Mads Emil Møller Madsen (born 14 January 1998) is a Danish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for
Danish Superliga
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Madsen discovered football on a vacation in Sweden at age 4, and shortly afterwards began playing for Gl. Rye IF in his hometown, where the team was coached by his father. At the age of 13, Madsen joined
Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).Silkeborg
Silkeborg () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 52,571 (1 January 2025).Sammy Skytte in the 87th minute in a 1–1 draw against
Lyngby
Kongens Lyngby (, Danish language, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping stre ...
. He made his first start in 0–5 defeat against AaB in the
Danish Cup
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The winner will ...
on 2 March 2017. Madsen made three appearances during the 2017–18 season. However, he suffered relegation with Silkeborg at the end of the season after play-offs against
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional Association football, football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, Jylland, that plays in the Danish 1st Division, 1st division, the sec ...
. In March 2019, he scored his first goal for Silkeborg and his first goal in the second-tier 1st Division in a 4–2 win over
HB Køge
HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It ...
. In the 2018–19 season, he made 28 appearances in the 1st Division, in which he scored one goal. As winners of the second tier, Madsen and Silkeborg were able to accomplish promotion back to the
Danish Superliga
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. In February 2020, Madsen was appointed
team captain
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of Silkeborg at the age of 22.
LASK
On 29 June 2020,
Austrian Bundesliga
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club
LASK
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announced his signing on a four-year contract until 2024. He made his debut on 29 August in the first round of the
Austrian Cup
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in a 0–3 win over ASV Siegendorf. His debut in the Austrian Bundesliga came less than a month later, on 19 September in a 1–1 away draw against WSG Swarovski Tirol where he came on as a second-half substitute for James Holland. The following month, Madsen made his first start for the club in the cup match against SV Wörgl. The match ended in a 3–0 win for LASK, and Madsen played the full game. On 26 November, Madsen made his first European appearance in the group stage of the
2020–21 UEFA Europa League
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, playing as a starter in the 0–2 home loss to Royal Antwerp. He would also score his first goal for LASK in Europe, helping secure a 3–1 away win over Ludogorets on 10 December. LASK finished third in the group, and were knocked out of European contention. He finished the first half of the season with 15 appearances for the club and one goal, and played convincingly in all three competitions.
Slavia Prague
On 5 June 2021, Madsen signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with
Czech First League
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club
Slavia Prague
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. He got his debut for the club on 14 August 2021 against
Mladá Boleslav
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Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. I ...
.
AGF
On 1 July 2022, Madsen returned to his homeland, as he signed a deal until the end of 2026 with
Danish Superliga
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club AGF.
After a great start to the 2024-25 season with goals and assists, Madsen was named player of the month in the
Danish Superliga
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in August.
International career
Madsen made two appearances for the Denmark under-18 team in May 2016. In October 2016, he played two games for the under-19 team. In September 2019, he made his debut against
Hungary
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Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga (, ) is a professional association football league in Denmark and the highest level of the Danish football league system. The league is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams relegated. It is the current ...