2020, when he came on in the 71st minute in a 3–2 win against AaB. Ahead of the 2020–21 Danish Superliga, Grønbæk was officially moved into the AGF first team.[1] In September 2020, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win against OB.
On 13 August 2022, it was confirmed that Grønbæk had been sold to Norwegian Eliteserien club FK Bodø/Glimt, signing a deal until June 2027.[2] AGF also stated that the sale of Grønbæk was a new record for the club.[3]
On 15 July 2024, Grønbæk joined Ligue 1 side Rennes on a five-year deal.[4]
International career
[edit]Grønbæk was called up to the senior Denmark national team for the first time for the Nations League games against Switzerland and Serbia in September 2024.[5] He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Switzerland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, in which he played 81 minutes and received the Man of the Match award as Denmark won 2–0.[6][7] Three days later, he scored his first international goal as Denmark defeated Serbia 2–0.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 20 October 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AGF | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 34 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 74 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 8 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2022 | Eliteserien | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10[d] | 2 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 28 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 14[b] | 6 | — | 50 | 18 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 8 | ||
| Total | 55 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 8 | — | 87 | 30 | |||
| Rennes | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 137 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 181 | 39 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Danish Superliga Europa League play-offs
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 18 November 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | |
- As of match played 18 November 2024. Denmark score listed first, score column indicates score after each Grønbæk goal.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 September 2024 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 2 |  Serbia |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
[edit]Bodø/Glimt
References
[edit]- ^ ERLYKKELIG FOR NY AFTALE Archived 15 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine, agf.dk, 6 January 2020
- ^ ALBERT GRØNBÆK BLIR GLIMT-SPILLER: – EN DRENGEDRØM, glimt.no, 13 August 2022
- ^ AGF SÆLGER ALBERT GRØNBÆK I REKORDHANDEL, agf.dk, 13 August 2022
- ^ "Albert Grønbæk, nouveau meneur rennais" (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Truppen er udtaget til Herrelandsholdets to kampe i Nations League" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Denmark v Switzerland game report". ESPN. 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Albert Grønbæk elected man of the match with Denmark". Stade Rennais. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Saksesparksmål af Yussuf Poulsen i dansk sejr" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ Albert Grønbæk at Soccerway
- ^ "Albert Grønbæk". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Albert Grønbæk". DBU. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Albert Grønbæk national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Albert Grønbæk at Soccerway
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