Alexander Thor Bjerregård Madsen (born 26 January 1995) is a Finnish professional

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player who plays for Força Lleida of the

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, and for the Finland national team.

Club career

In Finland, Alexander Madsen played for Kouvot from

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JONAS KUISMA (

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), 28 July 2018. Accessed 29 September 2021. He later played for

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of the

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from

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. After playing three seasons for VEF Rīga in

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, on July 25, 2022, Madsen signed a one-year contract with

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of the

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and the

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. In 20 domestic league games, he averaged 6.2 points and 2.5 rebounds, playing around 14 minutes per contest. He returned to VEF Riga for the 2023–24 season. After the team was knocked out of the FIBA Champions league, he terminated his contract with the club in the end of 2023. On 29 December 2023, Madsen signed with

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of the Spanish

. In July 2024, Madsen joined newly promoted Liga ACB team Força Lleida.

National team

Madsen played 64 matches combined for his country's youth national teams. Later, he became a member of the senior

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. He represented Finland in the

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and in the

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. Madsen also played in the 2024 FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament.

Personal life

Madsen was born in Valkeala,

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, Finland, to a Danish father and Finnish mother. His parents played volleyball in Finland: Niels Madsen played in the Finland Volleyball League and Vuokko Naukkarinen in the Finnish Women's Volleyball League. His younger sisters and are Finnish international

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by education. Madsen started his mandatory military service in

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, Helsinki, in April 2019

Career statistics

FIBA Champions League

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", VEF Rīga , 11 , , , , 21.9 , , .405 , , .292 , , .421 , , 4.5 , , 2.0 , , .9 , , 1.2 , , 6.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", VEF Rīga , 9 , , , , 28.3 , , .500 , , .320 , , 1.000 , , 5.7 , , 1.7 , , .3 , , 1.2 , , 6.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", VEF Rīga , 4 , , , , 28.0, , .515 , , .000 , , .833 , , 7.3 , , 2.0 , , 1.3 , , .8 , , 9.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;", AEK , 14 , , , , 10.1 , , .514 , , .400 , , .719 , , 2.4 , , .2 , , .1 , , .2 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2023–24 , style="text-align:left;", VEF Rīga , 6 , , , , 27.7 , , .451 , , .333 , , .778 , , 5.0 , , 2.8 , , 1.2 , , 1.2 , , 11.0

National team

References

External links

Basketball Finland profileFIBA Profile

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at RealGM.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Madsen, Alexander 1995 births Living people 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players AEK B.C. players BK VEF Rīga players Força Lleida CE players Centers (basketball) Finnish expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic Finnish expatriate basketball people in Greece Finnish expatriate basketball people in Latvia Finnish expatriate basketball people in Spain Finnish men's basketball players Finnish people of Danish descent People from Valkeala Sportspeople from Kouvola BC Andorra players Liga ACB players Danish people of Finnish descent 21st-century Finnish sportsmen