Morten Hjulmand

Morten Blom Due Hjulmand (born 25 June 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Denmark national team.

Admira Wacker
On 13 May 2018, Copenhagen announced that they had sold Hjulmand to Admira Wacker from their U-19 squad. Hjulmand had never played any official games for Copenhagen's first team, but had been on training camps with them. He signed a contract until June 2022.

Hjulmand played his first game for Admira on 20 July 2018 against SC Neusiedl am See 1919 in the Austrian Cup. The midfielder played in all league games in the first half year at the club except for one game.

Lecce
On 16 January 2021, Hjulmand signed a four-year contract with Italian club Lecce, in the second-tier Serie B at the time.

Sporting CP
On 13 August 2023, Hjulmand signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga club Sporting CP for a fee of €18 million, which could rise to €21 million with add-ons. His release clause was set at €80 million.

Five days later, Hjulmand made his debut for Sporting, coming off the bench to replace Marcus Edwards on the 75th minute of a 2–1 league victory away at Casa Pia. He made his first start for the Lions on 27 August, in a 1–0 home win over Famalicão, being replaced by Daniel Bragança on the 84th minute. On 17 September 2023, Hjulmand scored his first goal for Sporting, the opener in a 3–0 league victory over Moreirense at Estádio José Alvalade.

International career
Hjulmand was called up to the senior Denmark squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches on 16 and 19 June 2023 against Northern Ireland and Slovenia, respectively. On 7 September 2023, Hjulmand made his debut for the senior team, coming off the bench in a 4–0 win over San Marino.

On 20 June 2024, he scored his first international goal; an equaliser against England at Euro 2024.

Personal life
Morten Hjulmand is not related to Denmark national team manager Kasper Hjulmand.

International

 * Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hjulmand goal.

Honours
Sporting CP Individual
 * Primeira Liga: 2023–24
 * Primeira Liga Team of the Year: 2023–24