SIL Club profile
Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Idrætsforening
Silkeborg, Denmark Superliga · tier 1 Founded 26 April 1917 Colours www.silkeborgif.com ↗ Ansvej 110, 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark +45 8680 4477 Squad
25 players
avg age 24.4
Foreigners
6
24% of the squad
Internationals
0
called up by their country
League position
9 / 12
12 pts · 13 played · 2026/27
Stadium
JYSK Park
10,000 seats
Manager
Morten Dahm Kjærgaard
Transfer balance
+€1.2m
season 2026/27
Squad 25 players Player Age Nationality Height Foot Joined Contract Goalkeepers · 3 Aske Andrésen Goalkeeper 20 Denmark 200 cm right Jan 2023 from Silkeborg IF U19 Jun 2029 Thomas Mikkelsen Goalkeeper 43 Denmark 190 cm right Feb 2026 from Bröndby IF Dec 2026 Bastian Holm Goalkeeper 22 Denmark — right Jan 2024 from Silkeborg IF U19 Jun 2029 Defenders · 10 Robin Østrøm Centre-BackTeam captain 24 Norway · Denmark 188 cm right Aug 2022 from Ablöse €200k Dec 2028 Pedro Ganchas Centre-Back 26 Portugal 190 cm left Feb 2024 from FC Paços de Ferreira Dec 2028 Alexander Busch Centre-Back 23 Denmark 190 cm right Jan 2022 from Silkeborg IF U19 Dec 2027 Andreas Poulsen Left-Back 27 Denmark 188 cm left Jan 2024 from Aalborg BK Jun 2027 Pontus Rödin Centre-Back 26 Sweden 189 cm right Jan 2024 from IK Brage Dec 2027 Maël de Gevigney Centre-Back 27 France 186 cm right Aug 2026 from Barnsley FC Jun 2029 William Møller Centre-BackBroken collarbone - Return expected on 31/12/2026 18 Denmark — left Jan 2026 from Silkeborg IF U19 Jun 2028 Alexander Priesborg Centre-Back 21 Denmark 191 cm right Jan 2024 from Silkeborg IF U19 Jun 2028 Jens Martin Gammelby Right-Back 31 Denmark 192 cm both Jan 2024 from Hamarkameratene Jun 2028 Melker Jonsson Centre-Back 24 Sweden 186 cm right Jan 2026 from Landskrona BoIS Dec 2026 Midfielders · 8 Mads Freundlich Central Midfield 23 Denmark 177 cm right Jul 2024 from Hobro IK Jun 2029 Mads Larsen Central Midfield 25 Denmark 183 cm right Jan 2024 from Esbjerg fB Dec 2027 Villads Westh Central MidfieldRed card suspension – Superliga – until 03/11/2026 22 Denmark 182 cm left Jan 2025 from Kolding IF Dec 2029 William Kirk Central Midfield 19 Denmark — Jan 2026 from Silkeborg IF U19 — Rami Al Hajj Attacking Midfield 25 Sweden · Lebanon 180 cm right Nov 2025 from Plymouth Argyle Jun 2029 Julius Lorents Central Midfield 20 Denmark 178 cm Jan 2025 from Silkeborg IF U19 Jun 2029 Sofus Berger Central Midfield 23 Denmark 175 cm left Jan 2025 from Viborg FF Dec 2028 Mikkel Øxenberg Defensive Midfield 19 Denmark — Jan 2025 from Silkeborg IF U19 Jun 2030 Forwards · 4 Oliver Ross Left Winger 22 Denmark 186 cm right Feb 2026 from Aalborg BK Dec 2029 Kristian Kirkegaard Right Winger 29 Denmark 174 cm right Jan 2026 from AC Horsens Jun 2030 Lucas Riisgaard Right Winger 22 Denmark 174 cm both Jul 2026 from Aarhus Fremad Jun 2031 Malthe Hansen Centre-Forward 18 Denmark — Jan 2026 from Silkeborg IF U19 Jun 2031
Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.
Transfers Season 2026/27 Received
€2.1m
9 departures
Net balance
+€1.2m
received − spent
Arrivals · 10 Lucas Riisgaard
Right Winger · 22 y/o
Kristian Kirkegaard
Right Winger · 28 y/o
Leonel Montano
Left-Back · 27 y/o
Maël de Gevigney
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
Malthe Hansen
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
Oskar Boesen
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
Sebastian Biller
Left Winger · 20 y/o
Thomas Mikkelsen
Goalkeeper · 43 y/o
Show 2 more William Kirk
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
William Møller
Centre-Back · 18 y/o
Departures · 9 Callum McCowatt
Attacking Midfield · 27 y/o
Oskar Boesen
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
Younes Bakiz
Attacking Midfield · 27 y/o
Adam Wikman
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
Alexander Simmelhack
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
Jeppe Andersen
Attacking Midfield · 33 y/o
Nicolai Larsen
Goalkeeper · 35 y/o
Simon Stüker
Right-Back · 19 y/o
Show 1 more Tonni Adamsen
Attacking Midfield · 31 y/o
Manager & staff 14 people Manager
Morten Dahm Kjærgaard
Denmark · 42 y/o
Appointed 1 July 2026
Contract until —
Coaching Staff · 7 Peder Knudsen Assistant ManagerDenmark Anders Holvad Assistant ManagerDenmark Thomas Nørgaard Goalkeeping CoachDenmark Oliver Rosengren Goalkeeping CoachDenmark Kim Andersen Individual CoachDenmark Jens Letort Opponent AnalystDenmark Management · 1 Jesper Stüker Director of FootballDenmark Scouting · 1 Arun Rajkumar Head of ScoutingDenmark Medical department · 1 Michael Larsen PhysiotherapistDenmark Public Relations · 1 Simon Jakobsen Supporter Liaison OfficerDenmark Other · 1 Frank Hansen Marketing StaffDenmark Youth · 2 Peter Hansen Director of youth departmentDenmark Hans Paarup Head of Academy CoachingDenmark
Honours 6 titles 2× Danish cup winner 23/24 · 00/01 2× Danish second tier champion 18/19 · 13/14 1× Danish Champion 93/94 1× Intertoto Cup Champion 96/97
Dossiers linked to Silkeborg IF Showing 1–3 of 3 Logged 7d ago
VW
SI → CE
First reported Ontheminute.com · 30 Sep
Sources 1 independent 4 outlets · 6 articles
Stage interest
Fee Not reported Celtic are tracking Silkeborg midfielder Villads Westh, with bet365 News UK suggesting a January move could be on the cards. His contract at Silkeborg runs to December 2029.
Logged 7d ago
VW
SI → BC
First reported Ontheminute.com · 7 Oct
Sources 1 independent 2 outlets · 3 articles
Stage interest
Fee Not reported Bristol City have entered the race for Silkeborg midfielder Villads Westh, joining Celtic in monitoring the player, with interest described as at the watching stage and no bid reported, according to Ontheminute.com. His…
Logged 7d ago
VW
SI → MI
First reported Ontheminute.com · 25 Oct
Sources 1 independent 2 outlets · 2 articles
Stage interest
Fee Not reported Middlesbrough are among the clubs tracking Villads Westh, joining Celtic and Bristol City in keeping tabs on the Danish central midfielder, according to Ontheminute.com on 25 October. His listed contract at Silkeborg…
Club data updated 11d ago