Mads Skøtt Winther (born 20 October 2001) is a Danish footballer who plays as a

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for Danish 2nd Division club HIK.

Career

SønderjyskE

Winther began his career at local club Dybbøl IU and later also played for FC Skanderborg. He later ended up at

SønderjyskE SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey team (S ...

as a U-15 player. Winther came through the youth ranks of SønderjyskE, and on 5 September 2019, he got his official debut for the club in a Danish Cup game against BK Viktoria, after coming on from the bench. On 20 December 2019, Winther signed a two-year pre-contract with SønderjyskE, which would take effect from the summer of 2020. Winther got hos

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debut shortly before the end of the 2019-20 season, on 8 July 2020 against Lyngby Boldklub, before he was permanently promoted to the first team squad ahead of the new 2020-21 season. He played a total of 20 minutes during the whole season, between the cup and the league, in his first season on the first team. On 15 February 2022 it was confirmed, that Winther had been loaned out to Faroese club

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until the end of June 2022, where his contract with SønderjyskE also would expire. After returning to

in June 2022, he left the club, as his contract expired.

Later career

In August 2022, Winther joined Danish 2nd Division side HIK.DBU - HIK vs B93
dbu.dk, 19 August 2022

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* 2001 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 2nd Division players SønderjyskE Fodbold players 07 Vestur players Hellerup IK players Association football defenders Expatriate footballers in the Faroe Islands {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub