Alexander Simmelhack
Danish footballer (born 2005)
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Alexander Illum Simmelhack (born 11 November 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Illum Simmelhack | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 2005 | ||
| 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 | 32 | (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 19:01, 1 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:02, 10 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
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 22 February 2026[16]
| 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 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 34 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 6 | ||
- Appearance in Danish Superliga European play-off match
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League