Theo Sander
Danish-French footballer (born 2005)
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Theo Nicolini Sander (born 8 January 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club OB, on loan from Copenhagen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Theo Nicolini Sander[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Skørping, Denmark[2] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OB (on loan from Copenhagen) | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IF Frem Skørping | |||
| Støvring IF | |||
| Gug Boldklub | |||
| 2017–2023 | AaB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | AaB | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Copenhagen | 4 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Hvidovre (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | → OB (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Denmark U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Denmark U21 | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:47, 25 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
AaB
As a youth player, Sander played for a local clubs, before joining AaB in 2017 at the age of 12.[3] Possessing a physique suited for the goalkeeping position, Sander impressed in various youth teams and attracted interest from some of Europe's major clubs. In January 2021, AaB confirmed that Sander had been on a trial with Italian giants Juventus. AaB stated that they were "in dialogue with several clubs about Theo Sander".[3] He would, however, end up staying at AaB. In April 2021, Sander was called up for his first professional game against Vejle Boldklub. However, he remained on the bench. In the 2021–22 season, Sander was on the bench for 14 Danish Superliga games.
In February 2022 AaB confirmed, that Sander had signed a new deal until June 2025.[4] On 28 August 2022, 17-year old Sander made his official debut for AaB against Randers FC in the Superliga.[5] AaB lost the match 1–0 after a bad pass from Sander was intercepted by Filip Bundgaard.[6] With his debut, Sander became the youngest goalkeeper in the Danish Superliga history.[7]
Copenhagen
On 20 July 2023, after AaB suffered relegation to the second division, Sander joined Copenhagen, on a deal until June 2028.[8] He made his competitive debut for the club on 18 August, replacing an injured Kamil Grabara as starter in goal, keeping a clean sheet in a 2–0 victory against Hvidovre.[9][10] In December 2023, Sander received surgery after suffering a knee injury, which kept him out for several months.[11]
In search of more playing time, on February 3, 2025, on transfer deadline day, it was confirmed that Sander moved to Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre IF on a loan deal for the rest of the season.[12][13] On 17 July 2025, Sander was once again loaned out, this time to Danish Superliga club OB until the end of the season, with a purchase option.[14][15]
Personal life
Born in Denmark, Sander is of French and Danish descent.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 December 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AaB | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Copenhagen | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
