The 2025–26 season was the 109th season in the history of Silkeborg Idrætsforening and the club's fifth consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football. In addition to the domestic league, the team participated in the Danish Cup, as well as the UEFA Conference League qualifying phase.
First‑team squad
No. Player Position Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Nicolai Larsen (C) GK Guingamp 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 2026 16 Bastian Holm GK Academy 1 July 2025 2026 30 Aske Andrésen GK Academy 1 July 2023 2029 Defenders 2 Andreas Poulsen LB AaB 1 July 2024 Undisclosed 2027 3 Robin Østrøm RB / CB OB 23 August 2022 Undisclosed 2028 4 Pedro Ganchas CB Paços de Ferreira 2 July 2024 €400k 2028 15 Melker Jonsson CB Landskrona BoIS 29 January 2026 Free transfer 2026 19 Jens Martin Gammelby RB HamKam 1 January 2024 €100k 2026 24 Alexander Priesborg Madsen CB Academy 1 July 2024 2028 25 Pontus Rödin CB Brage 29 January 2024 €200k 2027 28 Simon Stüker RB Academy 1 July 2025 2027 40 Alexander Busch CB Academy 15 January 2024 2027 Midfielders 6 Adam Wikman CM IK Sirius 16 January 2026 Loan 2026 7 Villads Westh CM Kolding IF 1 September 2025 Undisclosed 2029 8 Jeppe Andersen CM Sarpsborg 08 18 July 2024 Undisclosed 2026 14 Sofus Berger CM Viborg 1 February 2025 €300k 2028 20 Mads Larsen CM Esbjerg fB 17 January 2024 €135k 2027 22 Rami Al Hajj AM Plymouth Argyle 11 July 2025 Undisclosed 2029 26 Mikkel Øxenberg DM Academy 1 July 2025 2030 27 William Kirk AM Academy 1 January 2026 ? 33 Mads Freundlich CM Hobro 16 July 2024 €535k 2029 36 Julius Lorents CM Academy 1 July 2025 2029 Forwards 9 Alexander Simmelhack CF Copenhagen 21 August 2024 €350k 2027 10 Younes Bakiz LW AaB 1 July 2024 €400k 2028 11 Oliver Ross LW / CF / AM AaB 2 February 2026 Undisclosed 2029 17 Callum McCowatt RW Helsingør 4 July 2023 €269k 2027 23 Tonni Adamsen ST Helsingør 6 August 2022 €200k 2026
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSource Oscar Fuglsang FredericiaLoan return Asbjørn Bøndergaard FredericiaLoan return Leonel Montano Esbjerg fBFree transfer Rami Al Hajj Plymouth ArgyleUndisclosed Villads Westh Kolding IFUndisclosed Benjamin Clemmensen VendsysselLoan Adam Wikman IK SiriusLoan Melker Jonsson Landskrona BoISFree transfer Oliver Ross AaBUndisclosed
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSource Oscar FuglsangRetiredN/A Ramazan Orazov YelimayLoan Anders Klynge Bodø/GlimtFree transfer Fredrik Carlsen FC IngolstadtUndisclosed Pelle Mattsson Norwich CityUndisclosed Ramazan Orazov YelimayUndisclosed Benjamin Clemmensen VendsysselEnd of loan Oskar Boesen StabækLoan Asbjørn Bøndergaard LyngbyUndisclosed Sebastian Biller HøddLoan Leonel Montano HJKLoan Nicolai Larsen VejleUndisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies The pre-season schedule was announced by the club on 4 June 2025. The dates of three more training matches were revealed on 25 June. On 11 July, an additional friendly match at JYSK Park against Danish 2nd Division club Thisted was added to the pre-season schedule. On 8 October, it was announced that a training match against Kolding IF would take place on 9 October, during the international break. On 15 December, three friendly matches were scheduled for the winter break. On 7 January 2026, it was announced that a friendly match against Thisted would be played on 17 January.
Competitions Overall record
Superliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round – regular season
Regular season The match schedule for the first seven rounds was released on 6 June 2025. On 7 August, four more matches were scheduled. On 5 September, the remaining seven fixtures from the autumn calendar were revealed.
Relegation round The match schedule for the relegation round was revealed on 6 March 2026, with the final two fixtures' dates being announced on 10 March.
Results by round - Relegation round
Danish Cup
Silkeborg entered the Danish Cup in the second round, and were drawn against Danish 1st Division side Middelfart. In the third round, they were drawn against Jyllandsserien side Kolding Boldklub. They were drawn against fellow Danish Superliga side Midtjylland in the fourth round.
UEFA Conference League
Second qualifying round The draw was held on 18 June 2025.
Third qualifying round
Statistics Overall Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
!colspan="12"|Players who left the club or were loaned out during the season
Goals Rank Pos. No. Player Danish Superliga Danish Cup Conference League Total 1 FW 23 Tonni Adamsen 14 2 3 19 2 MF 17 Callum McCowatt 11 0 1 12 3 DF 19 Jens Martin Gammelby 5 0 1 6 4 DF 4 Pedro Ganchas 2 1 0 3 5 FW 10 Younes Bakiz 2 0 0 2 FW 15 Asbjørn Bøndergaard 0 2 0 2 7 DF 2 Andreas Poulsen 1 0 0 1 FW 9 Alexander Simmelhack 1 0 0 1 FW 11 Oliver Ross 1 0 0 1 MF 14 Sofus Berger 0 0 1 1 DF 21 Benjamin Clemmensen 0 1 0 1 MF 22 Rami Al Hajj 0 1 0 1 MF 27 William Kirk 1 0 0 1 MF 36 Julius Lorents 1 0 0 1 DF 40 Alexander Busch 1 0 0 1 Own goals 1 0 0 1 Total 41 7 6 54
Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Ref. Tonni Adamsen KA (A)3–2 (a.e.t.)31 July 2025UEFA Conference LeagueNordsjælland (H)4–210 August 2025Danish Superliga Callum McCowattCopenhagen (A)3–321 September 2025Danish Superliga
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent matches where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Rank No. Player Matches played Goals against Clean sheets Danish Superliga Danish Cup Conference League TotalClean sheet % 1 1 Nicolai Larsen 37 76 3 0 0 3 2 30 Aske Andrésen 2 2 0 1 0 1 Total 39 78 3 1 0 4
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Player Danish Superliga Danish Cup Conference League Total 1 GK Nicolai Larsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 DF Andreas Poulsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 DF Robin Østrøm 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 DF Pedro Ganchas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 MF Villads Westh 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 MF Jeppe Andersen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 17 FW Callum McCowatt 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 19 DF Jens Martin Gammelby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 MF Mads Larsen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 MF Mads Freundlich 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 36 MF Julius Lorents 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Players who left the club or were loaned out during the season 6 MF Pelle Mattsson 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 18 DF Leonel Montano 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Total 34 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 43 0 1
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