Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Men's Soccer Roster
Christensen, Mads
Jersey Number 15
Mads Christensen
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 157
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- High School:
- Campus Vejle
- Prev School:
- Vejle Boldklub
Bio
 |
Bowling Green |
- A 2025 team captain
- Started the season opener against IU Indy, playing 72 minutes
- Missed the Butler match due to injury, but returned to the Starting XI at Wright State and played 60 minutes of that shutout win
- Played all 90 minutes at Michigan
- Also played all 90 minutes of the 1-0 win over Michigan State
2024 | Sophomore
- Earned the MVC's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, and was named to the MVC Honor Roll
- Played in 18 of BGSU's 20 matches, starting 11
- Missed the Falcons' final two scrimmages and the first two regular-season matches due to injury
- Had one point on the season
- Made his season debut at IU Indy, coming off the bench to play the final 62 minutes of that win
- Played 89 minutes at Michigan, as he was forced to come off the pitch after blocking a U-M free kick, but returned one minute later
- Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes of the win over Butler at Cochrane Stadium
- And, played all 90 minutes in the Falcons' win over Northern Illinois in the MVC opener, as well as at Northern Kentucky
- Played 64 minutes of the win at Bradley
- Played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 5-0 obliteration of Eastern Illinois
- Also played every second of the 1-0 victory over Belmont
- Played all 90 minutes at UIC
- Had an assist in BGSU's 5-2 win over Detroit Mercy
- Saw 42 minutes of action in the scoreless draw with Drake
- Came off the bench to play 45 minutes at #15 Missouri State
- Again came off the bench at Evansville, playing 63 minutes
- Played 15 minutes of BGSU's 3-0 win over #14 Western Michigan at Cochrane Stadium
- Came off the bench to play 52 minutes at Oregon State
- Saw 57 minutes of action off the bench in the Falcons' 4-1 win over UIC in the MVC Tournament
- Again played 57 minutes off the bench in BG's 1-0 win vs. Drake in the league tourney semifinal round
- Started the MVC Tournament championship match vs. Evansville, and played all 98-plus minutes on the back line
2023 | Freshman
- Named to the MVC's All-Freshman Team
- One of just four Falcons to start all 18 matches
- Was third on the team in minutes played, as he was on the pitch for 1,465 of the 1,620 total minutes
- In MVC action, played 719:28 of the 720 total minutes
- Had one assist on the year
- A midfielder by trade, he played much of the year as the Falcons' center-back due to injuries to multiple teammates
- Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win over Cleveland State
- Was in the starting lineup for that CSU match and played 57 minutes
- Again was in the Starting XI at Michigan State
- Played 71 minutes at Duquesne, and saw 55 minutes of action in the win over Michigan
- Saw 81 minutes of action against DePaul
- As mentioned, moved to a center-back spot after several players were injured in early September
- Played all but 23 seconds of the Falcons' win over Northern Kentucky
- Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes of BGSU's first-ever MVC match, at Western Michigan
- Played the entire match at Wright State as well
- Played all 90 minutes of BGSU's first-ever MVC victory, a 3-1 triumph over Bradley
- Was on the field for the entirety of the win over Evansville as well as the match at Detroit Mercy, helping BG keep a clean sheet in the latter contest
- Played all 90 minutes at both Maryland and Belmont
- Also played every second of the Falcons' win over UIC
- Played 89-plus minutes of the Drake match, and picked up his first collegiate assist
- His long ball forward led to Bennett Painter's goal just 12 seconds into the second half
- Was forced to leave the field with just 32 seconds left in the match after a collision in the box, marking the first time he had come off of the field since the DePaul match on Sept. 8 (the Drake match was on Oct. 22)
- For his efforts in the wins over UIC and Drake, was named the MVC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 25
- One of just three Falcons to play all 90 minutes vs. nationally-ranked Missouri State
- Played all 90 minutes at Northern Illinois
- And, was on the field for every second of the NIU rematch four days later
 Campus Vejle |
Vejle, Denmark  |
- Graduated in June of 2022
 Personal |
- Born in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Plans to major in International Business at BGSU
- Son of Claus Frovin Christensen and Mette Holton
- The second of five children
- Has an older sister, a younger sister and two younger brothers
- Played for Vejle Boldklub
- Favorite athlete is Michael Jackson
- Lists his father as his biggest influence
Off The Pitch: Andrew Shaffer (Sept. 11, 2025)
Thursday, September 11
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06
Off The Pitch: Bennett Painter (Sept. 3, 2025)
Thursday, September 04
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 1, 2025)
Monday, September 01
