| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Illum Simmelhack | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Roskilde, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Roskilde | ||
| 2021–2022 | Randers | ||
| 2022–2024 | Copenhagen | ||
| 2023–2024 | → AC Milan (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Randers | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Silkeborg | 42 | (6) |
| 2026– | IFK Göteborg | 3 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Denmark U17 | 7 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Denmark U18 | 10 | (6) |
| 2024 | Denmark U19 | 7 | (3) |
| 2025 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:59, 19 September 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:02, 10 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Alexander Illum Simmelhack (born 11 November 2005) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.
Born in Roskilde, Alexander Simmelhack started his career local side FC Roskilde's youth team, where he played until the age of 15.
On 25 June 2021, Simmelhack was signed by Randers on a 3-year youth contract. On 24 June 2022, after one season with the youth team and two appearances for the senior side in the Danish Superliga, his contract was terminated after he expressed a desire to leave the club.
Less than a month after leaving Randers, on 16 July 2022, Simmelhack joined fellow Danish Superliga club Copenhagen on a contract until 2025. During the 2022–23 season, he played for the Copenhagen under-19 and reserves.
On 30 August 2023, he was loaned out to AC Milan's youth team for the duration of the 2023–24 season, with an option for the deal to be made permanent. While at AC Milan, he reached the final of the UEFA Youth League, where his team lost 3–0 to Olympiacos.
On 21 August 2024, Danish Superliga club Silkeborg announced the signing of Simmelhack on a contract until the end of 2027. He made his debut for the club on 25 August against Vejle in the Superliga, when he came on as a substitute for Younes Bakiz in the 87th minute, scoring the third goal of the match six minutes later to seal a 3–1 victory. In a match during the Superliga relegation round against Sønderjyske on 11 May 2025, he scored the only goal leading to Silkeborg's victory.
On 31 August 2026, Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg announced the signing of Simmelhack on a four-year deal. On 7 September, he scored on his debut for the club in a 4–1 away victory against Mjällby.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Randers | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Copenhagen | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Silkeborg | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 7 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2026 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 8 | ||
...angriberen Alexander Simmelhack, slog til med kampens enlige scoring, der sikrede Silkeborg en sejr på 1-0.[...striker Alexander Simmelhack scored the only goal of the match, securing a 1-0 victory for Silkeborg.]
Greb Alexander Simmelhack lige chancen? Når man råder over Tonni Adamsen, skal man gribe chancen som andetvalg. Simmelhack fik chancen fra start i går og gjorde det fremragende. Efter en lettere anonym første halvleg dukkede han op på det rette tidspunkt med scoringen til 10, hvilket antaendte hjemmeholdet.[Did Alexander Simmelhack seize the opportunity? When you have Tonni Adamsen, you have to seize the opportunity as a second choice. Simmelhack got the chance from the start yesterday and did excellently. After a somewhat anonymous first half, he appeared at the right time with the score to 10, which ignited the home team.]