# Albert Grønbæk

Albert Grønbæk Erlykke (Danish pronunciation:; born 23 May 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Southampton, on loan from Ligue 1 club Rennes, and the Denmark national team. A versatile player, he can be deployed as a central midfielder, attacking midfielder or left winger.

## Club career
### AGF

Grønbæk started his career in local club Vejlby-Risskov Idrætsklub (VRI) before transferring to AGF in 2015 on a youth contract. Grønbæk made his debut for AGF in July 2020, when he came on in the 71st minute in a 3–2 win against AaB. Ahead of the 2020–21 Danish Superliga, Grønbæk was officially moved into the AGF first team. In September 2020, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 win against OB.

### FK Bodø/Glimt

On 13 August 2022, it was confirmed that Grønbæk had been sold to Norwegian Eliteserien club FK Bodø/Glimt, signing a deal until June 2027. AGF also stated that the sale of Grønbæk was a new record for the club.

### Rennes

On 15 July 2024, Grønbæk joined Ligue 1 side Rennes on a five-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club on 15 September 2024 in a 3–0 victory against Montpellier.

#### Southampton (loan)

On 21 January 2025, Grønbæk joined Premier League side Southampton on loan for the remainder of the 2024–25 season. He made his debut for the club on 1 February 2025 in a 2–1 away victory against Ipswich Town.

## International career

Grønbæk was called up to the senior Denmark national team for the first time for the Nations League games against Switzerland and Serbia in September 2024. He debuted on 5 September 2024 against Switzerland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, in which he played 81 minutes and received the Man of the Match award as Denmark won 2–0. Three days later, he scored his first international goal as Denmark defeated Serbia 2–0.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| AGF | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| AGF | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
| AGF | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 |
| AGF | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| AGF | Total | Total | 74 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 8 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 2022 | Eliteserien | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 4 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 2023 | Eliteserien | 28 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 50 | 18 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 2024 | Eliteserien | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 8 |
| Bodø/Glimt | Total | Total | 55 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 8 | — | — | 87 | 30 |
| Rennes | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 |
| Southampton (loan) | 2024–25 | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 149 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 40 |
* ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, FA Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearance in Danish Superliga Europa League play-offs
* ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Denmark | 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 1 |
    As of match played 18 November 2024. Denmark score listed first, score column indicates score after each Grønbæk goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 8 September 2024 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 2 | Serbia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A |

## Honours

Bodø/Glimt
* Eliteserien: 2023, 2024