Malte Meineche Amundsen (; born 11 February 1998) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a defender for

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Club career

Beginnings in Denmark

Born in

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, Amundsen started his youth career with hometown club Næstved Boldklub, before moving to the HB Køge youth academy in January 2013. He made his debut in the

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on 23 September 2015 against AC Horsens. A few months later on 29 November 2015, he made his league debut coming on against FC Vestsjælland.

Rosenborg and loan to Germany

In January 2018, Amundsen agreed to a transfer and signed a four-year contract with Norwegian club Rosenborg. He made his debut on 20 April, playing the full match against Trygg/Lade in a

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game which Rosenborg won 4–2. A week later, he started against Lillestrøm in the 2018 Mesterfinalen and helped secure a 1–0 victory. Appearing in three total games in three months for his new club, Amundsen went on loan to 3. Liga club Eintracht Braunschweig in order to get some playing time, and was reunited with his former manager at HB Køge. On 11 August 2018, Amundsen scored his first goal and received his first sending off for his new club against Wehen, scoring in the 74th minute and receiving a second yellow in the 90th minute. After being at the bottom of the 3. Liga table, the manager was fired and, as a result, Amundsen played sporadically over the following three months following the regime change, appearing in 14 total matches across all competitions for the German club.

Return to Denmark

After a "challenging" 2018, Amundsen returned to Denmark, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with

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on 15 January 2019. He scored two goals for his new club, the first goal coming in a 2–1 loss versus Skive IK, and the second coming in a 3–2 win against Lyngby, with Amundsen scoring the game winner from outside the box.

Major League Soccer

New York City FC

On 10 February 2021, it was announced that Vejle and New York City FC of

had successfully negotiated a transfer of Amundsen for a reported fee of around ten million Danish Krone. During his first year in the United States, Amundsen appeared in 36 games across all competitions, starting in 17 of them. On 25 July 2021, Amundsen scored his first goal and got his first assist for the club in a 5–0 drubbing of Orlando City. In October he assisted on two goals in the 6–0 thrashing of D.C. United. Amundsen was part of the squad that won the 2021 MLS Cup, the first in the club's history.

Columbus Crew

On 25 April 2023, Amundsen was traded to the

in exchange for a potential figure of up to $500,000 In General Allocation Money. He made his first appearance for the Crew on 10 May 2023, starting in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup win against Loudoun United. He scored his first two goals with his new club in back-to-back games, the first in a 2–0 victory versus

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on 17 May, and his second in a 3–2 loss versus FC Cincinnati on 20 May. At the conclusion of the 2023 season, Amundsen scored 5 goals across all competitions, including a long-range goal against Atlanta United in the playoffs. He also provided the game-winning assist to Yaw Yeboah in the MLS Cup Final, where Columbus secured a 2–1 victory, earning Amundsen his second MLS Cup title. On 15 August 2024, it was announced that Amundsen had signed a contract extension until 2027.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Rosenborg * Mesterfinalen:

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New York City FC *

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Columbus Crew *

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* Leagues Cup:

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