# Alexander Lyng

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{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alexander Lyng
| image = Alexander Lyng, U18 landsholdet, 15-11-2021.jpg
| image_size = 
| caption = 
| full_name = Alexander Lyng
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|11|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Hørsholm](/source/H%C3%B8rsholm), Denmark
| height = 1.77 m<ref>{{worldfootball.net|alexander-lyng|new_id=pe628601}}</ref>
| position = [Winger](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub = [Sønderjyske](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyske_Fodbold)
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [Hørsholm-Usserød](/source/H%C3%B8rsholm-Usser%C3%B8d_IK)
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = [Helsingør](/source/FC_Helsing%C3%B8r)
| years1 = 2021–2023
| clubs1 = [Helsingør](/source/FC_Helsing%C3%B8r)
| caps1 = 47
| goals1 = 11
| years2 = 2023–2025
| clubs2 = [Servette](/source/Servette_FC)
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2023–2024
| clubs3 = → [Servette II](/source/Servette_FC)
| caps3 = 17
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2024–2025
| clubs4 = → [Sønderjyske](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyske_Fodbold) (loan)
| caps4 = 23
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = [Sønderjyske](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyske_Fodbold)
| caps5 = 28
| goals5 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam1 = [Denmark U18](/source/Denmark_national_under-18_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 5
| nationalyears2 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam2 = [Denmark U19](/source/Denmark_national_under-19_football_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2023–2025
| nationalteam3 = [Denmark U20](/source/Denmark_national_under-20_football_team)
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 2
| nationalyears4 = 2025
| nationalteam4 = [Denmark U21](/source/Denmark_national_under-21_football_team)
| nationalcaps4 = 1
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 19 May 2026
| ntupdate = 4 September 2025
}}

'''Alexander Lyng''' (born 26 November 2004) is a Danish professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [winger](/source/Winger_(association_football)) for [Danish Superliga](/source/Danish_Superliga) club [Sønderjyske](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyske_Fodbold).

==Club career==
===FC Helsingør===
Lyng moved from his childhood club [Hørsholm-Usserød](/source/H%C3%B8rsholm-Usser%C3%B8d_IK), also known as HUI, to [FC Helsingør](/source/FC_Helsing%C3%B8r) as a youngster.<ref name="helsingordagblad.dk">[https://helsingordagblad.dk/sport/rekordsalg-i-fc-helsingoer-18-aarige-alexander-sendes-til-udlandet-for-millioner Rekordsalg i FC Helsingør: 18-årige Alexander sendes til udlandet for millioner], helsingordagblad.dk, 20 June 2023</ref> On his 15th birthday on 26 November 2019, he signed with FC Helsingør on a youth contract.<ref>[https://helsingordagblad.dk/helsingoer/stortalent-skriver-kontrakt-med-fch Stortalent skriver kontrakt med FCH], helsingordagblad.dk, 26 November 2019</ref>

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.<ref name=ft/> He started training with the first team in the 2021/22 season. After a training match where Lyng scored twice against [Lyngby Boldklub](/source/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.<ref name=ft>[https://helsingordagblad.dk/sport/fc-helsingoer-forlaenger-med-stortalent-nu-rykkes-han-op-paa-foersteholdet FC Helsingør forlænger med stortalent: Nu rykkes han op på førsteholdet], helsingordagblad.dk, 11 July 2021</ref>

Lyng made his official debut for FC Helsingør on 23 July 2021, in the [Danish 1st Division](/source/Danish_1st_Division) - the first match of the 2021/22 season - against [Fremad Amager](/source/Fremad_Amager), where he became the youngest debutant in Helsingør's history at 16 years and 239 days.<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/07/23/denmark/1st-division/elite-3000-helsingor/bk-fremad-amager/3511280/ HELSINGØR VS. FREMAD AMAGER  1 - 0], soccerway.com, 23 July 2021</ref> In the following match against [Esbjerg fB](/source/Esbjerg_fB), Lyng also became the youngest goal scorer in the club's history when he got on the scoresheet.<ref>[https://fchtalent.dk/jule-og-nytaarshilsen-til-moder-samarbejdsklubber-og-samarbejdspartnere/ JULE- OG NYTÅRSHILSEN TIL MODER-SAMARBEJDSKLUBBER OG SAMARBEJDSPARTNERE], fchtalent.dk, 21 December 2021</ref> 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|date= July 2024}}

===Servette FC===
On 20 June 2023, it was confirmed that Helsingør had sold Lyng to [Swiss Super League](/source/Swiss_Super_League) club [Servette FC](/source/Servette_FC), in what became a record deal for Helsingør.<ref name="helsingordagblad.dk"/><ref>[https://fchtalent.dk/fc-helsingoer-saelger-18-aarige-alexander-lyng-til-schweiziske-servette-fc/ FC HELSINGØR SÆLGER 18-ÅRIGE ALEXANDER LYNG TIL SCHWEIZISKE SERVETTE FC], fchtalent.dk, 20 June 2023</ref> He signed a 3-year deal until June 2026.<ref>[https://servettefc.ch/alexander-lyng-rejoint-le-servette-fc/ ALEXANDER LYNG REJOINT LE SERVETTE FC], servettefc.ch, 20 June 2023</ref> According to the media [Tipsbladet](/source/Tipsbladet), Lyng was bought for a price between two and three million [Danish krone](/source/Danish_krone)r.<ref>[https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/afsloering-her-er-prisen-paa-alexander-lyng Afsløring: Her er prisen på Alexander Lyng], tipsbladet.dk, 21 June 2023</ref>

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.<ref>[https://helsingordagblad.dk/sport/dyreste-salg-i-helsingoers-historie-fik-oedelagt-efteraar-af-skade-det-er-haardt-og-kan-godt-vaere-ensomt Dyreste salg i Helsingørs historie fik ødelagt efterår af skade: - Det er hårdt og kan godt være ensomt], helsingordagblad.dk, 25 December 2023</ref> After the injury, Lyng played primarily for the club's reserve team in the [Swiss Promotion League](/source/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|date= July 2024}}

====Loan to Sønderjyske====
On 29 May 2024, newly promoted [Danish Superliga](/source/Danish_Superliga) club [Sønderjyske](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyske_Fodbold) confirmed that Lyng joined the club on a one-year loan deal with an option to buy.<ref>[https://soenderjyskefodbold.dk/lyng-skal-hjem-og-vokse-i-den-soenderjyske-muld/ LYNG SKAL HJEM OG VOKSE I DEN SØNDERJYSKE MULD], soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 29 May 2024</ref>

Lyng's official debut for Sønderjyske came in the first round of the [2024-25 Danish Superliga](/source/2024-25_Danish_Superliga) on 21 July 2024, against [Silkeborg IF](/source/Silkeborg_IF), where he was in the starting lineup.<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2024/07/21/denmark/superliga/silkeborg-if-fs/sonderjyske/4362624/ SILKEBORG VS. SØNDERJYSKE  1 - 0], soccerway.com, 21 July 2024</ref>

===Sønderjyske===
On 3 May 2025, Lyng and [Sønderjyske](/source/S%C3%B8nderjyske_Fodbold) made the deal permanent, on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://soenderjyskefodbold.dk/soenderjyske-fodbold-skriver-kontrakt-med-alexander-lyng/|title=Sønderjyske Fodbold skriver kontrakt med Alexander Lyng|trans-title=Sønderjyske Football signs contract with Alexander Lyng|publisher=Sønderjyske Fodbold|language=da|date=3 May 2025|access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerway|alexander-lyng/746631}}
* {{DBU player|8394}}

{{SønderjyskE squad}}

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Category:2004 births
Category:Living people
Category:Danish men's footballers
Category:Danish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Denmark men's youth international footballers
Category:Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Danish 1st Division players
Category:Swiss Promotion League players
Category:FC Helsingør players
Category:Servette FC players
Category:Sønderjyske Fodbold players
Category:Danish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen

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