Mads Priisholm Bertelsen (born 18 December 1994) is a Danish
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
defender for
Tarup-Paarup IF
Tarup-Paarup Idrætsforening, commonly known as Tarup-Paarup IF or TPI, is an association football club based in Odense, Denmark, that competes in the Denmark Series, the fourth tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1962 after ...
. In September 2018, he made his debut for the
Denmark national team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute.
International career
In September 2018, the
Danish Football Association
The Danish Football Union ( da, Dansk Boldspil-Union; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of the Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues and the men's and women's national t ...
and
players' union were scheduled to sign a new national team agreement for the players of the
Denmark national team before a friendly against
Slovakia and their opening
UEFA Nations League match against
Wales. However, a contract dispute arose regarding the commercial rights of the players, resulting in a failure to sign a new agreement. Despite an offer from the squad to extend the previous deal to allow for further negotiations, the DBU instead named an entirely uncapped squad under the temporary management of coach
John Jensen to avoid punishment from
UEFA for canceling the matches. The squad consisted of a mixture of players from the
Danish 2nd Division and the
Denmark Series
The Denmark Series ( da, Danmarksserien) is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group are ...
(the third and fourth tier of Danish football respectively), along with
futsal players from the
Denmark national futsal team.
On 4 September 2018, Bertelsen was one of 24 players to be named in the replacement squad. The following day, he made his international debut in the friendly match against
Slovakia, starting the match before coming off in the 71st minute for
Anders Fønss
Anders Fønss (born 20 June 1988) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for Agedrup Bullerup BK. In September 2018, he made his debut for the Denmark national team, as the regular squad withdrew following a players' union dispute.
Inter ...
. The match finished as a 0–3 away loss.
Career statistics
International
References
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1994 births
Living people
Danish men's footballers
SfB-Oure FA players
Tarup-Paarup IF players
Denmark men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders