| Alexander Munksgaard | |
| Fullname: | Alexander Munksgaard Nielsen |
| Birth Date: | 13 December 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Vind, Denmark[1] |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Gorica |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vind IF |
| Youthclubs2: | Vinding UIF |
| Youthyears3: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs3: | Vildbjerg SF |
| Youthyears4: | 2010–2015 |
| Youthclubs4: | Midtjylland |
| Years1: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Midtjylland |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | → Lyngby (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs3: | AGF |
| Caps3: | 89 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Aalesund (loan) |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Gorica |
| Caps5: | 13 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Denmark U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Denmark U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Denmark U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam4: | Denmark U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam5: | Denmark U20 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam6: | Denmark U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:00, 3 December 2023 (UTC) |
Alexander Munksgaard Nielsen (born 13 December 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Croatian SuperSport HNL club HNK Gorica. He has represented Denmark at under-21 level.
A product of Midtjylland's youth academy, Munksgaard made his professional debut in July 2015. He had a brief spell on loan with Lyngby during the 2016–17 season before returning to Midtjylland. He joined AGF in 2019.
As a youth player, Munksgaard first played for Vind IF, then Vinding UIF, and finally in Vildbjerg SF, before being scouted to the Midtjyland youth academy in 2010.[2] Munksgaard made his debut in the Danish Superliga on 24 July 2015, where he played the entire match in a 1–2 victory over SønderjyskE.[3] [4] On 31 August 2016, it was announced that Munksgaard signed a one-season loan deal with Lyngby Boldklub valid for the 2016–17 season.[5] [6] He made his league debut for Lyngby in a 1–0 win over Brøndby IF.[7] After the end of the loan, Munksgaard returned to Midtjylland.
On 4 January 2019, Munksgaard signed with AGF on a five-year contract, reuniting him with his manager at Lyngby, David Nielsen.[8] He made his debut for the club on 8 February in a 2–0 win over Esbjerg fB.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 11 November 2019 in a 4–2 win over SønderjyskE.[10]
On 2 August 2023, AGF announced that they have sold Munksgaard to Croatian club Gorica.[11]
Munksgaard has played on all Denmark youth national teams from under-16 to under-21 level, where until January 2019 he played a total of 36 youth national matches. He made his debut on the under-21 team in the friendly match against England on 20 November 2018.[12]
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