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Magnus Møller
Illinois Fighting Illini – No. 56
PositionOffensive tackle
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore
MajorPhilosophy
Personal information
Born: (2003-03-28) 28 March 2003 (age 21)
Vejle, Denmark
Height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Weight310 lb (141 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolRødkilde Gymnasium
(Rødkilde, Denmark)

Magnus Møller (born 28 March 2003) is a Danish American football offensive tackle. Magnus is currently playing college football at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and is the youngest European to have received an American Football college scholarship, having received his first offer at the age of 15 from Towson University.[1]

Early life

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Magnus grew up in Vejle, Denmark & before switching to American football he practiced taekwondo; becoming the youngest in Denmark to get a youth black belt at the time. Prompted by elder brother Peter Møller [2], whom also played the sport, Magnus joined the Triangle Razorbacks of the Danish American Football Federation beginning on their Under 12 team. Due to his size & talent, Magnus was progressively moved up to the next age-group earlier, consistently gaining dispensation to play at a higher level, & ending his Danish football career playing for the club's Senior Elite team although he was technically still an Under 19 player.

Danish National Team

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Prompted by his coaches at Triangle Razorbacks, Magnus first attended training camps for the Danish Under 17 National Team at the age of 14 [3] but due to injury Magnus' first games for the national team were at the 2019 IFAF U19 European Championships held in Bologna, Italy.[4] In 2021, at the U19 Nordic Championship held in Helsingør, Denmark, Magnus was named Speaking Captain.

College Offers

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At the age of 15 received Magnus his first Division 1 college scholarhip offer from Towson University. Magnus later received offers from: Fordham University, University of Massachusetts, University of Fresno State, Brown University, Harvard University, Dartmouth University, Eastern Michigan University, University of Cincinnati, University of Central Michigan, University of Louisville, & the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign [5] [6]. Magnus made an official visit to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the end of November 2021 [7] where he was recruited by Head Coach Bret Bielema & Offensive Line Coach Bart Miller. Magnus committed to Illinois on the 29th November, & signed his Letter of Intent on the 15th December 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "15 årige Magnus Møller har fået tilbudt sit første college scholarship | DAFF". 25 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Mød fremtidens football-stjerner i Vejle". 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Interview med Magnus Møller (del 5 af 10). 🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈 Razor har en tradition med at sende vores spillere og trænere afsted på landsholdet. Magnus taler... | By Triangle Razorbacks | Facebook" – via www.facebook.com.
  4. ^ "IFAF 2019 U19 European Championships: Check out the matchups for Day 1 | Italia". 28 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Amerikanske universiteter hiver og flår i dansk talent". 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "NFL-håb - Amerikanske universiteter hiver og flår i dansk talent".
  7. ^ "Official visit primer: Denmark OL Magnus Møller".
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