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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 2000[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 | 63 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2020– | Denmark | 31 | (4) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 4 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editDamsgaard 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
editOn 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
editOn 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
editOn 10 August 2022, Damsgaard joined English Premier League club Brentford for a €15 million fee on a five-year deal.[11][12]
International career
editOn 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
editClub
edit- As of match played 4 December 2024[15]
| 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 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| Total | 63 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 71 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 193 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 213 | 18 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 18 November 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Damsgaard goal.[16]
| 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- ^ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Davidsen, Martin (2 September 2020). "Podcast: Fra Jyllinge til Sampdoria - interview med Mikkel Damsgaard". playmaker.nu (in Danish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Dalsgaard, Rudi (9 February 2018). "FCN's målsluger uden målnæse". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Reaktioner fra sejren over Vejgaard". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Europa League Qual (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Damsgaard blucerchiato dal 1° luglio, arriva dal Nordsjælland a titolo definitivo". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Medier: FCN får 50 millioner for Damsgaard". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ "Grande Sampdoria: Lazio schiantata con Quagliarella, Augello e Damsgaard". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ Romano, Fabrizio (10 August 2022). "Brentford snap up Mikkel Damsgaard from Sampdoria for €15m". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Brentford sign Mikkel Damsgaard". Brentford. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Russia 1-4 Denmark: Dazzling Danes storm into last 16". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
- ^ "England vs Denmark". UEFA. 7 July 2021.
- ^ "M. Damsgaard". Soccerway.
- ^ a b "Mikkel Damsgaard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
External links
edit- Mikkel Damsgaard at Brentford F.C.
- Mikkel Damsgaard at Premier League
- Mikkel Damsgaard at Soccerway
- Mikkel Damsgaard national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)