Alexander Simmelhack
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Illum Simmelhack | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Roskilde, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Roskilde | ||
| 2021–2022 | Randers | ||
| 2022–2024 | Copenhagen | ||
| 2023–2024 | → AC Milan (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Randers | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Silkeborg | 42 | (6) |
| 2026– | IFK Göteborg | 3 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Denmark U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Denmark U18 | 10 | (6) |
| 2024 | Denmark U19 | 7 | (3) |
| 2025 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:59, 19 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:02, 10 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Alexander Illum Simmelhack (born 11 November 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Roskilde, Alexander Simmelhack started his career local side FC Roskilde's youth team, where he played until the age of 15.[2]
Randers
[edit]On 25 June 2021, Simmelhack was signed by Randers on a 3-year youth contract.[3] On 24 June 2022, after one season with the youth team and two appearances for the senior side in the Danish Superliga, his contract was terminated after he expressed a desire to leave the club.[4]
Copenhagen
[edit]Less than a month after leaving Randers, on 16 July 2022, Simmelhack joined fellow Danish Superliga club Copenhagen on a contract until 2025.[5] During the 2022–23 season, he played for the Copenhagen under-19 and reserves.[6]
Loan to AC Milan
[edit]On 30 August 2023, he was loaned out to AC Milan's youth team for the duration of the 2023–24 season, with an option for the deal to be made permanent.[7] While at AC Milan, he reached the final of the UEFA Youth League, where his team lost 3–0 to Olympiacos.[8][9]
Silkeborg
[edit]On 21 August 2024, Danish Superliga club Silkeborg announced the signing of Simmelhack on a contract until the end of 2027.[10][11] He made his debut for the club on 25 August against Vejle in the Superliga, when he came on as a substitute for Younes Bakiz in the 87th minute, scoring the third goal of the match six minutes later to seal a 3–1 victory.[12][13] In a match during the Superliga relegation round against Sønderjyske on 11 May 2025, he scored the only goal leading to Silkeborg's victory.[14][15]
IFK Göteborg
[edit]On 31 August 2026, Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg announced the signing of Simmelhack on a four-year deal.[16] On 7 September, he scored on his debut for the club in a 4–1 away victory against Mjällby.[17]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 7 September 2026[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Randers | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copenhagen | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Silkeborg | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 7 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2026 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in Danish Superliga European play-off match
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alexander Simmelhack - Silkeborg IF Forward". ESPN. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ↑ "Officielt: FCK henter Simmelhack". Bold.dk (in Danish). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "U17-ligaholdet henter målfarlig offensivspiller i Roskilde" (in Danish). Randers FC. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Alexander Simmelhack forlader Randers FC" (in Danish). Randers FC. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Officielt: FCK henter Simmelhack". Bold.dk (in Danish). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Medie: AC Milan henter FCK-talent". Bold.dk (in Danish). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Alexander Simmelhack moves on loan to AC Milan". F.C. Copenhagen. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Dansker førte AC Milan i Youth League-finalen". Bold.dk (in Danish). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "UEFA Youth League final report: Olympiacos 3-0 Milan". UEFA. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ "Tidl. AC Milan-spiller forstærker Silkeborgs angreb" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ↑ "Alexander Simmelhack joins Silkeborg". F.C. Copenhagen. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ↑ "Ustoppelig SIF-topscorer og debutmål sparkede Silkeborg til tops". Bold.dk (in Danish). 25 August 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ↑ "Silkeborg 3-1 Vejle (25 Aug,2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
- ↑ "Silkeborgs reserver sejrede knebent" [Silkeborg's reserves won handsomely]. Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025 – via PressReader.
...angriberen Alexander Simmelhack, slog til med kampens enlige scoring, der sikrede Silkeborg en sejr på 1-0.
[...striker Alexander Simmelhack scored the only goal of the match, securing a 1-0 victory for Silkeborg.] - ↑ "Fem i fokus" [Five in focus]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025 – via PressReader.
Greb Alexander Simmelhack lige chancen? Når man råder over Tonni Adamsen, skal man gribe chancen som andetvalg. Simmelhack fik chancen fra start i går og gjorde det fremragende. Efter en lettere anonym første halvleg dukkede han op på det rette tidspunkt med scoringen til 10, hvilket antaendte hjemmeholdet.
[Did Alexander Simmelhack seize the opportunity? When you have Tonni Adamsen, you have to seize the opportunity as a second choice. Simmelhack got the chance from the start yesterday and did excellently. After a somewhat anonymous first half, he appeared at the right time with the score to 10, which ignited the home team.] - ↑ "Alexander Simmelhack klar för Blåvitt" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 31 August 2026. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ "Succédebut för Simmelhack: "Det var fantastiskt"" (in Swedish). 7 September 2026. Retrieved 8 September 2026.
- ↑ Alexander Simmelhack at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the IFK Göteborg website
- Alexander Simmelhack national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Alexander Simmelhack at Soccerway
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Roskilde
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Danish Superliga players
- Allsvenskan players
- FC Roskilde players
- Randers FC players
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- AC Milan players
- Silkeborg IF players
- IFK Göteborg players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen