Magnus Saugstrup | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Magnus Saugstrup Jensen | ||
Born | Aalborg, Denmark | 12 July 1996||
Nationality | Danish | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position | Pivot | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | SC Magdeburg | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Team | |||
– | Nøvling IF | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2014–2021 | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
2021– | SC Magdeburg | ||
National team 1 | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Denmark | 103 | (204) |
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 2. February 2025 |
Magnus Saugstrup Jensen (born 12 July 1996) is a Danish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Denmark national team. [1]
Saugstrup started playing handball in his hometown at Nøvling IF. In 2014 he switched to Danish top club Aalborg Håndbold. He won the Danish Championship 4 times; in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Additionally he won the Danish cup in 2018.
For the 2021/2022 season he signed a three-year contract for the German club SC Magdeburg. [2] Here he won the IHF Super Globe three consecutive seasons: in 2021, 2022 and in 2023, the German Bundesliga in 2022, and the EHF Champions League 2023.
He debuted for the Denmark national team on 7 April 2018 against Iceland. His first major international tournament was the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship. The year after he became a World Champion with the Danish national team at 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt. [3] In 2023 he won the World Championship for the second time. [4]
At the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship he won a silver medal and was selected for the tournament all star team as the defensive player. [5]
In November 2024 he became the captain of the Danish national team following Niklas Landins retirement. [6]