Malte Kiilerich

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Malte Kiilerich
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Kiilerich with AC Horsens
Personal information
Full name Malte Kiilerich Hansen [1]
Date of birth (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Hvidovre
Number 25
Youth career
B1908 [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Midtjylland 0 (0)
2015Brønshøj (loan) 11 (0)
2015–2016 Brønshøj ? (?)
2016–2019 Hvidovre 62 (6)
2019–2023 Horsens 124 (5)
2023– Hvidovre 28 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024

Malte Kiilerich Hansen (born 16 October 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish 1st Division club Hvidovre. [3]

Career

Kiilerich was born in Copenhagen and grew up on Amager, where he started playing football for B1908. [4] In 2012, he joined Midtjylland's academy, before moving to second tier club Brønshøj on loan in February 2015. The loan then became a permanent deal in July 2015, after the club suffered relegation to the third tier at the end of the season. [5] [6]

On 12 July 2016, Kiilerich signed with Hvidovre. [7] [8] In June 2017, his contract was extended, followed by another extension in November 2017. The latter deal secured his position with the club until 2019, a testament to his development into a dependable starter at the centre-back position. [9] [10]

In January 2019, it was announced that Kiilerich would be joining Danish Superliga club AC Horsens from the 2019–20 season onward. He signed a three-year contract with Den Gule Fare. [11] During his tenure, he established a robust defensive partnership alongside Alexander Ludwig, anchoring the center of defense. Their combined efforts resulted in both players amassing more than 100 appearances each for the club. [12] The 2022–23 season proved challenging for Kiilerich and Horsens. The team struggled to maintain a clean sheet from October 2022 to June 2023, conceding a league-high 58 goals. Ultimately, their relegation occurred due to goal difference, narrowly missing out to Lyngby. [13] [14]

On 1 September 2023, Kiilerich made his return to Hvidovre, who had secured promotion to the Superliga in the interim. [15]

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References

  1. "Malte Kiilerich Hansen – 3F Superligaen". superliga.dk. Danish Superliga . Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "AC Horsens forstærker defensiven med Kiilerich". achorsens.dk. AC Horsens. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. Malte Kiilerich at Soccerway
  4. Poulsen, Tommy (29 July 2021). "Malte Kiilerich er blevet en profil i forsvaret". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  5. Poulsen, Tommy (4 July 2019). "Amagerdreng: Mit mål er at blive fast mand i AC Horsens". Horsens Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  6. "Brønshøj beholder FCM-talent". bold.dk (in Danish). 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  7. "Malte Kiilerich ny mand i Hvidovretrøjen". Hvidovre IF (Press release) (in Danish). 12 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  8. "Hvidovre snupper Vilfort og Kiilerich". bold.dk (in Danish). 12 July 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  9. "Hvidovre henter Hasling - forlænger med fem". bold.dk (in Danish). 27 June 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  10. Nøhr, Mikkel (14 November 2017). "Hvidovre forlænger med vigtig duo". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  11. "AC Horsens forstærker defensiven med Kiilerich". AC Horsens (Press release) (in Danish). 23 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019.
  12. Malte Kiilerich at Soccerway
  13. Schmidt, Martin (3 June 2023). "Horsens manglede ét mål: Så havde vi snakket om hvor flot det var". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  14. "Krise hos den ene, forløsning hos den anden: Nedturen i Horsens fortsætter, mens AGF bevæger sig mod top-6". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 3 March 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
  15. Bak, Daniel (1 September 2023). "Bekræftet: Hvidovre køber Malte Kiilerich". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 December 2023.