Alexander Lyng (born 26 November 2004) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club Sønderjyske, on loan from Swiss club Servette FC.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Lyng | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Hørsholm, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Sønderjyske (on loan from Servette) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HUI | |||
| Helsingør | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Helsingør | 47 | (11) |
| 2023– | Servette II | 17 | (1) |
| 2023– | Servette | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Sønderjyske (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U-18 | 11 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Denmark U-19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | Denmark U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:04, 11 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:14, 27 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editFC Helsingør
editLyng moved from his childhood club Hørsholm-Usserød IK, also known as HUI, to FC Helsingør as a youngster.[2] On his 15th birthday on November 26, 2019, he signed with FC Helsingør on a youth contract.[3]
Lyng impressed in the 2020/21 season in the youth ranks, scoring 22 goals in 21 games for Helsingør U-17 and 9 goals in 8 games for U-19.[4] He started training with the first team in the 2021/22 season. After a training match where Lyng scored twice against Lyngby Boldklub in the summer kick-off, Lyng was permanently promoted to the first team squad and extended his contract with Helsingør until June 2023.[4]
Lyng made his official debut for FC Helsingør on July 23, 2021, in the Danish 1st Division - the first match of the 2021/22 season - against Fremad Amager, where he became the youngest debutant in Helsingør's history at 16 years and 239 days.[5] In the following match against Esbjerg fB, Lyng also became the youngest goal scorer in the club's history when he got on the scoresheet.[6] In both the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, Lyng, despite his young age, was a big profile in the team, and in the 2022–23 season the 18-year-old winger also became the club's top scorer with 11 goals in all competitions.[citation needed]
Servette FC
editOn June 20, 2023, it was confirmed that Helsingør had sold Lyng to Swiss Super League club Servette FC, in what became a record deal for Helsingør.[2][7] He signed a 3-year deal until June 2026.[8] According to the media Tipsbladet, Lyng was bought for a price between two and three million Danish kroner.[9]
Lyng started up with Servette's first team in the pre-season 2023–24, where he both played and scored in training matches. Lyng was in the starting line-up for Servette, where he both played and scored in the pre-season training matches. He was then injured and was out for three months before he was back on the training pitch.[10] After the injury, Lyng played primarily for the club's reserve team in the Swiss Promotion League, and was on the bench for the club's first team in some matches, though without playing a single minute for them in the 2023–24 season.[citation needed]
Loan to Sønderjyske
editOn May 29, 2024, newly promoted Danish Superliga club Sønderjyske confirmed that Lyng joined the club on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.[11]
Lyng's official debut for Sønderjyske came in the 1st round of the 2024-25 Danish Superliga on July 21, 2024, against Silkeborg IF, where he was in the starting lineup.[12]
References
edit- ^ Alexander Lyng at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Rekordsalg i FC Helsingør: 18-årige Alexander sendes til udlandet for millioner, helsingordagblad.dk, 20 June 2023
- ^ Stortalent skriver kontrakt med FCH, helsingordagblad.dk, 26 November 2019
- ^ a b FC Helsingør forlænger med stortalent: Nu rykkes han op på førsteholdet, helsingordagblad.dk, 11 July 2021
- ^ HELSINGØR VS. FREMAD AMAGER 1 - 0, soccerway.com, 23 July 2021
- ^ JULE- OG NYTÅRSHILSEN TIL MODER-SAMARBEJDSKLUBBER OG SAMARBEJDSPARTNERE, fchtalent.dk, 21 december 2021
- ^ FC HELSINGØR SÆLGER 18-ÅRIGE ALEXANDER LYNG TIL SCHWEIZISKE SERVETTE FC, fchtalent.dk, 20 June 2023
- ^ ALEXANDER LYNG REJOINT LE SERVETTE FC, servettefc.ch, 20 June 2023
- ^ Afsløring: Her er prisen på Alexander Lyng, tipsbladet.dk, 21 June 2023
- ^ Dyreste salg i Helsingørs historie fik ødelagt efterår af skade: - Det er hårdt og kan godt være ensomt, helsingordagblad.dk, 25 December 2023
- ^ LYNG SKAL HJEM OG VOKSE I DEN SØNDERJYSKE MULD, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 29 May 2024
- ^ SILKEBORG VS. SØNDERJYSKE 1 - 0, soccerway.com, 21 July 2024
External links
edit- Alexander Lyng at Soccerway
- Alexander Lyng national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)