Alexander Simmelhack

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Alexander Simmelhack
Personal information
Full name Alexander Illum Simmelhack
Date of birth (2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Roskilde, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Silkeborg
Number 9
Youth career
–2021 Roskilde
2021–2022 Randers
2022–2024 Copenhagen
2023–2024 → AC Milan (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Randers 2 (0)
2022–2024 Copenhagen 0 (0)
2024– Silkeborg 29 (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 as of 18:00, 10 December 2025 (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 Danish Superliga club Silkeborg.

Club career

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Early career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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As of match played 21 November 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
2025–26 Danish Superliga 6 0 2 0 3[b] 0 0 0 11 0
Total 29 5 7 1 3 0 1 0 40 6
Career total 31 5 7 1 3 0 1 0 42 6
  1. ^ Appearance in Danish Superliga European play-off match
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

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