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Magnus Møller
Illinois Fighting Illini – No. 56
PositionOffensive tackle
ClassSophomore
Personal information
Born: (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)
Vejle, Denmark
Height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight310 lb (141 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolRødkilde Gymnasium
(Rødkilde, Denmark)

Magnus Møller (born 28 March 2003) is a Danish American football offensive tackle. Magnus is currently playing college football at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is the youngest European to have received an American Football college scholarship, having received his first offer at the age of 15 from Towson University.[1]

Early life edit

Magnus grew up in Vejle, Denmark & before switching to American football he practiced taekwondo; becoming the youngest in Denmark to get a youth black belt at the time. Prompted by elder brother Peter Møller [2], whom also played the sport, Magnus joined the Triangle Razorbacks of the Danish American Football Federation beginning on their Under 12 team. Due to his size & talent, Magnus was progressively moved up to the next age-group earlier, consistently gaining dispensation to play at a higher level, & ending his Danish football career playing for the club's Senior Elite team although he was technically still an Under 19 player.

Danish National Team edit

Prompted by his coaches at Triangle Razorbacks, Magnus first attended training camps for the Danish Under 17 National Team at the age of 14 [3] but due to injury Magnus' first games for the national team were at the 2019 IFAF U19 European Championships held in Bologna, Italy.[4] In 2021, at the U19 Nordic Championship held in Helsingør, Denmark, Magnus was named Speaking Captain.

College Offers edit

At the age of 15 received Magnus his first Division 1 college scholarhip offer from Towson University. Magnus later received offers from: Fordham University, University of Massachusetts, University of Fresno State, Brown University, Harvard University, Dartmouth University, Eastern Michigan University, University of Cincinnati, University of Central Michigan, University of Louisville, & the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign [5] [6]. Magnus made an official visit to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the end of November 2021 [7] where he was recruited by Head Coach Bret Bielema & Offensive Line Coach Bart Miller. Magnus committed to Illinois on the 29th November, & signed his Letter of Intent on the 15th December 2021.

References edit

  1. ^ "15 årige Magnus Møller har fået tilbudt sit første college scholarship | DAFF". 25 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Mød fremtidens football-stjerner i Vejle". 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Interview med Magnus Møller (del 5 af 10). 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈 Razor har en tradition med at sende vores spillere og trænere afsted på landsholdet. Magnus taler... | By Triangle Razorbacks | Facebook" – via www.facebook.com.
  4. ^ "IFAF 2019 U19 European Championships: Check out the matchups for Day 1 | Italia". 28 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Amerikanske universiteter hiver og flår i dansk talent". 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "NFL-håb - Amerikanske universiteter hiver og flår i dansk talent".
  7. ^ "Official visit primer: Denmark OL Magnus Møller".

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