- Mads Hermansen joins Leicester City on a five-year-deal
- The goalkeeper signs from Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF
- The 23-year-old has made 70 career appearances to date
- He was Brøndby’s Player of the Year in 2022
The 23-year-old arrives at King Power Stadium having agree a five-year deal with the Club and following 70 senior appearances for Brøndby IF - 11 of which came in European competition during his four years in professional football.
Hermansen said: “I’m very, very proud to be here. It’s a big moment for me and my family and I’m very happy. I’m really looking forward to getting started. Leicester is a very big club. It has so much potential.
“I’ve played two full seasons for Brøndby. I think I developed in a very good way and I’m looking forward to taking the next steps with Leicester. I really like to be on the ball. I like to play and be, as much as I can, in the game.”
The shot-stopper, who began his youth career at Næsby Boldklub, joined Brøndby in 2015 and first broke into the senior environment as a 19-year-old in 2019. Hermanson has since made 36 appearances in the Danish top-flight, as well as a further 20 in the Superliga Championship rounds.
Hermansen arrives on Filbert Way as a Danish Superliga title winner having helped his club to silverware in the 2020/21 campaign. He built on that success with a sequence of stellar performances the following campaign – leading to him being named as the club's Player of the Season.
On the world stage, he has represented Denmark at various youth levels from Under-16 to Under-19 and was called up to the senior Denmark squad for the UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying matches in June 2023 against Northern Ireland and Slovenia.
Hermansen will now immediately link up with his new teammates in Leicestershire as preparations continue for the upcoming 2023/24 Sky Bet Championship campaign, beginning at home to Coventry City on Sunday 6 August (12pm BST kick-off).