I 2020 rykkede FC København den dengang 18-årige Alexander Hjælmhof op i førsteholdstruppen.
Det blev både til debut, da han spillede med i pokalkampen mod Avarta, mens han var på bænken til kvartfinalen mod Manchester United i Europa League.
Alligevel drog han i januar 2021 videre til HIK, inden han i sommer tog til San Diego for at studere og spille universitetsfodbold.
Nu vender han hjem til Danmark, og det bliver uden at fortsætte med fodbolden. Det fortæller han til Copenhagen Sundays.
- Jeg tog kun et enkelt semester, hvilket hele tiden var min plan. Jeg har lagt fodbolden på hylden og har i stedet valgt at læse en videregående uddannelse. Så den hedder hverken MLS eller noget andet. Men jeg fortsætter naturligvis som fan, siger Alexander Hjælmhof til Copenhagen Sundays.
I stedet skal han til at læse på CBS. Han fortæller desuden, at han mistede lidt af passionen for fodbolden mod afslutningen af sin tid hos FC København.
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