Silkeborg IF

Silkeborg IF net spend since 2015

Silkeborg IF have spent €5m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €34m: a net profit of €29m on transfers.

That covers 54 signings (20 for a disclosed fee, 14 free, 20 undisclosed) and 57 departures (26 sold for a disclosed fee, 17 free, 14 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 7 in, 14 out.

Record signing: Mads Freundlich, €535k from Hobro (Jul 2024). Record sale: Alexander Lind, €4m to Pisa (Aug 2024).

Silkeborg IF transfer spending by season

Silkeborg IF record signings

1. Mads Freundlich · €535k from Hobro · Jul 2024
2. Oliver Ross · €500k from Aalborg BK · Feb 2026
3. Lukas Engel · €500k from Vejle Boldklub · Jul 2022
4. Kristian Kirkegaard · €400k from Horsens · Sep 2026
5. Pedro Ganchas · €400k from Paços de Ferreira · Jul 2024

Silkeborg IF record sales

1. Alexander Lind · €4m to Pisa · Aug 2024
2. Pelle Mattsson · €3m to Norwich City · Aug 2025
3. Oliver Sonne · €3m to Burnley · Jan 2025
4. Lukas Engel · €3m to Middlesbrough · Aug 2023
5. Nicolai Vallys · €3m to Brøndby IF · Aug 2022

Silkeborg IF trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 29 players Silkeborg IF both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €27m against €1m paid: a trading profit of €25m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €17m across 12 players, led by Alexander Lind (€4m to Pisa, Aug 2024).

• Alexander Lind: academy graduate (Jul 2021), sold to Pisa for €4m (Aug 2024): profit €4m
• Pelle Mattsson: academy graduate (Jul 2019), sold to Norwich City for €3m (Aug 2025): profit €3m
• Rasmus Carstensen: academy graduate (Sep 2019), sold to Genk for €3m (Aug 2022): profit €3m
• Oliver Sonne: signed free (Jul 2021), sold to Burnley for €3m (Jan 2025): profit €3m
• Lukas Engel: signed for €500k (Jul 2022), sold to Middlesbrough for €3m (Aug 2023): profit €3m

• Kasper Kusk Vangsgaard: signed for €350k (Aug 2022), left free for Vendsyssel (Jul 2024): loss €350k
• Tonni Adamsen: signed for €200k (Aug 2022), left free for SK Rapid (Jul 2026): loss €200k
• Anders Hagelskjær: signed for €40k (Jul 2018), left free for Aalborg BK (Jul 2021): loss €40k
• Frederik Thykær Rieper: signed for €20k (Jan 2024), left free for Fredericia (Jul 2024): loss €20k

Silkeborg IF ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Silkeborg IF have made 3 signings and 6 departures in 2026/27, plus 1 loan out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Nicolai Larsen (left free for Vejle Boldklub, 31 league starts in 2025/26); in Thomas Mikkelsen (free from Brøndby IF, no league minutes yet).
• Defence: out Simon Stüker (to Randers FC, 2 league starts in 2025/26); in Maël de Gevigney (from Barnsley, 204 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Tonni Adamsen (left free for SK Rapid, 30 league starts in 2025/26), Callum McCowatt (to AGF, 30 league starts in 2025/26), Younes Bakiz (loan to Raja Casablanca, 19 league starts in 2025/26), Oskar Boesen (to Esbjerg, 2 league starts in 2025/26); in nobody.
• Attack: out Alexander Simmelhack (to IFK Göteborg, 3 league starts in 2025/26); in Kristian Kirkegaard (from Horsens, 279 league minutes since).

Silkeborg IF injury news: injuries and suspensions

Silkeborg IF have 2 players injured as of 7 Nov 2026, with €6m of value sidelined.

• William Møller (DEF): Broken collarbone · out since 3 Oct 2026 · expected back 31 Dec 2026 · 5 games missed
• Maël de Gevigney (DEF): Hamstring injury · out since 25 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 3 games missed

Silkeborg IF last starting XI

Silkeborg IF's last league starting XI, v Lyngby Boldklub on 6 Nov 2026: Aske Andrésen; Robin Østrøm, Alexander Priesborg, Pedro Ganchas; Jens Martin Gammelby, Mads Larsen, William Kirk, Villads Westh; Oliver Ross, Lucas Riisgaard, Kristian Kirkegaard.

1 change from the side that started v Odense BK on 1 Nov 2026.

Opponent: Lyngby Boldklub.

Silkeborg IF minutes played 2026/27

After 14 league games of 2026/27, 9 Silkeborg IF players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 3 are rotating and 14 have played under a quarter.

Out of contract by 30 June 2027 unless extended: Andreas Poulsen, Melker Jonsson, Thomas Mikkelsen.

Silkeborg IF club-trained players

We can verify 8 club-trained players in the Silkeborg IF squad: Aske Andrésen, Jens Martin Gammelby, Alexander Priesborg, William Kirk, Julius Lorents, Mikkel Øxenberg, Alexander Busch and Bastian Holm. Between them they have played 35% of Silkeborg IF's league minutes in 2026/27. 5 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Aske Andrésen (GK): 1,260 league minutes
• Jens Martin Gammelby (DEF): 1,221 league minutes
• Alexander Priesborg (DEF): 1,214 league minutes
• William Kirk (MID): 887 league minutes
• Julius Lorents (MID): 303 league minutes
• Mikkel Øxenberg (MID): 2 league minutes
• Alexander Busch (DEF): no league minutes yet
• Bastian Holm (GK): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 14 players club-trained at Silkeborg IF now play for other clubs we track, led by Pelle Mattsson (Norwich City, value €7m), Alexander Lind (Nordsjælland, value €5m) and Jeppe Okkels (Djurgården, value €5m).

• Pelle Mattsson · Norwich City · €7m
• Alexander Lind · Nordsjælland · €5m
• Jeppe Okkels · Djurgården · €5m
• Mads Emil Madsen · FC København · €5m
• Magnus Mattsson · FC København · €4m
• Sebastian Jørgensen · AGF · €3m
• Frederik Alves · Brøndby IF · €2m
• Frederik Carstensen · Sarpsborg 08 · €2m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.

Silkeborg IF free agents: released players without a club

One former Silkeborg IF player is a verified free agent as of 10 Nov 2026: Jeppe Andersen (€110k, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent