External links
- Theo Sander national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Theo Sander at Soccerway.com
- Theo Sander at Soccerbase.com
- Theo Sander at kicker (in German)
| 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(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hvidovre (on loan from Copenhagen) | ||
| 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) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Denmark U19 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Theo Nicolini Sander (born 8 January 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hvidovre IF, on loan from Danish Superliga club Copenhagen.
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]
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]
Born in Denmark, Sander is of French and Danish descent. [1]
| 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 | ||
