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| fullname = Michael Aksel Bataican Falkesgaard |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Michael Aksel Bataican Falkesgaard | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kastrup, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bangkok United | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kastrup BK | |||
| –2010 | Brøndby IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Brøndby IF | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | OB | 11 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Midtjylland | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bangkok United | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Denmark U-18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Denmark U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Denmark U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018– | Philippines | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:09, 22 January 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:32, 21 March 2018 (UTC) | |||
Michael Falkesgaard (born 9 April 1991) is a Danish–Filipino footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Bangkok United in the Thai League 1 and the Philippines national team. He has also played for the youth national teams of Denmark.
Early life
Falkesgaard was born in Denmark to a Danish father and a Filipino mother. He was influenced by his father and elder brother to take up football. When he was 5 years old, he asked his father to take him to a local youth club, Kastrup Boldklub. Like other Danish youngsters, he decided to become a goalkeeper like Danish professional footballer Peter Schmeichel.[1]
Club career
Denmark
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, after few matches into the season, he suffered a serious ACL injury that needed operation. He returned from injury and was signed up by rival club, FC Midtjylland.[1]
Thailand
In January 2018, he moved to Southeast Asia from Denmark to play for Thai club Bangkok United F.C. of the Thai League after he was sold by Midtjylland. He did not played a single match for Midtjylland.[2] He was brought in by Bangkok to fill their ASEAN player quota and Fakesgaard had to process his Philippine passport to satisfy documentary requirements.[1]
International career
Denmark Youth
Falkesgaard has represented Denmark at under-18 to under-20 levels.
Philippines
He is also of Filipino descent, thus being eligible to make the switch to the Philippines. The Philippine Football Federation learned of his eligibility through Dennis Cagara and Jerry Lucena, both of whom are also Danish-Filipino and are capped for the Philippines.[3]
On March 2018, Falkesgaard received his first call up for the Philippines.[4] Falkesgaard was included in the squad for the friendly against Fiji on March 22[5] and played for the first half of the match that ended in a 3-2 win for the Philippines. No goal was conceded by the Philippines during the minutes Falkesgaard played. Nick O'Donnell was subbed in for him at the start of the second half.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Clean sheets | Apps | Goals | Clean sheets | Apps | Goals | Clean sheets | ||
| Brøndby IF | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Odense Boldklub | 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 6 | |
References
- ^ a b c Leong, Kevin (7 February 2018). "Michael Falkesgaard sees Sanrawat Dechmitr as key man for Bangkok". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "FCM sælger Falkesgaard til Bangkok United" [FCM sells Falkesgaard to Bangkok United]. bold.dk (in Danish). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ Cedelf Tupas (2017-01-20). "More talent in Azkals' player pool". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2014-12-21. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Leong, Kevin (5 March 2018). "Bangkok United's Falkesgaard to battle Etheridge for Azkals No. 1 spot". Fox Sports Asia. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Philippine Men's National Team Squad For Fiji Friendly". Philippine Football Federation. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ Terrado, Jonas (23 March 2018). "Azkals survive Fiji at International Friendly". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
External links
- Michael Falkesgaard DBU-statistics
- Michael Falkesgaard at Soccerway
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Danish people of Filipino descent
- Filipino people of Danish descent
- Filipino footballers
- Philippines international footballers
- Danish footballers
- Denmark youth international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Brøndby IF players
- Odense Boldklub players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Association football goalkeepers