Mads Bidstrup

Mads Bidstrup (born 25 February 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brentford. He is a product of the F.C. Copenhagen academy has been capped by Denmark at youth level.

Club Career

Early career

A midfielder, Bidstrup began his career in the youth systems at Herfolge, Brondby and F.C. Copenhagen. In January 2018, he transferred to German club RB Leipzig for an initial 15 million kr fee. Bidstrup was a part of the RB Leipzig U19 team which reached the 2019 DFB-Pokal Junior Final and despite having three years remaining on his contract, he departed the club in July 2020.

Brentford

On 16 July 2020, Bidstrup joined the B team at English Championship club Brentford on a three-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee. He was included in the first team group for its pre-season training camp at St George's Park, but suffered a patella injury during the camp, which required surgery. After returning to fitness, Bidstrup made his B team debut in a match versus a Stevenage XI on 14 February 2021 and three days later, he won his maiden call into the first team squad for a league match versus West London rivals Queens Park Rangers. He remained an unused substitute during the 2–1 defeat and was thereafter a regular inclusion on the bench. Bidstrup made six late-season appearances, including a substitute cameo in the promotion-clinching 2–0 2021 Championship play-off Final victory over Swansea City on 29 May. He was promoted into the first team squad in June 2021.

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