Malte Amundsen
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 Amundsen with the Columbus Crew in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malte Meineche Amundsen | ||
| Date of birth | 11 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Næstved, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Columbus Crew | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 200?–2013 | Næstved | ||
| 2013–2015 | HB Køge | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | HB Køge | 60 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Rosenborg | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Vejle | 53 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | New York City FC | 59 | (1) |
| 2023– | Columbus Crew | 77 | (5) |
| 2023 | Columbus Crew 2 | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Denmark U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:05, 26 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:28, 5 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Malte Meineche Amundsen (Danish: [ˈmæltə]; born 11 February 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew.
Born in Næstved, Denmark, Amundsen began his career with Næstved Boldklub before joining the academy of HB Køge, where he made his senior debut in 2015. He later played for Rosenborg BK and spent time on loan with Eintracht Braunschweig before returning to Denmark with Vejle Boldklub in 2019. In 2021 he moved to the United States and played for New York City FC, winning the MLS Cup that year. He was traded to the Columbus Crew in 2023 and won a second MLS Cup with the club later that season.
Beginnings in Denmark
Born in Næstved, Amundsen started his youth career with hometown club Næstved Boldklub, before moving to the HB Køge youth academy in January 2013.[2][3] He made his debut in the Danish Cup on 23 September 2015 against AC Horsens.[4] A few months later on 29 November 2015, he made his league debut coming on against FC Vestsjælland.
Rosenborg and loan to Germany
In January 2018, Amundsen agreed to a transfer and signed a four-year contract with Norwegian club Rosenborg.[5] He made his debut on 20 April, playing the full match against Trygg/Lade in a cup game which Rosenborg won 4–2.[6] A week later, he started against Lillestrøm in the 2018 Mesterfinalen and helped secure a 1–0 victory.[7] Appearing in three total games in three months for his new club, Amundsen went on loan to 3. Liga club Eintracht Braunschweig in order to get some playing time,[8] and was reunited with his former manager at HB Køge. On 11 August 2018, Amundsen scored his first goal and received his first sending off for his new club against Wehen, scoring in the 74th minute and receiving a second yellow in the 90th minute.[9][10] After being at the bottom of the 3. Liga table, the manager was fired[11] and, as a result, Amundsen played sporadically over the following three months following the regime change, appearing in 14 total matches across all competitions for the German club.[2][12]
Return to Denmark
After a "challenging" 2018, Amundsen returned to Denmark, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with Vejle Boldklub on 15 January 2019.[13][14] He scored two goals for his new club, the first goal coming in a 2–1 loss versus Skive IK, and the second coming in a 3–2 win against Lyngby, with Amundsen scoring the game winner from outside the box.[15]
Major League Soccer
New York City FC
On 10 February 2021, it was announced that Vejle and New York City FC of Major League Soccer had successfully negotiated a transfer of Amundsen for a reported fee of around ten million Danish Krone.[16][17] During his first year in the United States, Amundsen appeared in 36 games across all competitions, starting in 17 of them.[18][19] On 25 July 2021, Amundsen scored his first goal and got his first assist for the club in a 5–0 drubbing of Orlando City.[20] In October he assisted on two goals in the 6–0 thrashing of D.C. United.[21] Amundsen was part of the squad that won the 2021 MLS Cup, the first in the club's history.[22]
Columbus Crew
On 25 April 2023, Amundsen was traded to the Columbus Crew in exchange for a potential figure of up to $500,000 In General Allocation Money.[23][24] He made his first appearance for the Crew on 10 May 2023, starting in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup win against Loudoun United.[25] He scored his first two goals with his new club in back-to-back games, the first in a 2–0 victory versus LA Galaxy on 17 May, and his second in a 3–2 loss versus FC Cincinnati on 20 May.[26] At the conclusion of the 2023 season, Amundsen scored 5 goals across all competitions, including a long-range goal against Atlanta United in the playoffs.[19][27] He provided the game-winning assist to Yaw Yeboah in the MLS Cup Final, where Columbus secured a 2–1 victory, earning Amundsen his second MLS Cup title.[28] On 15 August 2024, it was announced that Amundsen had signed a contract extension until 2027.[29]