Alexander Simmelhack

Alexander Simmelhack
Personal information
Full name Alexander Illum Simmelhack
Date of birth (2005-11-11) 11 November 2005
Place of birth Roskilde, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Silkeborg
Number 9
Youth career
–2021 Roskilde
2021–2022 Randers
2022–2024 Copenhagen
2023–2024 → AC Milan (loan)
2024– Silkeborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Randers 2 (0)
2022–2024 Copenhagen 0 (0)
2024– Silkeborg 23 (5)
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, correct as of 17:01, 24 May 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 Danish Superliga club Silkeborg.

Club career

Early career

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

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

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

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

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2025[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
Career total 25 5 5 1 — 1 0 31 6
  1. ^ Appearance in Danish Superliga European play-off match

References

  1. ^ "Alexander Simmelhack - Silkeborg IF Forward". ESPN. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Officielt: FCK henter Simmelhack". Bold.dk (in Danish). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ^ "U17-ligaholdet henter målfarlig offensivspiller i Roskilde" (in Danish). Randers FC. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Alexander Simmelhack forlader Randers FC" (in Danish). Randers FC. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Officielt: FCK henter Simmelhack". Bold.dk (in Danish). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Medie: AC Milan henter FCK-talent". Bold.dk (in Danish). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Alexander Simmelhack moves on loan to AC Milan". F.C. Copenhagen. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Dansker førte AC Milan i Youth League-finalen". Bold.dk (in Danish). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  9. ^ "UEFA Youth League final report: Olympiacos 3-0 Milan". UEFA. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Tidl. AC Milan-spiller forstærker Silkeborgs angreb" (in Danish). Silkeborg IF. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  11. ^ "Alexander Simmelhack joins Silkeborg". F.C. Copenhagen. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  12. ^ "Ustoppelig SIF-topscorer og debutmål sparkede Silkeborg til tops". Bold.dk (in Danish). 25 August 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Silkeborg 3-1 Vejle (25 Aug,2024) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  14. ^ "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.]
  15. ^ "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.]
  16. ^ Alexander Simmelhack at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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