Alexander Jungklas Nybo (born 12 April 1995) is a Danish retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career Randers FC Nybo joined Randers FC in the summer 2009 from Sønderhald IF as a U-15 player.Alexander Nybo – Professionel fodboldspiller – FC Fredericia, linkedin.com At the age of 16, Nybo was already training with the first team squad in RandersHan vil være førstemålmand i Randers FC, amtsavisen.dk, 25 December 2011 and in the 2014–15 season, he was promoted to the first team squad.Degraderet Randers FC-målmand skifter til Viborg, sport.tv2.dk, 16 July 2014
Nybo was on the bench for Randers in October 2014 against OB in the Danish Superliga.Slut: Randers smadrede OB på 38 min, ekstrabladet.dk, 26 October 2014RANDERS VS. OB 3 - 0, soccerway.com, 26 October 2021
Hobro IK On 6 July 2015, 20-year old Nybo joined fellow league club, Danish Superliga side Hobro IK, on a two-year contract, where he was signed to substitute for Jesper Rask.Randers-keeper tager til Hobro, tv2ostjylland.dk, 6 July 2015 He made his debut on 2 September 2015 against Vejle Boldklub in the Danish Cup. The match went on to penalty shootout, where Nybo saved the decisive penalty kick.Reservekeeper blev pokalhelt for Hobro, bold.dk, 2 September 2015
Nybo got his Danish Superliga debut on 15 May 2016 against OB, where he also saved a penalty in the game, which Hobro won 1–0.OB VS. HOBRO 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 15 May 2016Ove P: Vi spillede bedre mod FCM end mod OB, bold.dk, 15 May 2016 Nybo also started the game a week later against Brøndby IF.HOBRO VS. BRØNDBY 0 - 2, soccerway.com, 26 May 2016 He made a total of four appearances in his first season in Hobro.
In the 2016–17, Nybo made two appearances, both in the Danish Cup.
Fredericia On 6 June 2017, Nybo signed a two-year deal with Danish 1st Division club FC Fredericia, to replace Thomas Mikkelsen.FC Fredericia gafler keeper i Hobro, bold.dk, 2 June 2017 Nybo quickly became the first choice in Fredericia, where he made 35 appearances in all tournaments in his first season at the club, despite the fact that he was injured for a few months when, from November 2017 until March 2018, he sat out with an injury in the hip flexor.Fredericia-keeper nærmer sig comeback, bold.dk, 2 March 2018
Nybo started the 2018–19 season again as the first choice and in October 2018, he signed a new contract with Fredericia until June 2021.FC Fredericia forlænger med førstekeeperen, bold.dk, 24 October 2018 He made 34 appearances throughout the 2018–19 season and 32 appearances in the following 2019–20 season.
After sitting heavily on the goalkeeper-position in Fredericia for the last three seasons, loan-player Elías Rafn Ólafsson started the 2020–21 season as the first choice. Nybo got the chance again in three league games in October 2021, when Ólafsson was out with COVID-19.FCM-keeper i Fredericia: Jeg er nødt til at spille, tipsbladet.dk, 18 August 2020Nybo er tilbage i FC Fredericias mål: Det er aldrig sjovt at blive sat af, frdb.dk, 26 October 2020 Despite making only seven appearances in the 2020–21 season, he signed a new one-year contract extension in May 2021.Fredericia holder på keeper - farvel til to, bold.dk, 19 May 2021
Return to Randers On 22 January 2022 Randers FC confirmed, that Nybo had returned to the club on a deal until the end of 2024.RANDERS FC HENTER ”GAMMEL” KENDING TIL MÅLMANDSTEAMET, randersfc.dk, 22 January 2022 In addition to being part of the player squad, Nybo would also serve as a goalkeeping coach for the youth teams.
On January 9, 2024, Randers confirmed that 28-year-old Nybo had decided to pull the plug and end his professional career with immediate effect.ALEXANDER NYBO STOPPER I RANDERS FC, randersfc.dk, 9 January 2024
Personal life Alexander Nybo is the son of Jens Nybo, who has worked as an international top handball referee for several years.
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