{{short description|Finnish basketball player (born 1995)}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Alexander Madsen | image = MADSEN.jpg | image_size = 150px | caption = Madsen in action with AEK Athens | position = Center | height_m = 2.08 | weight_kg = 103 | nationality = Finnish / Danish | league = Greek Basketball League | team = ASK Karditsas | number = 24 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|1|26|df=y}} | birth_place = Valkeala, Finland | draft_year = | career_start = 2011 | career_end = | years1 = 2011–2016 | team1 = Kouvot | years2 = 2016–2018 | team2 = USK Praha | years3 = 2018–2019 | team3 = CB Gran Canaria | years4 = 2019–2022 | team4 = VEF Rīga | years5 = 2022–2023 | team5 = AEK Athens | years6 = 2023 | team6 = VEF Rīga | years7 = 2023–2024 | team7 = MoraBanc Andorra | years8 = 2024–2025 | team8 = Força Lleida | years9 = 2025–present | team9 = Karditsa | highlights = * Latvian-Estonian League champion (2022) * 3x Latvian League champion (2020–2022) * Finnish Korisliiga champion (2016) * Latvian Cup winner (2022) * Korisliiga Sixth Man of the Year (2016) * Latvian Cup MVP (2022) | medaltemplates = }} '''Alexander Thor Bjerregård Madsen''' (born 26 January 1995) is a Finnish professional basketball player for Karditsa of the Greek Basketball League. He also represents the Finnish national team in international competition.
==Club career== In Finland, Alexander Madsen played for Kouvot from 2012–2016.<ref name="KUISMA">[https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-10327482 Susijengin Alexander Madsen siirtyy Kanarialle: "Tilaisuutena liian hyvä jättää käyttämättä"] JONAS KUISMA (Yle), 28 July 2018. Accessed 29 September 2021.{{in lang|fi}}</ref>
He later played for USK Praha of the National Basketball League (Czech Republic) from 2016 to 2018.<ref name="KUISMA"/>
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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Υπέγραψε ο Μάντσεν |url=https://www.aekbc.gr/el/articles-4202/upegrapse-o-mantsen.htm |website=aekbc.gr |access-date=25 July 2022 |location=Online |archive-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220915184543/http://www.aekbc.gr/el/articles-4202/upegrapse-o-mantsen.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/alexander-madsen-kevatkaudeksi-espanjan-liigaan/ Alexander Madsen kevätkaudeksi Espanjan liigaan] basket.fi, 29 December 2023</ref>
On 29 December 2023, Madsen signed with BC Andorra of the Spanish Liga ACB.<ref>[https://yle.fi/a/74-20013000/64-3-200354 Alexander Madsen kevätkaudeksi Espanjan liigaan], Yle</ref>
In July 2024, Madsen joined newly promoted Liga ACB team Força Lleida.<ref>[https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/alexander-madsen-espanjan-liiganousija-lleidaan/ Alexander Madsen Espanjan liiganousija Lleidaan], basket.fi, 19 July 2024</ref>
In September 2025, he returned to Greece, signing with Karditsa.<ref>[https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/alexander-madsen-palaa-kreikan-paasarjaan/ Alexander Madsen palaa Kreikan pääsarjaan], Basketball Finland, 22 September 2025</ref>
==National team== Madsen played 64 matches combined for his country's youth national teams.<ref name="KUISMA"/>
Later, he became a member of the senior Finnish national basketball team.<ref>{{cite news |title= Kouvojen Alexander Madsen laittaa ruokaa ja syö kuudesti päivässä — "Jos tekee mieli napostella, otan näkkileipää"|url=https://www.kouvolansanomat.fi/paikalliset/3599633 |accessdate=28 September 2021 |work=Kouvolan Sanomat |date=18 March 2016 |language=Finnish}}</ref> He represented Finland in the EuroBasket 2022 and in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Madsen also played in the 2024 FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament.<ref>[https://www.basket.fi/basket/uutiset/susijengin-pelaajatusina-olympiakarsintoihin-on-vahvistettu/ Susijengin pelaajatusina olympiakarsintoihin on vahvistettu], basket.fi, 30 June 2024</ref>
==Personal life== Madsen was born in Valkeala, Kouvola, Finland, 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://lentopallo.info/lentopallo/2020/04/28/suomen-lentopalloilun-monikulttuurinen-tahdisto-2020/ |title=Suomen lentopalloilun monikulttuurinen tähdistö 2020 |last=Tuominen |first=Pasi |date=28 April 2020 |website=Lentopallo.info |publisher=East Side Media |language=fi |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/koripallo/art-2000000873207.html |title=ISTV klo 18.30: Kouvot–Seagulls – Urheiluperheen suurlupaus näyttää taitojaan |last=Einiö |first=Matti |date=4 February 2015 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hameenlinnankaupunkiuutiset.fi/paikalliset/4855417 |title=Michaela Madsenin kevät huipentui tuplajuhlaan |last=Honkanen |first=Pasi |date=20 May 2016 |website=Hämeenlinnan Kaupunkiuutiset |publisher=Keskisuomalainen |language=fi |access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> His older sister {{ill|Michaela Madsen|fi}} and younger sister {{ill|Yasmine Madsen|fi}} are Finnish international volleyball players,<ref>[https://lentopallo.info/lentopallo/2018/03/30/koko-kausi-sivu-suun-nyt-kutsu-maajoukkueeseen/ Koko kausi sivu suun – nyt kutsu maajoukkueeseen], lentopallo.info, 30 March 2018</ref> and his cousin Joel Naukkarinen is a World Champion rower. Madsen is a cook by education.
Madsen started his mandatory military service in Santahamina, Helsinki, in April 2019
==Career statistics== {{NBA player statistics legend}}
===FIBA Champions League=== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| VEF Rīga | 11 || 11 || 21.9 || .405 || .292 || .421 || 4.5 || 2.0 || .9 || '''1.2''' || 6.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| VEF Rīga | 9 || 9 || '''28.3''' || .500 || .320 || '''1.000''' || 5.7 || 1.7 || .3 || '''1.2''' || 6.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| VEF Rīga | 4 || 4 || 28.0|| '''.515''' || .000 || .833 || '''7.3''' || 2.0 || '''1.3''' || .8 || 9.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| AEK Athens | '''14''' || 14 || 10.1 || .514 || '''.400''' || .719 || 2.4 || .2 || .1 || .2 || 4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| VEF Rīga | 6 || 6 || 27.7 || .451 || .333 || .778 || 5.0 || '''2.8''' || 1.2 || '''1.2''' || '''11.0''' {{S-end}}
===Domestic leagues=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}} ! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free-throw percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}} ! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}} ! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}} ! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FIN|size=20px}} Kouvot || style="text-align:center;"|Korisliiga || 2 || 9.2 || .286 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FIN|size=20px}} Kouvot || style="text-align:center;"|Korisliiga || 7 || 8.2 || .563 || .545 || .857 || 2.0 || .4 || .0 || .4 || 4.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FIN|size=20px}} Kouvot || style="text-align:center;"|Korisliiga || 46 || 19.5 || .420 || .313 || .800 || 2.3 || .9 || .5 || .7 || 6.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FIN|size=20px}} Kouvot || style="text-align:center;"|Korisliiga || 43 || 20.0 || .463 || .377 || .538 || 2.3 || .8 || .4 || .9 || 6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|FIN|size=20px}} Kouvot || style="text-align:center;"|Korisliiga || 51 || 24.9 || .437 || .321 || .651 || 5.0 || 1.1 || .6 || 1.4 || 8.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE|size=20px}} USK Praha || style="text-align:center;"|CZ NBL || 38 || 29.9 || .457 || .298 || .769 || 5.4 || 1.8 || 1.0 || 1.3 || 10.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|CZE|size=20px}} USK Praha || style="text-align:center;"|CZ NBL || 31 || 29.0 || .479 || .314 || .733 || 6.5 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 1.5 || 9.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|ESP|size=20px}} Gran Canaria B || style="text-align:center;"|Tercera FEB || 26 || 21.0 || .440 || .333 || .727 || 6.1 || 1.6 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 9.2 |- {{S-end}}
===National team=== {| class="wikitable" style=" text-align:center;" |- ! Team ! Tournament ! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} ! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}} ! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}} |- | rowspan=3|Finland || EuroBasket 2022 || 7th || {{center|7}} || {{center|6.6}} || {{center|3.4}} || {{center|1.4}} |- | 2023 FIBA World Cup || 21st || {{center|5}} || {{center|6.6}} || {{center|2.4}} || {{center|1.2}} |- | EuroBasket 2025 || 4th || {{center|6}} || {{center|1.8}} || {{center|2.5}} || {{center|1.0}} |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.basket.fi/pelaaja/?id=11583 Basketball Finland profile] *[http://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2022/qualifiers/player/Alexander-Madsen FIBA Profile] *[https://www.championsleague.basketball/20-21/player/Alexander-Madsen Champions League Profile] *[https://basketball.eurobasket.com/player/Alexander-Madsen/Latvia/VEF-Riga/214277 Profile] at Eurobasket.com *[https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Alexander-Madsen/Summary/33758 Profile] at RealGM.com
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