Joakim Mæhle

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Joakim Mæhle
Mæhle with Genk in 2019
Personal information
Full name Joakim Mæhle Pedersen[1]
Date of birth (1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Østervrå, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2009 Østervrå IF
2009–2016 AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 AaB 24 (1)
2017–2021 Genk 105 (4)
2021–2023 Atalanta 80 (4)
2023– VfL Wolfsburg 25 (2)
International career‡
2017 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2017–2019 Denmark U21 7 (2)
2020– Denmark 43 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:05, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Joakim Mæhle Pedersen (born 20 May 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Denmark national team.

Club career[edit]

AaB[edit]

Born in Østervrå, Vendsyssel, Mæhle started playing football with local club Østervrå IF and moved to the AaB youth academy as a 12-year-old.[3] At the age of 19, Mæhle was promoted into the first team squad on 10 June 2016 and also signed a full-time senior contract with AaB.[4] He made his debut for AaB on 7 August 2016.[5] He started on the bench, but replaced Thomas Enevoldsen in the 89th minute in a 2–1 victory against FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga.

On 11 November 2016, Mæhle earned a new contract until 2020.[6] In April 2017, AaB confirmed that they were in negotiations with a foreign club about Mæhle.

Genk[edit]

On 9 May 2017, AaB confirmed that they had sold Mæhle to Belgian club Racing Genk for an undisclosed fee, starting from 1 July 2017.[3] He was signed to succeed right-back Timothy Castagne, who had moved to Atalanta. Mæhle made his debut for Genk on 29 July 2017 in the first league match of the season against Waasland-Beveren as a substitute for Amine Khammas. In his first season with the club, he was not a fixed starter, competing with Clinton Mata for his position. In his second season, after Mata's departure to Club Brugge, he won a permanent starting position. That season, Mæhle grew into a key player in the Genk starting eleven. At the end of the season, Genk won the Belgian championship.

On 11 September 2019, Mæhle extended his contract until June 2023.[7]

Atalanta[edit]

Genk announced on 22 December 2020 that Mæhle had signed for Atalanta on a five-year contract for a fee of €10 million. His transfer was made official on 4 January 2021.[8] He made his Serie A debut for Atalanta on 6 January in the club's 3–0 win over Parma.[9] On 28 February, Mæhle provided an assist in Atalanta's 2–0 win over Sampdoria.[10] Mæhle scored his first goal for Atalanta in a 6–2 Serie A victory over Udinese on 9 January 2022.[11]

VfL Wolfsburg[edit]

In August of 2023, Mæhle joined VfL Wolfsburg for a fee of reportedly around €12 million.[12] On September 6th, 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2-1 win against 1. FC Union Berlin.[13]

International career[edit]

Mæhle made his Denmark national team debut on 5 September 2020 in a Nations League game against Belgium; he substituted Martin Braithwaite in the 72nd minute of a 2–0 home loss.[14] He scored his first international goal in a friendly against the Faroe Islands on 7 October 2020.

In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals.[15]

On 12 October 2021, Maehle scored the only goal as Denmark defeated Austria to secure a place at the World Cup in Qatar.[16]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 30 March 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AaB 2016–17 Danish Superliga 24 1 1 0 – 25 1
Genk 2017–18 Belgian Pro League 25 0 2 0 – 27 0
2018–19 Belgian Pro League 39 3 2 1 13[b] 0 54 4
2019–20 Belgian Pro League 25 0 2 1 6[c] 0 33 1
2020–21 Belgian Pro League 16 1 0 0 – 16 1
Total 105 4 4 2 19 0 128 6
Atalanta 2020–21 Serie A 20 0 3 0 2[c] 0 25 0
2021–22 Serie A 26 1 1 1 8[d] 1 35 3
2022–23 Serie A 34 3 2 0 – 36 3
Total 80 4 6 1 10 1 96 6
VfL Wolfsburg 2023–24 Bundesliga 25 2 3 0 – 28 2
Career total 234 11 14 3 29 1 277 15
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Belgian Cup, Coppa Italia, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International[edit]

As of match played 23 March 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2020 6 1
2021 17 7
2022 11 1
2023 8 2
2024 1 0
Total 43 11
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mæhle goal.
List of international goals scored by Joakim Mæhle
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2020 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark 2  Faroe Islands 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2 31 March 2021 Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria 8  Austria 2–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 21 June 2021 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 13  Russia 4–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2020
4 26 June 2021 Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands 14  Wales 3–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020
5 1 September 2021 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 17  Scotland 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 9 October 2021 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 20  Moldova 4–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 12 October 2021 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 21  Austria 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 12 November 2021 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 22  Faroe Islands 3–1 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 29 March 2022 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 25  Serbia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
10 7 September 2023 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 38  San Marino 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
11 17 November 2023 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 42  Slovenia 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours[edit]

Genk

Atalanta

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Denmark" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Joakim Mæhle". Atalanta B.C. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b AaB sælger Mæhle til KRC Genk‚ aabsport.dk, 9 May 2017
  4. ^ "AaB rykker seks talenter op på førsteholdet". bold.dk. 10 June 2016.
  5. ^ "NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AAB 1 - 2". soccerway.com. 7 August 2016.
  6. ^ "AaB giver Mæhle til 2020". bold.dk. 11 November 2016.
  7. ^ Mæhle forlænger aftalen med belgiske mestre, bold.dk, 11 September 2019
  8. ^ "Official: Atalanta deal for Maelhe". Football Italia. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Player - Joakim Maehle". Lega Serie A. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Sampodria 0 – 2 Atalanta". Lega Serie A. 28 February 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Udinese 2–6 Atalanta". atalanta.it. 9 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Official: Wolfsburg pick up Mæhle". Bulinews. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  13. ^ "VfL Wolfsburg - 1. FC Union Berlin | Season 2023/2024 | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Denmark v Belgium game report". UEFA. 5 September 2020.
  15. ^ "26 spillere klar til EM for Danmark" [26 players ready for the European Championship for Denmark]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Denmark captain Simon Kjaer says they "can go a long way" after qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with a win over Austria in Copenhagen". BBC. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  17. ^ Joakim Mæhle at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Mæhle, Joakim". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Atalanta 1–2 Juventus". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

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