Alexander Thor Bjerregård Madsen (born 26 January 1995) is a Finnish professional basketball player for Szolnoki Olajbányász of the Hungarian Basketball League. He also represents the Finnish national team in international competition.

Club career In Finland, Alexander Madsen played for Kouvot from 2012–2016.Susijengin Alexander Madsen siirtyy Kanarialle: "Tilaisuutena liian hyvä jättää käyttämättä" JONAS KUISMA (Yle), 28 July 2018. Accessed 29 September 2021.

He later played for USK Praha of the National Basketball League (Czech Republic) from 2016 to 2018.

After playing three seasons for VEF Rīga in Latvia, on July 25, 2022, Madsen signed a one-year contract with AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the FIBA Champions league. In 20 domestic league games, he averaged 6.2 points and 2.5 rebounds, playing around 14 minutes per contest.

He returned to VEF Riga for the 2023–24 season. After the team was knocked out of the FIBA Champions league, he terminated his contract with the club in the end of 2023.Alexander Madsen kevätkaudeksi Espanjan liigaan basket.fi, 29 December 2023

On 29 December 2023, Madsen signed with BC Andorra of the Spanish Liga ACB.Alexander Madsen kevätkaudeksi Espanjan liigaan, Yle

In July 2024, Madsen joined newly promoted Liga ACB team Força Lleida.Alexander Madsen Espanjan liiganousija Lleidaan, basket.fi, 19 July 2024

In September 2025, he returned to Greece, signing with Karditsa.Alexander Madsen palaa Kreikan pääsarjaan, Basketball Finland, 22 September 2025

National team Madsen played 64 matches combined for his country's youth national teams.

Later, he became a member of the senior Finnish national basketball team. He represented Finland in the EuroBasket 2022 and in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Madsen also played in the 2024 FIBA Olympic qualifying tournament.Susijengin pelaajatusina olympiakarsintoihin on vahvistettu, basket.fi, 30 June 2024

Personal life Madsen was born in Valkeala, Kouvola, Finland, to a Danish father and Finnish mother. His parents played volleyball in Finland: Niels Madsen played in the Finland Volleyball League and Vuokko Naukkarinen in the Finnish Women's Volleyball League. His older sister and younger sister are Finnish international volleyball players,Koko kausi sivu suun – nyt kutsu maajoukkueeseen, lentopallo.info, 30 March 2018 and his cousin Joel Naukkarinen is a World Champion rower. Madsen is a cook by education.

Madsen started his mandatory military service in Santahamina, Helsinki, in April 2019

Career statistics

FIBA Champions League

| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20 | style="text-align:left;"| VEF Rīga | 11 || 11 || 21.9 || .405 || .292 || .421 || 4.5 || 2.0 || .9 || 1.2 || 6.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| VEF Rīga | 9 || 9 || 28.3 || .500 || .320 || 1.000 || 5.7 || 1.7 || .3 || 1.2 || 6.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| VEF Rīga | 4 || 4 || 28.0|| .515 || .000 || .833 || 7.3 || 2.0 || 1.3 || .8 || 9.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| AEK Athens | 14 || 14 || 10.1 || .514 || .400 || .719 || 2.4 || .2 || .1 || .2 || 4.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| VEF Rīga | 6 || 6 || 27.7 || .451 || .333 || .778 || 5.0 || 2.8 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 11.0

Domestic leagues {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12 || style="text-align:left;"| Kouvot || style="text-align:center;"|Korisliiga || 2 || 9.2 || .286 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13 || style="text-align:left;"| Kouvot || style="text-align:center;"|Korisliiga || 7 || 8.2 || .563 || .545 || .857 || 2.0 || .4 || .0 || .4 || 4.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14 || style="text-align:left;"| Kouvot || style="text-align:center;"|Korisliiga || 46 || 19.5 || .420 || .313 || .800 || 2.3 || .9 || .5 || .7 || 6.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15 || style="text-align:left;"| Kouvot || style="text-align:center;"|Korisliiga || 43 || 20.0 || .463 || .377 || .538 || 2.3 || .8 || .4 || .9 || 6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16 || style="text-align:left;"| Kouvot || style="text-align:center;"|Korisliiga || 51 || 24.9 || .437 || .321 || .651 || 5.0 || 1.1 || .6 || 1.4 || 8.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2016–17 || style="text-align:left;"| USK Praha || style="text-align:center;"|CZ NBL || 38 || 29.9 || .457 || .298 || .769 || 5.4 || 1.8 || 1.0 || 1.3 || 10.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 || style="text-align:left;"| USK Praha || style="text-align:center;"|CZ NBL || 31 || 29.0 || .479 || .314 || .733 || 6.5 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 1.5 || 9.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 || style="text-align:left;"| Gran Canaria B || style="text-align:center;"|Tercera FEB || 26 || 21.0 || .440 || .333 || .727 || 6.1 || 1.6 || 1.2 || 1.2 || 9.2

National team  Team Tournament Finland EuroBasket 2022 7th 2023 FIBA World Cup 21st EuroBasket 2025 4th

References

External links Basketball Finland profile FIBA Profile Champions League Profile Profile at Eurobasket.com Profile at RealGM.com