Malte Amundsen

Malte Meineche Amundsen (born 11 February 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer.

Club career
Born in Næstved, Amundsen started his youth career with hometown club Næstved Boldklub, before moving to the HB Køge youth academy in January 2013. He made his debut in the Danish Cup on 23 September 2015 against AC Horsens. A few months later on 29 November 2015, he made his league debut coming on against FC Vestsjælland.

In January of 2018, Amundsen signed a four-year contract with Norwegian club Rosenborg

On 20 April 2018, he made his debut for Rosenborg, playing the full match against Trygg/Lade in a cup game which Rosenborg won 4–2. A week later, he started against Lillestrøm in the 2018 Mesterfinalen and helped secure a 1–0 victory.

Appearing in three total games in three months for his new club, Amundsen went on loan to 3. Liga club Eintracht Braunschweig in order to get some playing time, and was reunited with his former manager at HB Køge. After being at the bottom of the 3. Liga table, the manager was fired and, as a result, Amundsen played sporadically over the following three months following the regime change, appearing in 14 total matches across all competitions for the German club.

After a "challenging" 2018, Amundsen returned to Denmark, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract with Vejle Boldklub on 15 January 2019. He scored two goals for his new club, the first goal coming in a 2–1 loss versus Skive IK, and the second coming in a 3–2 win against Lyngby, with Amundsen scoring the game winner from outside the box.

On 10 February 2021, it was announced that Vejle and New York City FC of Major League Soccer had successfully negotiated a transfer of Amundsen for a reported fee of ten million Danish Krone. While with New York City, Amundsen was part of the squad that won the 2021 MLS Cup, the first in the club's history.

On 25 April 2023, Amundsen was traded to the Columbus Crew in exchange for a potential figure of up to $500,000 In General Allocation Money. He made his first appearance for the Crew on 10 May 2023, starting in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup win against Loudoun United. He scored his first two goals with his new club in back-to-back games, the first in a 2–0 victory versus LA Galaxy on 17 May, and his second in a 3–2 loss versus FC Cincinnati on 20 May. At the conclusion of the 2023 season, Amundsen had scored 5 goals across all competitions. He also provided the game-winning assist to Yaw Yeboah in the MLS Cup Final, where Columbus secured a 2–1 victory, earning Amundsen his second MLS Cup title.

Honours
Rosenborg
 * Mesterfinalen: 2018

New York City FC
 * MLS Cup: 2021

Columbus Crew
 * MLS Cup: 2023