Malte Søstrup Setkov (born 14 January 1999) is a Danish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for the Rødovre Mighty Bulls of the Metal Ligaen. Setkov was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the fourth round, 100th overall, of the 2017 NHL entry draft.
Playing career As a youth in his native Denmark, Setkov played with Rødovre SIK before moving to Sweden as a 15-year old to continue his development within the Malmö Redhawks organization. He was the first Dane blueliner selected in the 2017 NHL entry draft, taken by the Detroit Red Wings in the fourth round, 100th overall.
He made his professional debut in the 2017–18 season, appearing scoreless in a solitary game and was signed to a two-year contract extension on December 11, 2017.
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2015–16 Malmö Redhawks J20 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2016–17 Malmö Redhawks J20 38 2 10 12 18 2 0 0 0 0 2017–18 Malmö Redhawks J20 14 1 5 6 14 — — — — — 2017–18 Malmö Redhawks SHL 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2017–18 IK Pantern Allsv 26 0 2 2 8 3 0 2 2 4 2018–19 Malmö Redhawks J20 13 2 8 10 2 2 0 0 0 4 2018–19 Malmö Redhawks SHL 13 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2018–19 IK Pantern Allsv 16 0 5 5 4 — — — — — 2019–20 Malmö Redhawks SHL 29 1 2 3 8 — — — — — 2019–20 Kristianstads IK Allsv 25 5 5 10 18 — — — — — 2020–21 Malmö Redhawks SHL 11 0 2 2 4 — — — — — 2020–21 AIK IF Allsv 37 5 13 18 22 6 0 2 2 25 2021–22 AIK IF Allsv 51 4 21 25 21 2 0 0 0 2 2022–23 Rungsted Seier Capital Denmark 38 3 17 20 22 7 0 1 1 29 2023–24 Rungsted Seier Capital Denmark 45 6 25 31 41 4 0 1 1 20 2024–25 Rødovre Mighty Bulls Denmark 38 8 22 30 18 — — — — — 2024–25 Odense Bulldogs Denmark 10 1 7 8 2 17 3 11 14 8 2025–26 Rødovre Mighty Bulls Denmark 44 13 19 32 16 5 2 4 6 2SHL totals 54 1 4 5 14 5 1 0 1 0Denmark totals 175 31 90 121 99 33 5 17 22 59
International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM2017DenmarkWJC18-D113th511222018DenmarkWJC9th602282019DenmarkWJC10th61122 2026 Denmark OG 9th 4 0 1 1 2 2026 Denmark WC 12th 7 0 0 0 6 Junior totals 17 2 4 6 12 Senior totals 11 0 1 1 8
References
External links
Malte Setkov at Milano Cortina 2026