William Lykke
Danish footballer (born 2004)
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William Johannes Lykke (born 28 September 2004) is a Danish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK, on loan from Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Johannes Lykke | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Allerød, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Halmstad (on loan from Nordsjælland) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Allerød | ||
| 2016–2023 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Nordsjælland | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Hillerød (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Halmstad (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Denmark U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Denmark U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Denmark U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:25, 15 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Nordsjælland
Lykke joined FC Nordsjælland as an under-12 player from hometown club Allerød.[2][3][4] There, he worked his way up through the club's youth system and, at the age of 18, was loaned out ahead of the 2023–24 season to Hillerød Fodbold, a club in the Danish 1st Division, in pursuit of senior experience.[5][6]
After a loan spell that saw him make 26 appearances for Hillerød, Lykke returned to Nordsjælland following the end of the season.[7][8] That same summer, Lykke was permanently promoted to Nordsjælland’s first-team squad[9] and also extended his contract until June 2028.[10][11]
On 23 October 2024, Lykke made his official debut, starting in goal in a Danish Cup match against Brabrand IF.[12] Despite saving a penalty in the shootout, Nordsjælland ultimately lost the match and were knocked out of the cup.[13][14]
On 30 March 2025, Lykke made his Danish Superliga debut, starting in the 2–0 defeat to AGF.[15][4] However, Lykke became a major talking point after the match, as he was involved in both of the game's goals, which were described by the media as "two major blunders."[16][17] However, Lykke was given a second chance in the following match, where he again started—this time against Copenhagen.[18]
On 14 January 2026 it was confirmed, that Lykke had signed a new contract with Nordsjælland until June 2029 and at the same time had been loaned out to Swedish Allsvenskan club Halmstads BK until the end of 2026.[19][20][3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 15 August 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Hillerød (loan) | 2024–25 | Danish 1st Division | 26 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||