Andreas Jungdal

Andreas Jungdal
Jungdal with Rheindorf Altach in 2023
Personal information
Full name Andreas Kristoffer Jungdal
Date of birth (2002-02-22) 22 February 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Singapore
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Cremonese
Number 22
Youth career
2007–2013 Skibet IF
2013–2019 Vejle
2019–2022 AC Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 AC Milan 0 (0)
2023 → Rheindorf Altach (loan) 6 (0)
2023– Cremonese 6 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Denmark U17 6 (0)
2019–2020 Denmark U18 3 (0)
2021– Denmark U20 2 (0)
2022– Denmark U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 December 2023

Andreas Kristoffer Jungdal (born 22 February 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Cremonese. Born in Singapore, he is a Denmark youth international.

Career

Jungdal was born in Singapore,[2] where his father was stationed for The Lego Group.[3][4] His family returned to Denmark, and he started playing football as a five-year-old for Skibet IF in Vejle, before joining the town's main club Vejle Boldklub in 2013.[5]

On 16 July 2019, Jungdal joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A club AC Milan.[5][6][7] He was part of the first team for the first time on 26 October 2020 as an unused substitute in a 3–3 home draw against Roma in Serie A.[8] On 18 October 2021, he extended his contract with Milan until 2024.[9] In late 2021, he was sidelined with a disease in his kidneys, but made a full recovery in early 2022.[10]

In 10 January 2023, he joined Austrian Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach on a six-month loan until the end of the season, with an option to be signed permanently.[11]

On 10 August 2023, Jungdal signed with recently relegated Serie B club Cremonese, on a free transfer.[12] He made his debut for the club on 31 October, in a 2–1 win against Cittadella in Coppa Italia.[13]

Style of play

Jungdal has been described as an "explosive" goalkeeper with good ability to play out from the back. The media has compared his playing style to that of Mike Maignan.[14]

International career

Jungdal is eligible to represent the Singapore national football team as he was born in Singapore and also eligible to represent Denmark due to both of his parents being from the same country. In 2018, he was called up to the Denmark U-17 team.

Honours

AC Milan

References

  1. ^ "Andreas Jungdal". SC Rheindorf Altach. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ Singh, Dilenjit (18 March 2021). "Unleash the Roar project: Local core, but foreigners to add more". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ Selmann, Philip (4 January 2021). "Dansk stortalent jagter dét, som han ikke kan finde derhjemme". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ Dalgård, Jonas (15 October 2021). "Ung dansker snuser til CL i Milan: Surrealistisk". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b "VB sælger Andreas Jungdal til AC Milan". Vejle Boldklub (in Danish). 16 July 2019. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  6. ^ Puce, Massimiliano (18 November 2021). "Chi è Andreas Jungdal, il nuovo portierino rossonero?". Numero Diez (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  7. ^ Pietrella, Francesco (1 October 2021). "Chi è Jungdal, il terzo portiere di Pioli su cui il Milan punta per il futuro". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2 November 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  8. ^ Skjøth, Johannes (26 October 2020). "18-årig dansk keeper er på bænken for Milan". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  9. ^ Di Benedetto, Lorenzo (18 October 2021). "UFFICIALE: Milan, rinnovo per Andreas Jungdal: il portiere 2002 ha prolungato fino al 2024 - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". TUTTOmercatoWEB (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  10. ^ Dvinge, Nicolai (22 May 2022). "Fodbold blev sekundært for syg Milan-dansker - TV 2". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  11. ^ "SCR Altach verpflichtet Milan-Keeper Jungdal". SC Rheindorf Altach (Press release) (in Austrian German). 10 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  12. ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ANDREAS JUNGDAL".
  13. ^ "Cremonese Cittadella 2-1 d.t.s, gol e highlights". Sky Sport.
  14. ^ Gioia, Antonello (18 October 2021). "Milan, chi è Jungdal: esplosività e qualità in impostazione per un rinnovo che sa di fiducia - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". TUTTOmercatoWEB (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  15. ^ "AC Milan win first Serie A title for 11 years after final-day win at Sassuolo". Sky Sports. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2023.

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