Martin Albrechtsen

Akademisk Boldklub (AB)

Born in Værløse in the Capital Region of Denmark, Albrechtsen started his career at Akademisk Boldklub (AB). Alongside later Danish international Peter Løvenkrands, he was called up for the Danish under-19 national team in September 1997. In February 1998 they both signed their first professional contracts with AB, joining the senior squad which competed in the Danish Superliga championship. In the 1998–99 season, he scored 1 league goal in 9 games for tAB, while the following season he scores one goal in 31 league games. Albrechtsen was a part of the AB team which won the 1999 Danish Cup, and he was named 2000 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year. He made his debut for the Denmark national football team under national team manager Morten Olsen in April 2001. As AB struggled financially, Albrechtsen was sold to defending Superliga champions F.C. Copenhagen (FCK) in a DKK 9 million transfer deal in January 2002.

F.C. Copenhagen

Albrechtsen signed a 4+1⁄2-year contract with Copenhagen, looking to replace former team captain Jacob Laursen in the central defence. In total he played 14 league games for Løverne in the latter part of the 2001-02-season, while he made 27 league matches in 2002–03. He helped the club.win the 2003 and 2004 Danish Superliga championships, as well as the 2004 Danish Cup trophy. His performances for the club led to two additional national team matches, but after an unimpressive effort during the 0–2 loss to Bosnia…

Albrechtsen has two children, Justin and Cassandra. He had their names displayed on a specially designed pair of football boots, which he wore in a league match against Sheffield United in February 2008. The boots were a present from his girlfriend Camilla Malmberg. However, Albrechtsen and Camilla got separated in 2011. He later came in a relationship with a Danish model named Emilie Posborg, but got also separated in 2015. It was revealed in 2016, that Albrechtsen's son, Justin, suffered from an extremely rare disease named esophageal atresia. In 2023, he competed as a contestant on the Danish version of Survivor, Robinson Ekspeditionen.

Akademisk Boldklub Danish Cup: 1998–99 Copenhagen Danish Cup: 2003–04 Danish Superliga: 2003, 2004 West Bromwich Albion Football League Championship: 2007–08 Individual Danish U-21 Talent of the Year: 2000