 Mads Kikkenborg for RSC Anderlecht in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mads Juhl Kikkenborg | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-10-07)7 October 1999 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Esbjerg fB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Esbjerg fB | 25 | (0) |
| 2020 | →Sydvest 05 (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Lyngby | 49 | (0) |
| 2024– | Anderlecht | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Denmark U-19 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:39, 31 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Mads Juhl Kikkenborg (born 7 October 1999) is a Danish professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forBelgian Pro League clubAnderlecht.
Kikkenborg is a product ofEsbjerg fB, where he worked his way up through the youth ranks. In May 2019, Kikkenborg was on the bench for threeDanish Superliga games, however, without making his debut. On 19 December 2019 it was confirmed, that Kikkenborg would play the rest of the 2019-20 season on loan forDanish 2nd Division clubFC Sydvest 05.[1] However, he would still train with Esbjerg, due to the geographical distance between the clubs. Kikkenborg made seven appearances for the 2nd Division team.
After returning from the loan spell, Kikkenborg became a permanent part of the first team squad. On 2 September 2020, 20-year old Kikkenborg got his official debut for Esbjerg in aDanish Cup game againstGlamsbjerg IF.[2] About two months later, on 24 October 2020, he got hisDanish 1st Division debut againstHobro IK. Kikkenborg made 24 league appearances in that season. At the end of November 2020, Kikkenborg signed a new deal with Esbjerg until July 2024.[3]
On 28 July 2021, 21 of Esbjerg's first-team players including Kikkenborg, sent an open letter to club management, expressing "strong distrust" to the clubs manager,Peter Hyballa. The letter, which was also published in several media outlets, mentions several episodes where Hyballa had physically or mentally abused players.[4][5] In the wake of all the fuss, the club confirmed on 4 August 2021 that Kikkenborg had had his contract terminated by mutual agreement.[6]
Five days after leaving Esbjerg - on 9 August 2021 -Danish 1st Division clubLyngby Boldklub confirmed, that Kikkenborg had joined the club on a deal until June 2024.[7] With three strong goalkeepers in the squad, Kikkenborg had to wait until 6 November 2021 before he made his debut: it was in a league match againstHvidovre IF, which they lost 0-1.[8][9] Kikkenborg was noted for just six appearances in that season, but helped the team with promotion to the2022–23 Danish Superliga.[10]
Kikkenborg made his debut in the highest Danish league tier on 28 August 2022 againstViborg FF.[11][12]
On 27 January 2024 it was confirmed, that Kikkenborg had joinedBelgian Pro League clubAnderlecht on a deal until June 2028.[13] Kikkenborg managed to spend 2.5 years in Lyngby and made 53 appearances in the Royal Blue jersey and could now look forward to a life in Anderlecht, where he would become teammates with a lot of other Danes;Anders Dreyer,Kasper Dolberg,Thomas Delaney andKasper Schmeichel, led by Danish head coachBrian Riemer and football directorJesper Fredberg. Lyngby should get around 1.4-1.5 million euros for the Danish goalkeeper.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esbjerg | 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Danish 1st Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Sydvest 05 (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish 2nd Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Danish 2nd Division | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Lyngby | 2021–22 | Danish 1st Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 53 | 0 | |||
| Anderlecht | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 0 | ||
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