He is a product of one of the many satellite clubs of Aalborg BK and have been compared to Wayne Rooney; his name is Rolf Toft and he is one of Aalborg's talented strikers.

"It went fast from playing on the 2nd team [Youth] in Hjørring to play for the 1st team and then suddenly be on my way to Aalborg, but it was nice that they were interested in me,” Toft says and reflects on what made him interesting for the Superliga team:

“I did well, and the sports director in Hjørring had a past in Aalborg so I believe they talked about me, at least that is what I heard.”

”It is always good to play some different positions and I can play on the wing, but I would rather be up in front," the striker says.

“It wasn’t in the cards that I would get much match time, and with a Rasmus Jönsson on his way back from his injury, I wanted to get some more experience and time on the pitch.”

“It was a good place to be and the teammates were great, but I came for playing on a high level and didn’t get much time on the pitch,” Toft says about his short spell in Vejle. 

“I fight for the every minute I can get, and then we will have to see during the summer if I am to leave Aalborg or I will get more time on the pitch.”  

“It is good to see that the players from Aalborg can move on to bigger clubs, and at the same time it is nice to play with some players on your own age, whom you have a bit more in common with than the older players,” he says.

"Either it is Aalborg or somewhere else permanently, but I want to play in Aalborg more than anywhere else,” the talent ensures the fans before preparing for the next days training.

He had his debut in the Danish 1. Divison when he was only 17, have had a tryout in Liverpool and is now on the look for a new club; this week we keep an eye on Viborgs Kevin Ray Mendoza Hansen.

“It is a special feeling; when you come from U17 and U19 you have the green blood running through your veins, and it is a perfect feeling to be a part of the best team in Viborg," Hansen says about his life in Viborg.

“Obviously, you are disappointed and it feels like a defeat, but I was prepared as I knew they wanted a more experienced goalkeeper, so it wasn’t a big surprise, but obviously I hoped they would give me a chance," Hansen says the arrival of a new goalkeeper. 

“It is probably the biggest experience in my life; the environment was perfect and I got to train with some of the best players, so it was really good," the talent says. 

“I learned that everything is hard work, the training was harder and there was a lot of self training and weightlifting.”

“My aim is to get back in the best league, but I’m still young and has the time on my side," he says and ends the interview with a talk about his dreams in football: 

“I dream of a breakthrough abroad somewhere; England is a dream, but Spain, Germany and maybe Italy would also be great.”

Once named one the of the greatest talents in Denmark, injuries ruined a promising career. However, this talent is not letting injuries stop him and is taking one step back to take two forward. This week we keep an eye on Nicklas Søgaard.

41 goals in 39 matches as a youth player in Randers Freja, Søgaard was offered a place on the FC Midtjylland academy when he was only 14-years old. Here, the goal machine was repositioned as a right back, despite his amazing goal history.

“The reason I was repositioned as a back was because it was there I, when I initially started playing football, played. I was a defender throughout most of my youth years, but as I was a bit faster and a bit bigger than some of the other players, one of my coaches wanted to use me up front. I found out that you got more attention when you were the one scoring goals rather than defending, so I became a striker,” the talent says about his youth years.

The change from the amateur club Randers Freja to a highly professional youth environment was a big step for the defender; suddenly he didn't have to wash his own training clothes or buy new boots - it was all taken care of by the club. Furthermore, he was now under the guidance of full time coaches and surrounded by some of the greatest talents in Denmark. After four years on the academy Søgaard was offered a one year contract and place in the Superliga squad. However, after just six months the 19-year old decided to end his stay in Midtjylland and look for first team football somewhere else. An extreme hard decision, but a decision he had to take.

“Of course, I am disappointed I didn’t get a Superliga match for Midtjylland, but it was the manager who decided who played and I couldn’t convince him during training," Søgaard says about leaving Midtjylland. 

The time after Midtjylland didn't go as planned for the talent. Shortly after signing a contract with the Danish 1. Division club Skive, the defender, ran into an injury hell:

“I’m not happy about the period of my career, as I was meant to take one step back and two forward, but I was unlucky and got tow fibre explosions. I came back and was finding my form when I during a training match broke my leg four different places, so it was a hell for me.”

After recovering from the broken leg, Søgaard had the opportunity to get back in the Danish 1. Division right away, but the defender decided to take a step down to the Danish 2. Division and find his form with Ringkøbing IF. In fact, Søndergaard asked the club if they would give a young player with ambitions for more, a chance to get back in shape. Luckily, they said yes. Now, the plan is to get back in shape and find the form he had when he left Midtjylland, and the talent has one particular goal:

“I hope to play in the Superliga one day and is eager to show that Midtjylland was wrong not giving me a chance," Søgaard ends the interview.

"I aim to get closer to playing for the Superliga squad, and after the summer to fight for a place among the starting eleven. Until then there is nothing else to do than to do my best at every training both with the U19 as well as the Superliga squad  - and play well in our matches during spring," the talent says.

"When you come to a club as Brøndby IF, you play with the best youth players in Denmark, which means there is competition on all positions of the team. You have to perform your best at training to get on the match sheet for every match."

"It's great that they keep an eye on me, no doubt about it, but it is not something I think about, the talent says."

"Since I was a child, I've been dreaming of becoming a professional football player. The first step comes this summer where I will be playing for Brøndby, one of the greatest clubs in Denmark. From there, the next step will be to have a break through and then move to one of the biggest leagues in the world."

"If I could chose myself, I would play for a top club in the Premier League, the Bundesliga or the Premiere Division in Spain", the talent ends the interview.

"He has been fighting for five-six-seven years, where he often was a reserve. It is a long time to be less physical, slower than the others and a head lower. It is well done, and a great part of the reason why we are so happy to see him make a breakthrough."

“During my youth time wasn’t between the ten of eleven best players in the club, so I was forced to train extra and train by myself to develop some of the skills I was missing. It meant that I had to spend some extra time on the training ground, and it wasn’t the best time of my life, but I believe it has strengthened me and helped me work harder."

"You learn when sometimes things doesn’t go your way, and there is no doubt I would have loved to score goals last spring, but it wasn’t to be. I think most footballers experience an up and down period, and I have learned from it.”

“We play well and we have some young players performing on a high level, but there is no doubt there will come some qualified teams from behind who wants to be a part of the top, so we are not the favorites.

“We will do what we can, but there will be hard matches and we will have our problems," Kusk says.

“The most important is to play well for your club, and then grab the chance when you get it for the national team," Kusk says.

“I feel good in Aalborg, and have been in Aalborg my entire life so I could see myself staying here for longer. That said, if the right offer come from an interesting club, then I will consider it.

"But I feel good in Aalborg and it will be interesting to see how far this team can go,” the starlet ends the interview.

"We managed to get to Denmark, where there was no war. We then moved to Skive for the first seven years, and then moved to Herning. As far as I know my family is happy to be in Denmark where there is a great system and things are just better," Sisto says and thinks back on his time in the small club Tjørring IF:

"Generally, I was happy in Tjørring, and I knew almost everybody, both the players and their parents and I lived closed to the club. I was always happy at the club and loved to play football, so I remember it as a fantastic period."

"You learn how it is to be in professional football in Denmark, and the way they [FC Midtjylland Academy] work with the players already from U15, helps the players to develop, and it also this that have helped me make my breakthrough in the senior squad," Sisto says.

"I was extremely happy to receive the prize, and I am not trying to cover that it was a target for me, even though I did not tell many about my plan. It tells where you stand among the other talents at the academy, and obviously I want to be one of the best, and by winning the trophy it shows that I have worked hard to become one of the best," the award winning talent says.

"Because of injuries earlier in the season, we couldn’t give him the breaks that are natural for a young player. We can do that now. It is no problem for him as he knows he shouldn’t say yes to everything so there will be created a hype about him," Riddersholm says and describes his player:

"He is a specialist in the way we like to develop our wings with some quick feet with the ball, good acceleration and good dribbling skills, as well. He is a player that we believe has a high potential, and a crowd favourite because they never know what will happen when he is on the ball.

"There is no doubt that he is a player that other clubs are keeping an eye on, and when he has developed, I am sure he will appeal to many leagues," Riddersholm says.

"I think we have a chance of winning it as we have a good team player by player, and we have proven both for the manager and for the club as well as everyone else that this squad can go far.

"But the season is long, and the competition is hard, so we just keep looking at ourselves and keep developing," Sisto says.

He was nicknamed 'Hulk' because of his superior physics as an U15-player, and is considered to be one of AGF Aarhus' greatest talents ever; This week we keep an eye on Marcus 'Hulk' Solberg.

“Well, it is not something that I think about, the most important for me is to be focused on what I need to approve and my development.

“The most important was to work hard, and have a will to win; something I feel I have brought with me and used in AGF. If something hasn’t worked for me, I have just kept going," Hulk says and put words on what he needs to improve:

“As a striker you always need to develop your finish, and your play in and around the box.”

“I look at Søren Larsen, and especially how he works in front of goal when he meets a crossing, so I have learned a lot from him during training.

“He is good to give some tips on the training ground, as well as outside the pitch. I have been injured for a while, and he has been through the same," Solberg says.

“It is always great with the national team, and it is a great experience to play with some of the best in the country," Solberg says.

The short hair and the fit buddy will all the tattoos – not the typical Aalborg BK defender -  made some of Aalborg BK’s senior fans raise an eyebrow when their beloved club signed this talent. This week we keep an eye on Rasmus Thelander.

Despite the tough appearance, Thelander ensures the Aalborg fans that if they got to know him they would understand that he is not a big bully. However, the tough attitude might have played a role when the defender was sent off in his debut for the Danish U18 national team against Ukraine. The Danish team was standing very deep when a cross was sent into the box. As Thelander turned one of the Ukrainian striker was suddenly in front of him, and despite Thelander’s try to stop the striker fell.

Thelander joined Aalborg on a free transfer in the summer 2012, but before that the defender went through quite a transfer saga. The defender started playing football in Herlev before he joined Akademisk Boldklub in the Danish 1. Division, where he became one of the players that should help the club in a rather difficult time.

After playing his way into the AB team, suddenly the Dutch Eredivisie club Roda JC was interested. Thelander was invited on a week’s trial, but already on the second day the Dutch’s decided to keep him for four extra days. The trial went more than well as the club decided to make an offer for Thelander after he scored a goal dribbling from one end to the other.

After a month of negotiating, the only thing missing was the medical check. However, before it would happen Roda had changed their manager and the deal ran out in the sand.

Instead, it was Aalborg that became Thelander’s new club. According to the defender, AaB’s manager Kent Nielsen had contacted him several times within the last couple of weeks of his contract and expressed that he wanted him to join Aalborg.  Kent Nielsen says about his decision to bring Thelander to Aalborg:

While Thelander made 43 appearances for AB, he has so far only gotten 9 matches for Aalborg. However, the manager has an explanation for the lack of matches.

Due to injuries and bans Thelander was set to play in the three first matches of the spring season, but for the first time in his Aalborg career Thelander became injured himself. However, the talented defender is ready to wait for his chance and is hoping that it will one day take him abroad and add some national matches to his c.v.