Johan Hindsgaul Absalonsen (born 16 September 1985) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a

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. He has played two games and scored one goal for the Denmark national team.

Club career

B1913

Born in Flemløse near Glamsbjerg, Absalonsen started playing football for local clubs, before he entered the youth scheme of B 1913. He played two senior matches for B 1913, before moving to the reserve team of defending Danish champions

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in 2003.

Brøndby

Absalonsen joined

on 3 January 2003 at the age of 17. He was a part of the 'talent-squad' at Brøndby, and extended his contract in January 2004. He made his Brøndby senior debut in the February 2004

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home game against

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. He was a part of '' the Double'' winning team of both the 2004–05 Superliga championship and 2004–05 Danish Cup trophy, scoring four goals in 14 Superliga games that season. As he struggled to claim a starting position in the team, he moved on in summer 2006, having played a total 66 games for Brøndby.

OB

He joined Superliga rivals

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(OB), where he soon claimed a position as a first time regular, as he played 28 of 33 games in his first season at the club. He was named Danish Cup Fighter as OB won the

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. He played his 100th Superliga game for OB in a 1–1 draw against

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on 13 March 2010.

Later career

In January 2011 he joined

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. Absalonsen would appear in three league matches for Copenhagen during the rest of the 2010–11 season, winning his second Danish league title. In January 2012, after only appearing in 6 league matches during the first-half of the 2011–12 season and having not scored a goal in any competition, he joined

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on loan until summer 2012. Following his loan spell to Horsens, in August 2012, he moved on a permanent transfer to

where he would become a key player. He left the club in the summer 2017. In July 2017, Absalonsen moved abroad for the first time in his career, signing a one-year deal with Australian side

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. Absalonsen returned to Denmark for family reasons, once again to play for

, in May 2018. During the 2019–20 season, Absalonsen would help the club win the

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, scoring in their third round victory over

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on 25 September 2019. He left the club at the end of 2020.

Retirement

On 29 January 2021, Absalonsen announced his retirement from professional football to study law at the

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International career

Absalonsen started his international career while at B 1913, when he made his debut for the Danish under-16 national team in November 2000. He played a total 43 matches for various Danish national youth teams until October 2006, including 10 games and one goal for the Denmark under-21 national team. He took part in all four Danish games at the 2002 European Under-17 Championship. In May 2006, he was selected for the under-21 national squad for the 2006 European Under-21 Championship tournament. He played one match at the tournament, coming on as a substitute for Jonas Kamper in Denmark's last game. He was called up for the senior

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by national manager

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, for two

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es against

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and the

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in November 2009. He took part in both games, and scored his first national team goal in the 3–1 win against the United States.

Honours

Club

Brøndby *

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: 2004–05 *

: 2004–05 OB *Danish Cup: 2006–07 Copenhagen *Danish Superliga:

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SønderjyskE *Danish Cup: 2019–20

Individual

*Danish Cup Fighter: 2007

References

External links

*Palle "Banks" Jørgensen, "Landsholdenes 2198 spillerprofiler", Nørhaven Book, 2004, *
Official Superliga stats
{{DEFAULTSORT:Absalonsen, Johan 1985 births Living people Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Boldklubben 1913 players Brøndby IF players Odense Boldklub players F.C. Copenhagen players AC Horsens players Sønderjyske Fodbold players Adelaide United FC players Danish Superliga players Men's association football wingers Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Danish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Danish expatriate men's footballers People from Assens Municipality Footballers from the Region of Southern Denmark 21st-century Danish sportsmen