Alexander Munksgaard

Alexander Munksgaard Nielsen (born 13 December 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Danish Superliga side AGF. He has represented Denmark at under-21 level.

A product of Midtjylland's youth academy, Munksgaard made his professional debut in July 2015. He had a brief spell on loan with Lyngby during the 2016–17 season before returning to Midtjylland. He joined AGF in 2019.

Club Career

As a youth player, Munksgaard first played for Vind IF, then Vinding UIF, and finally in Vildbjerg SF, before being scouted to the Midtjyland youth academy in 2010. Munksgaard made his debut in the Danish Superliga on 24 July 2015, where he played the entire match in a 1–2 victory over SonderjyskE. On 31 August 2016, it was announced that Munksgaard signed a one-season loan deal with Lyngby Boldklub valid for the 2016–17 season. He made his league debut for Lyngby in a 1–0 win over Brondby IF. After the end of the loan, Munksgaard returned to Midtjylland.

On 4 January 2019, Munksgaard signed with AGF on a five-year contract, reuniting him with his manager at Lyngby, David Nielsen. He made his debut for the club on 8 February in a 2–0 win over Esbjerg fB. He scored his first goal for the club on 11 November 2019 in a 4–2 win over SonderjyskE.