Patrick Bunk-Andersen (born 13 January 1995) is a Danish footballer who plays as a defender.

Patrick Bunk-Andersen
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-13) 13 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Hvidovre IF
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Clemson Tigers 82 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Hvidovre IF 0 (0)
2015 Skovshoved IF 0 (0)
2019 Toronto FC II 28 (5)
2020 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 7 (0)
2021 Hillerød 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022

Career

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Youth, college and amateur

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Bunk-Anderson played for club Hvidovre IF in his home country of Denmark. After finishing secondary school in Denmark, Bunk-Anderson used a program that matches Scandinavian athletes with US Colleges to find Clemson University.[1] Bunk-Anderson would go on to make 82 appearances for the Tigers and score 4 goals in his four years at Clemson. In 2015, his freshman year, he was named to TopDrawerSoccer's all Freshman Team.[2] He was named captain of the squad in 2018.[1]

Professional

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Bunk-Anderson was drafted in the third round, 64th overall, of the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC.[3] He was signed by Toronto FC II on 13 March 2019.[4] Bunk-Anderson made his debut for the club on 5 April 2019, when he started as a defender in a game against Orlando City B.[5]

Bunk-Anderson scored his first career professional goal on 12 May 2019 in a game against Tormenta FC.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b day, Elaine (16 September 2018). "Patrick Bunk-Andersen". clemsontigers.com. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Patrick Bunk-Andersen Bio". clemsontigers.com. Clemson University. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Toronto FC picks Clemson defender Patrick Bunk-Andersen". sportsnet.ca. Rogers Media. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. ^ "TFC II Youngs Reds add four ahead of 2019 season". publicnow.com. Public Technologies Inc. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Orlando City B vs Toronto FC II". uslleagueone.com. USL League One. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  6. ^ "South Georgia Tormenta FC vs Toronto FC II". uslleagueone.com. USL League One. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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