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Alexander Madsen
Finnish basketball player
Alexander Thor Bjerregård Madsen (born 26 January 1995) is a Finnish professional basketball player who plays for Andorra of the Liga ACB.
Madsen in action with AEK Athens | |
| No. 20 – MoraBanc Andorra | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| League | Liga ACB |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29) Valkeala, Finland |
| Listed height | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) |
| Listed weight | 103 kg (227 lb) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2011–present |
| Career history | |
| 2011–2016 | Kouvot |
| 2016–2018 | USK Praha |
| 2018–2019 | CB Gran Canaria |
| 2019–2022 | VEF Rīga |
| 2022–2023 | AEK Athens |
| 2023 | VEF Rīga |
| 2023–present | Andorra |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Madsen was born to a Danish father and Finnish mother. His parents played volleyball in Finland: Niels Madsen played in the Finland Volleyball League and Vuokko Naukkarinen in the Finnish Women's Volleyball League.[1][2][3]
In Finland, Alexander Madsen played for Kouvot from 2012–2016.[4]
He later played for USK Praha of the National Basketball League (Czech Republic) from 2016 to 2018.[4]
After playing three seasons for VEF Rīga in Latvia, on July 25, 2022, Madsen signed a one-year contract with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the FIBA Champions league.[5] In 20 domestic league games, he averaged 6.2 points and 2.5 rebounds, playing around 14 minutes per contest.
He returned to VEF Riga for the 2023–24 season. After the team was knocked out of the FIBA Champions league, he terminated his contract with the club in the end of 2023.[6]
On 29 December 2023, Madsen signed with BC Andorra of the Spanish Liga ACB.[7]
Madsen played 64 matches combined for his country's youth national teams.[4]
Later, he became a member of the senior Finnish national basketball team.[8] He represented Finland in the EuroBasket 2022 and in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
- Tuominen, Pasi (28 April 2020). "Suomen lentopalloilun monikulttuurinen tähdistö 2020". Lentopallo.info (in Finnish). East Side Media. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- Einiö, Matti (4 February 2015). "ISTV klo 18.30: Kouvot–Seagulls – Urheiluperheen suurlupaus näyttää taitojaan". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- Honkanen, Pasi (20 May 2016). "Michaela Madsenin kevät huipentui tuplajuhlaan". Hämeenlinnan Kaupunkiuutiset (in Finnish). Keskisuomalainen [fi]. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- Susijengin Alexander Madsen siirtyy Kanarialle: "Tilaisuutena liian hyvä jättää käyttämättä" JONAS KUISMA (Yle), 28 July 2018. Accessed 29 September 2021.(in Finnish)
- "Υπέγραψε ο Μάντσεν". aekbc.gr. Online. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- Alexander Madsen kevätkaudeksi Espanjan liigaan basket.fi, 29 December 2023
- "Kouvojen Alexander Madsen laittaa ruokaa ja syö kuudesti päivässä — "Jos tekee mieli napostella, otan näkkileipää"". Kouvolan Sanomat (in Finnish). 18 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- FIBA Profile
- Champions League Profile
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- Profile at RealGM.com