Mads Hansen (footballer, born 1984)

Mads André Hansen (born 2 February 1984) is a former Norwegian footballer, and a one-hit wonder with the single "Sommerkroppen".[2] He has previously played for Lier, Strømsgodset, Fredrikstad and Mjøndalen.

Mads Hansen
Personal information
Full name Mads André Hansen
Date of birth (1984-02-02) 2 February 1984
Place of birth Drammen, Norway
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Lier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Strømsgodset 1 (0)
2004–2010 Mjøndalen 30 (6)
2011–2012 Fredrikstad 45 (2)
2013–2018 Mjøndalen 144 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 April 2012

Hansen was in 2009 awarded NRK's Gullballen for his goal for Mjøndalen against Hønefoss. He played 45 matches for Fredrikstad in Tippeligaen between 2011 and 2012.

Club career

Hansen was born in Drammen and grew up in Lier, where he played for Lier[1] before he joined Strømsgodset. He got one appearance for the team in 2002 before he left for the Third Division side Mjøndalen ahead of the 2004-season.[3][4]

Hansen was one of the profiles on the team when Mjøndalen earned promotion to the First Division.[5] On 25 October 2009 he scored the match-winning goal in the 2-1 win against league-leaders Hønefoss, a victory that saved Mjøndalen from relegation. Hansen's goal, which was a solo-raid from his own half, have been compared to Maradona's goal against England in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and was woted Goal of the Year during NRK's Gullballen.[6]

Hansen was wanted by Tippeligaen side Fredrikstad during the summer of 2010, and offered between 400,000 and 500,000 NOK for the midfielder position. This was rejected by Mjøndalen, and when Fredrikstad got another bid rejected after the 2010 season, which according to Drammens Tidende was 325,000 NOK,[7] Hansen considered paying 50,000 NOK out of his own pocket to make his dream to play in Tippeligaen come true.[8] Hansen eventually signed a three-year contract with Fredrikstad in January 2011, after external investors paid what Fredrikstad couldn't afford to pay for Hansen.[9]

Hansen scored a goal in his debut for Fredrikstad, and was a regular for the team in the first half of the 2011 season. He only started four matches in the 2012 season due to an injury, when the team got relegated from the Tippeligaen.[5] He played a total of 35 matches and scored two goals for Fredrikstad in Tippeligaen. Ahead of the 2013 season, Hansen rejoined his old team Mjøndalen, and signed a three-year contract with the club.[5]

On April 27, 2018, Hansen announced he would retire from professional football, due to lack of motivation.[10] Madsen played 352 matches for Mjøndalen, making him the player with the second most appearances for "the brown-shirts".

Career statistics
As of 30 April 2018
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2002 Strømsgodset 1. divisjon 100010
2009 Mjøndalen 1. divisjon 29311304
2010 27330303
2011 Fredrikstad Tippeligaen 30260362
2012 15020170
2013 Mjøndalen 1. divisjon 29140331
2014 1. divisjon 29020310
2015 Tippeligaen 30140341
2016 OBOS-ligaen 22020240
2017 29120311
2018 510051

References
  1. "Mads Hansen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. "Sensasjonelle Spotify-tall for Mads Hansen-låten "Sommerkroppen"". VG. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. Nilsen, Magne J. (7 January 2012). "SIF inn i kampen om Hansen". dt.no (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2009-10-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Nilsen, Magne J. (31 January 2013). "Henter hjem Hansen" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  6. "Brynild Gruppen serverer Mads Hansen til FFK" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
  7. Solbakken, Espen (25 December 2010). ""Maradona-Hansen" frykter eliteseriedrømmen ryker" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  8. Gangstøe, Jørgen (17 January 2011). "Mjøndalen-kaptein vil betale seg til FFK av egen lomme" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  9. Løfaldli, Reidar (19 January 2011). "Mads Hansen klar for Fredrikstad" (in Norwegian). Adresseavisa. Norwegian News Agency. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  10. "Mads Hansen legger opp" (in Norwegian).
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