Michael Falkesgaard

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Michael Falkesgaard
Falkesgaard playing for Philippines at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Michael Aksel Bataican Falkesgaard
Date of birth (1991-04-09) 9 April 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Kastrup, Denmark
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Port
Number 93
Youth career
Kastrup
–2010 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Brøndby 8 (0)
2015–2017 OB 11 (0)
2017–2018 Midtjylland 0 (0)
2018–2023 Bangkok United 139 (0)
2023–2025 B.93 42 (0)
2025– Port 13 (0)
International career
2009 Denmark U18 1 (0)
2009 Denmark U19 1 (0)
2010–2012 Denmark U20 4 (0)
2018–2019 Philippines 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2025

Michael Aksel Bataican Falkesgaard (born 9 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Thai League 1 club Port. Born in Denmark, he represented the Philippines national team.

Early life

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Falkesgaard was born in Denmark to a Danish father and a Filipino mother.[1][2] He was influenced by his father and elder brother to take up football. When he was five years old, he asked his father to take him to the youth academy of the local club Kastrup BK. He stated that his football role model was fellow Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel.[1]

Club career

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Denmark

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Falkesgaard started his senior club career with Brøndby IF in 2010. In 2015, he moved to Odense Boldklub where he was the first-choice goalkeeper. However, a few matches into the season, he suffered a serious ACL injury that required surgery. He returned from injury and later joined rival club FC Midtjylland, but he was not able to play a single match for them.[1][3]

Bangkok United

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In January 2018, Falkesgaard was sold by Midtjylland to Thai League 1 club Bangkok United, where he is counted as an ASEAN player.[1][3] Falkesgaard kept eleven clean sheets in his first season with Bangkok United, helping his club finish as runners-up in 2018.[4]

Return to Denmark

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On 30 June 2023 it was confirmed, that Falkesgaard had returned to Denmark, signing with newly promoted Danish 1st Division club B.93.[5]

International career

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Denmark youth

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Falkesgaard has represented Denmark at under-18 to under-20 levels.

Philippines

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Born to a Filipina mother, Falkesgaard was eligible to represent the Philippines. The Philippine Football Federation learned of his eligibility through Dennis Cagara and Jerry Lucena, both of whom are also Danish-Filipino footballers capped for the Philippines.[6]

In March 2018, Falkesgaard received his first call up for the Philippines.[7] He earned his first cap on 22 March in a 3–2 friendly win over Fiji. He did not concede any goal in the first half; however, Nick O'Donnell was subbed in for him at the start of the second half.[8] On 13 October, he came on as a second half substitute for Neil Etheridge in a 1–1 friendly draw against Oman.[9]

Falkesgaard was named in the Philippines' 23-man squad for the 2018 AFF Championship.[10] He started in the group matches against Timor-Leste, Thailand, and Indonesia.[2][11][12] He then played in the first leg of the semi-finals against Vietnam, but missed the second leg due to a groin injury.[13] Philippines lost to Vietnam on 4–2 aggregate.[14][15]

Since Neil Etheridge was unavailable due to club commitments, Falkesgaard was named Philippines' first-choice goalkeeper for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup—the first time the national team has qualified for the international tournament.[16][17] Philippines exited the tournament at the group stage after a winless campaign.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League[a] Cup[b] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brøndby IF 2011–12 0 0 1 0 1 0
2012–13 8 0 1 0 9 0
2013–14 0 0 1 0 1 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 8 0 3 0 11 0
Odense Boldklub 2015–16 4 0 0 0 4 0
2016–17 7 0 0 0 7 0
Total 11 0 0 0 11 0
Midtjylland 2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bangkok United 2018 32 0 0 0 32 0
2019 28 0 6 0 34 0
2020–21 27 0 3 0 30 0
2021–22 21 0 1 0 22 0
2022–23 29 0 1 0 30 0
Total 139 0 11 0 150 0
Career total 157 0 14 0 171 0
  1. ^ Includes Danish Superliga, Thai League 1
  2. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Thai FA Cup, Thai League Cup and AFC Champions League

International

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As of match played 7 June 2019
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Philippines 2018 6 0
2019 4 0
Total 10 0

Honours

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Midtjylland

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Bangkok United

Port

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Notes

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References

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