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Magnus Saugstrup
Magnus Saugstrup
Personal information
Full name	Magnus Saugstrup Jensen
Born	12 July 1996 (age 28); Aalborg, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	SC Magdeburg
Number	23
Youth career
	Team
–	Nøvling IF
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2014–2021	Aalborg Håndbold
2021–	SC Magdeburg
National team 1
Years	Team
2018–	Denmark
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
	1 National team caps and goals correct ; as of 29. January 2024

Magnus Saugstrup Jensen (born 12 July 1996) is a Danish handball player for SC Magdeburg and the Denmark national team.^[1]

Career

Saugstrup started playing handball in his hometown at Nøvling IF. In 2014 he switched to Danish top club Aalborg Håndbold. He won the Danish Championship 4 times; in 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021. Additionally he won the Danish cup in 2018.

For the 2021/2022 season he signed a three-year contract for the German club SC Magdeburg.^[2] Here he won the IHF Super Globe three consecutive seasons: in 2021, 2022 and in 2023, the German Bundesliga in 2022, and the EHF Champions League 2023.

National Team

He debuted for the Denmark national team on 7 April 2018 against Iceland. His first major international tournament was the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship. The year after he became a World Champion with the Danish national team at 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt. In 2023 he won the World Championship for the second time.

At the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship he won a silver medal and was selected for the tournament all star team as the defensive player.^[3]