Mikkel Damsgaard

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Mikkel Damsgaard
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Jyllinge, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2013 Jyllinge FC
2013–2017 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Nordsjælland 84 (13)
2020–2022 Sampdoria 46 (2)
2022– Brentford 43 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Denmark U18 2 (2)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 6 (0)
2019–2020 Denmark U21 8 (1)
2020– Denmark 26 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtɑmsˀˌkɒˀ]; born 3 July 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Denmark national team.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Damsgaard started playing football in his hometown Jyllinge, where he played for eight years, with his father as his coach. During a game with Jyllinge FC, Damsgaard was spotted by a scout from Nordsjælland, who was out actually looking for another player, but ended up contacting Damsgaard.[3] He then joined FC Nordsjælland as a U12 player on a youth contract until 2020.[4]

Nordsjælland[edit]

On 27 September 2017, Damsgaard made his official debut for Nordsjælland at the age of 17. He played the whole game against Vejgaard BK in a Danish Cup game, making one assist in a 4–0 win at Soffy Road.[5]

He made his Danish Superliga debut for Nordsjælland on 26 November 2017 in a game against AC Horsens in shirt number 27.[6]

On 12 July 2018, Damsgaard made his European debut for Nordsjælland against Cliftonville in a Europa League qualifier.[7]

Sampdoria[edit]

On 6 February 2020, it was confirmed that Damsgaard had signed a four-year contract with Italian Serie A club Sampdoria with effect from 1 July 2020.[8] The transfer fee was estimated at €6.7 million (DKK 50 million).[9] On 17 October 2020, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–0 victory against Lazio.[10]

Brentford[edit]

On 10 August 2022, Damsgaard joined English Premier League club Brentford for a €15 million fee on a five-year deal.[11][12]

International career[edit]

On 21 June 2021, Damsgaard scored a goal in a 4–1 win over Russia in the UEFA Euro 2020, to become the youngest Danish player to score at the European Championship, aged 20 years 353 days.[13] In the Euro 2020 semi-finals, he scored the first goal against England with the tournament's only freekick goal. However Denmark eventually lost 2–1 after extra-time.[14]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 6 April 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nordsjælland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 17 1 1 0 — — 18 1
2018–19 Danish Superliga 32 1 1 0 — 6[c] 0 39 1
2019–20 Danish Superliga 35 11 1 0 — — 36 11
Total 84 13 3 0 — 6 0 93 13
Sampdoria 2020–21 Serie A 35 2 2 0 — — 37 2
2021–22 Serie A 11 0 1 0 — — 12 0
Total 46 2 3 0 — — 49 2
Brentford 2022–23 Premier League 26 0 1 0 2 0 — 29 0
2023–24 Premier League 17 0 2 0 0 0 — 19 0
Total 43 0 3 0 2 0 — 48 0
Career total 173 15 9 0 2 0 6 0 190 15
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International[edit]

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2020 1 0
2021 12 4
2022 8 0
2023 4 0
2024 1 0
Total 26 4
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Damsgaard goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Mikkel Damsgaard
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 March 2021 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark 2  Moldova 2–0 8–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 3–0
3 21 June 2021 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark 5  Russia 1–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2020
4 7 July 2021 Wembley Stadium, London, England 8  England 1–0 1–2 (a.e.t.) UEFA Euro 2020

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Denmark" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ^ Davidsen, Martin (2 September 2020). "Podcast: Fra Jyllinge til Sampdoria - interview med Mikkel Damsgaard". playmaker.nu (in Danish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ Dalsgaard, Rudi (9 February 2018). "FCN's målsluger uden målnæse". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Reaktioner fra sejren over Vejgaard". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Europa League Qual (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Damsgaard blucerchiato dal 1° luglio, arriva dal Nordsjælland a titolo definitivo". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Medier: FCN får 50 millioner for Damsgaard". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Grande Sampdoria: Lazio schiantata con Quagliarella, Augello e Damsgaard". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  11. ^ Romano, Fabrizio (10 August 2022). "Brentford snap up Mikkel Damsgaard from Sampdoria for €15m". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Brentford sign Mikkel Damsgaard". Brentford. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Russia 1-4 Denmark: Dazzling Danes storm into last 16". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
  14. ^ "England vs Denmark". UEFA. 7 July 2021.
  15. ^ "M. Damsgaard". Soccerway.
  16. ^ "Mikkel Damsgaard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

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