Janus Drachmann

Janus Mats Drachmann (born 11 May 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga side AC Horsens.

Born in Frederikssund, Drachmann emerged from the AC Horsens academy in 2006, and grew into a key player in midfield for the club, as well as the team captain. He since played for SonderjyskE and Midtjylland, before signing with OB in 2018.

Drachmann is a youth international for Denmark, having gained caps for the under-20 and under-21 sides.

Club Career

Horsens

Drachmann came to AC Horsens as an 18-year-old in the summer of 2006, to complete his education, and at the same time develop as a player on the club's reserve team. Due to injury to teammate and Horsens star player Allan Sogaard, Drachmann grabbed the opportunity to be the starting defensive midfielder for the club during the 2007–08 Superliga season. Despite his young age he showed himself capable of playing at the highest level. During the next nine years, Drachmann made 171 league appearances for the club, in which he scored four goals, and grew into team captain.

SonderjyskE

Drachmann signed a two-year contract with SonderjyskE on 5 June 2015. He played there for two seasons, in which he made 44 league appearances and scored one goal.

Midtjylland

On 4 January 2017, was first announced that Drachmann would move to Midtjylland after the ongoing season, but on 29 January, he was set to move to the club Midtjylland immediately. He made his debut for the club on 7 March 2017 in a match against the third tier club Kjellerup IF in the Danish Cup, which Midtjylland won 3–0 with goals by Bruninho, Mikkel Duelund and Simon Kroon. He made his Superliga debut for the club on 19 March, when he started against Nordsjalland; a match which Midtjylland lost 1–2. He played a total of nine matches in his first half of the season at the club, all of which were from the start. However, he did not play the full