Magnus Kofod Andersen
Danish footballer (born 1999)
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Magnus Kofod Andersen (born 10 May 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Czech First League club Sparta Prague.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hundested, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sparta Prague | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Hundested IK | ||
| 2009–2018 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Nordsjælland | 163 | (6) |
| 2022–2025 | Venezia | 61 | (1) |
| 2025– | Sparta Prague | 13 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Denmark U21 | 25 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Kofod started playing football at a local club called Hundested IK. Later, he got contacted by scouts from FC Nordsjælland, and joined the club at the age of 10.[2]
Kofod's first senior experience was on 17 February 2017, where he sat on the bench for the whole game against Lyngby Boldklub. He got his debut for FC Nordsjælland on 17 July 2017. Kofod started on the bench, but replaced Mathias Jensen in the 74th minute in a 2–1 victory against OB in the Danish Superliga.[3] Kofod plays with shirt number 38 for the senior team. Despite his young age, Kofod was nominated as the MOTM by Arbejdernes Landsbank after a victory against F.C. Copenhagen.[4]
After 171 appearances for Nordsjælland, it was confirmed on 14 May 2022, that Kofod would leave the club at the end of the season, when his contract expired.[5] On 26 May 2022, Kofod signed a three-year deal with an option for a fourth year, with newly relegated Italian Serie B-club Venezia.[6]
On 12 January 2025, Kofod signed a multi-year contract with Czech First League club Sparta Prague.[7]
International career
In November 2020 he was called up to Kasper Hjulmand's senior squad for the friendly against Sweden due to several cancellations from, among others, the Danish national team players playing in England, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a case of COVID-19 in the squad, which had put several national team players in quarantine.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 1 March 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Total | 163 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 7 | ||
| Venezia | 2022–23 | Serie B | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 1 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 224 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 236 | 8 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in the 2022–23 Serie B Promotion play-offs