2021–22 FC Midtjylland season

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FC Midtjylland
2021–22 season
OwnerMatthew Benham
ChairmanRasmus Ankersen
ManagerBo Henriksen
StadiumMCH Arena
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
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The 2021–22 FC Midtjylland season is FC Midtjylland's 23rd season of existence, and their 21st consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. As a result of the club's runner-up finish in 2020–21, it qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League, and will also compete for the 2021–22 Danish Cup.

Squad[]

As of 22 September 2021 [1]
No. Name Nat Position Since Date of birth Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Jonas Lössl Denmark GK 2021 1 February 1989 England Everton F.C.
16 Elías Rafn Ólafsson Iceland GK 2020 11 March 2000 Denmark FC Midtjylland U19
30 Jared Thompson Northern Ireland England GK 2021 23 February 1999 England Brentford F.C. B
90 Valdemar Birksø Denmark GK 2021 17 March 2001 Denmark Homegrown
Defenders
2 Dion Cools Malaysia Belgium DF 2020 4 June 1996 Belgium Club Brugge
5 Daniel Høegh Denmark DF 2020 6 January 1991 Netherlands SC Heerenveen
6 Joel Andersson Sweden DF 2018 11 November 1996 Sweden BK Häcken
14 Henrik Dalsgaard Denmark DF 2021 27 July 1989 England Brentford F.C.
28 Erik Sviatchenko Denmark DF 2018 4 October 1991 Scotland Celtic F.C.
29 Paulinho Brazil DF 2019 3 January 1995 Brazil Bahia
44 Nikolas Dyhr Denmark DF 2019 18 June 2001 Denmark Homegrown
50 Hosine Bility Australia DF 2021 10 May 2001 Denmark Homegrown
55 Viktor Bak Denmark DF 2021 3 October 2003 Denmark Homegrown
73 Juninho Brazil DF 2021 1 February 1995 Brazil Esporte Clube Bahia
Midfielders
7 Pione Sisto Denmark South Sudan MF 2020 4 February 1995 Spain Celta de Vigo
10 Evander Brazil MF 2018 9 June 1998 Brazil CR Vasco da Gama
11 Awer Mabil Australia South Sudan MF 2015 15 September 1995 Australia Adelaide United FC
15 Bozhidar Kraev Hungary MF 2017 23 June 1997 Hungary PFC Levski Sofia
24 Oliver Sørensen Denmark MF 2021 10 March 2002 Denmark Homegrown
35 Charles Brazil MF 2021 19 June 1996 Brazil Ceará
37 Raphael Onyedika Nigeria MF 2021 19 April 2001 Denmark Homegrown
40 Jens Cajuste Sweden MF 2018 10 August 1999 Sweden Örgryte IS
45 Gustav Isaksen Denmark MF 2019 19 April 2001 Denmark Homegrown
54 Oscar Fraulo Denmark Italy MF 2021 6 December 2003 Denmark Homegrown
Forwards
38 Marrony Brazil FW 2021 5 February 1999 Brazil Clube Atlético Mineiro
47 Frederik Heiselberg Denmark FW 2021 11 February 2003 Denmark Homegrown
48 Mads Hansen Denmark FW 2021 28 July 2002 Denmark Homegrown
53 Victor Lind Denmark FW 2021 12 July 2003 Denmark Homegrown
58 Aral Simsir Denmark Turkey FW 2021 19 June 2002 Denmark Homegrown
74 Júnior Brumado Brazil FW 2019 15 May 1999 Brazil EC Bahia

Out on loan[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Guinea GUI Sory Kaba (at OH Leuven until 30 June 2022)
— MF Denmark DEN Victor Torp (at Kortrijk until 30 June 2022)
— MF Denmark DEN Nicolas Madsen (at SC Heerenveen until 30 June 2022)
— DF Denmark DEN Søren Reese (at SønderjyskE until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Denmark DEN Tobias Anker (at Fredericia until 30 June 2022)
— DF Denmark DEN Oliver Olsen (at Fredericia until 30 June 2022)
— MF Denmark DEN Christian Tue Jensen (at Fredericia until 30 June 2022)
— FW Germany GER Luca Pfeiffer (at Darmstadt until 30 June 2022)

Non-competitive[]

Pre-season friendlies[]

27 June 2021 Malmö FF Sweden 1–2 Denmark Midtjylland Malmö
14:00 CEST Stadium: Eleda Stadion
7 July 2021 Lech Poznań Poland 3–2 Denmark Midtjylland Poznań, Poland
14:00 CEST Ishak Goal 30' (pen)
Own goal Goal 74'
Marchwiński Goal 80'		 Høegh Goal 61' (Sviatchenko)
Nicolaisen Goal 87'		 Stadium: Stadion Poznań
10 July 2021 SK Sigma Olomouc Czech Republic 1–2 Denmark Midtjylland Opalenica, Poland
14:00 CEST Daněk Goal 42' FCM Report Evander Goal 7'
Brumado Goal 22'		 Stadium: Stadion Miejski

Competitive[]

Competition record[]

Competition Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Danish Superliga 9 7 0 2 16 5 +11 077.78
Danish Cup 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
UEFA Champions League 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 025.00
UEFA Europa League 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 15 8 2 5 24 13 +11 053.33

Last updated: 22 September 2021.
Source: Competitive matches

Danish Superliga[]

Main article: 2021–22 Danish Superliga

Regular season[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Midtjylland 9 7 0 2 16 5 +11 21 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Copenhagen 9 6 2 1 19 6 +13 20
3 AaB 9 5 3 1 13 7 +6 18
4 Randers 9 5 2 2 13 10 +3 17
5 Nordsjælland 9 4 1 4 13 11 +2 13
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2021. Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.

Results by round - Regular season[]

Matchday123456789
GroundHAAHAAAHA
ResultLWWWWWLWW
Position1052221221
Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2021. Source: http://www.superliga.dk/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
16 July 2021 1 Midtjylland 1–2 OB Herning
19:00 CEST Sisto Goal 59' (Dreyer) FCM Summary Kadrii Goal 15'
Andersen Yellow card 51'
Sabbi Yellow card 54'
Larsen Yellow card 61'
Skjelvik Goal 90+1'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 4,890
Referee: Sandi Putros
24 July 2021 2 AaB 0–1 Midtjylland Aalborg
18:00 CEST Pallesen Yellow card 59' FCM Summary Brumado Goal 28' (Paulinho)
Sisto Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Aalborg Portland Park
Attendance: 3,784
Referee: Jakob Kehlet
31 July 2021 3 Viborg FF 0–2 Midtjylland Viborg
16:00 CEST J. Grønning Yellow card 24' FCM Summary Paulinho Yellow card 14'
Evander Goal 71'
Høegh Yellow card 74'
Dreyer Goal 77'		 Stadium: Viborg Stadion
Referee: Anders Poulsen
6 August 2021 4 Midtjylland 4–1 Vejle Herning
20:30 CEST Nicolaisen Yellow card 25'
Isaksen Goal 35' (Andersson)
Sviatchenko Goal 57' (Dreyer)
Dreyer Goal 75' (Mabil)
Mabil Goal 80' (Dreyer) Yellow card 81'		 FCM Summary Schoop Yellow card 19'
Muçolli Yellow card 36'
Ezatolahi Yellow card 41'
Kolinger Goal 51' (Emmanouilidis) Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Mikkel Redder
13 August 2021 5 SønderjyskE 0–2 Midtjylland Haderslev
20:00 CEST Albæk Yellow card 26'
Gartenmann Yellow card 26'		 FCM Summary Brumado Goal 4' (Dreyer) Red card 30'
Andersson Yellow card 41'
Lind Goal 88' (Mabil)		 Stadium: Sydbank Park
Referee: Morten Krogh
20 August 2021 6 Midtjylland 3–0 Silkeborg IF Herning
19:00 CEST Evander Goal 5' (pen)
Sisto Goal 45+1' (Dreyer)
Dreyer Goal 62' (Isaksen)		 FCM Summary Dahl Yellow card 4'
Calisir Yellow card 17'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
29 August 2021 7 Brøndby 0–2 Midtjylland Brøndbyvester
20:00 CEST Ben Slimane Goal 54' (Bruus)
Uhre Goal 66'		 FCM Summary Sviatchenko Yellow card 49'
Charles Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Brøndby Stadium
Attendance: 13,777
Referee: Sandi Putros
10 September 2021 8 Midtjylland 2–0 FC Nordsjælland Herning
19:00 CEST Isaksen Goal 47' (Brumado)
Lind Goal 77' (Olafsson)
Sviatchenko Yellow card 89'		 FCM Summary Diomande Yellow card 15'
Francis Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Referee: Mikkel Redder
19 September 2021 9 Copenhagen 0–1 Midtjylland Copenhagen
18:00 CEST Boilesen Yellow card 13'
Stage Yellow card 61'
Khocholava Yellow card 84'		 FCM Summary Evander Red card 27'
Brumado Goal 47'
Ólafsson Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Telia Parken
Attendance: 34,378
Referee: Jakob Kehlet

Danish Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 Danish Cup
22 September 2021 Third Round Kjellerup IF 0–5 Midtjylland Kjellerup, Central Jutland
16:30 CEST FCM Summary Evander Goal 30'
Mabil Goal 34' (Evander)
Lind Goal 59' Goal 79' (Mabil)
Simsir Goal 65'		 Stadium: XL-byg Arena
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen
TBD Fourth Round v Midtjylland
TBD CEST

UEFA Champions League[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League
20 July 2021 Second Qualifying Round 1st leg Celtic Scotland 1–1 Denmark Midtjylland Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 CEST Bitton Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 44'
Abada Goal 39'		 FCM Summary Dalsggard Yellow card 26'
Dreyer Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 56'
Evander Goal 66'
Onyedika Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sandro Schärer Switzerland
28 July 2021 Second Qualifying Round 2nd leg Midtjylland Denmark 2–1 (a.e.t)
(3–1 agg.)		 Scotland Celtic Herning
19:45 CEST Evander Yellow card 53'
Mabil Goal 61' (Sisto)
Brumado Yellow card 69'
Onyedika Goal 94' (Dalsgaard)
Sisto Yellow card 115'		 FCM Summary Welsh Yellow card 21'
McGregor Goal 48'
Soro Yellow card 76'
Édouard Yellow card 93'
Ajeti Yellow card 108'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski Poland
3 August 2021 Third Qualifying Round 1st leg PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 3–0 Denmark Midtjylland Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:00 CEST Madueke Goal 19' (Zahavi)
Götze Goal 29' (Ramalho)
Gakpo Goal 32' (Zahavi)		 FCM Summary Onyedika Yellow card 72' Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 22,700
Referee: Sergei Karasev Russia
10 August 2021 Third Qualifying Round 2nd leg Midtjylland Denmark 0–1
(0–4 agg.)		 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands Herning
19:45 CEST FCM Summary Pröpper Yellow card 61'
Bruma Goal 90+3' (Júnior)		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 6,288
Referee: Clément Turpin France

UEFA Europa League[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Group F[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Advance to round of 16
2 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1[a] Advance to preliminary knockout round
3 Denmark Midtjylland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1[a] Transfer to Europa Conference League
4 Portugal Braga 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Away goals scored in all group matches: Ludogorets Razgrad 1, Midtjylland 0.
16 September 2021 1 Midtjylland Denmark 1–1 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad Herning
18:45 CEST Isaksen Goal 3' (Evander)
Onyedika Yellow card 85'		 FCM Summary Despodov Goal 32'
Badji Yellow card 35'
Santana Yellow card 45'
Cicinho Yellow card 90+8'		 Stadium: MCH Arena
Attendance: 6,568
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev Azerbaijan
30 September 2021 2 Braga Portugal v Denmark Midtjylland Braga, Portugal
21:00 CEST Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Braga
21 October 2021 3 Midtjylland Denmark v Serbia Red Star Belgrade Herning
18:45 CEST Stadium: MCH Arena
4 November 2021 4 Red Star Belgrade Serbia v Denmark Midtjylland Belgrade, Serbia
21:00 CEST Stadium: Rajko Mitić Stadium
25 November 2021 5 Midtjylland Denmark v Portugal Braga Herning
18:45 CEST Stadium: MCH Arena
9 December 2021 6 Ludogorets Razgrad Bulgaria v Denmark Midtjylland Razgrad, Bulgaria
21:00 CEST Stadium: Huvepharma Arena

Statistics[]

Appearances[]

As of 22 September 2021

Includes all competitive matches.[2]

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
1 MF 10 Brazil Evander 9 1 4 1 15
2 MF 37 Nigeria Raphael Onyedika 9 0 4 1 14
3 DF 28 Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 9 0 3 1 13
DF 6 Sweden Joel Andersson 8 0 4 1 13
MF 11 Australia Awer Mabil 7 1 4 1 13
6 DF 29 Brazil Paulinho 7 0 4 1 12
FW 74 Brazil Júnior Brumado 7 0 4 1 12
8 FW 45 Denmark Gustav Isaksen 8 0 2 1 11
DF 44 Denmark Nikolas Dyhr 7 1 3 0 11
10 GK 1 Denmark Jonas Lössl 6 0 4 0 10
DF 2 Malaysia Dion Cools 6 0 3 1 10
12 MF 36 Denmark Anders Dreyer 6 0 3 0 9
DF 14 Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 6 0 2 1 9
MF 7 Denmark Pione Sisto 6 0 2 1 9
FW 48 Denmark Mads Hansen 4 1 4 0 9
MF 35 Brazil Charles 4 1 3 1 9
FW 53 Denmark Victor Lind 4 1 3 1 9
18 DF 20 Denmark Rasmus Nicolaisen 3 0 3 0 6
DF 73 Brazil Juninho 4 0 1 1 6
20 MF 34 Iceland Mikael Anderson 4 0 1 0 5
MF 43 Denmark Nicolas Madsen 4 0 1 0 5
GK 16 Iceland Elías Rafn Ólafsson 3 1 0 1 5
23 DF 5 Denmark Daniel Høegh 2 1 1 0 4
24 MF 54 Denmark Oscar Fraulo 0 1 1 0 2
FW 58 Denmark Aral Simsir 1 1 0 0 2
MF 24 Denmark Oliver Sørensen 1 1 0 0 2
27 MF 39 Denmark Victor Torp 1 0 0 0 1
MF 40 Sweden Jens Cajuste 1 0 0 0 1
FW 38 Brazil Marrony 0 1 0 0 1
MF 40 Hungary Bozhidar Kraev 0 0 1 0 1

Goalscorers[]

As of 22 September 2021

This includes all competitive matches. [2]

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
1 MF 10 Brazil Evander 2 1 1 0 4
FW 53 Denmark Victor Lind 2 2 0 0 4
3 MF 36 Denmark Anders Dreyer 3 0 0 0 3
FW 45 Denmark Gustav Isaksen 2 0 0 1 3
FW 74 Brazil Júnior Brumado 3 0 0 0 3
MF 11 Australia Awer Mabil 1 1 1 0 3
7 MF 7 Denmark Pione Sisto 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF 37 Nigeria Raphael Onyedika 0 0 1 0 1
DF 28 Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 1 0 0 0 1
FW 58 Denmark Turkey Aral Simsir 0 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 16 5 3 1 25

Assists[]

As of 22 September 2021

This includes all competitive matches. [2]

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
1 MF 36 Denmark Anders Dreyer 5 0 0 0 5
2 MF 11 Australia Awer Mabil 2 1 0 0 3
3 MF 10 Brazil Evander 0 1 0 1 2
4 DF 29 Brazil Paulinho 1 0 0 0 1
DF 14 Denmark Henrik Dalsgaard 0 0 1 0 1
DF 29 Brazil Paulinho 1 0 0 0 1
MF 7 Denmark Pione Sisto 0 0 1 0 1
MF 45 Denmark Gustav Isaksen 1 0 0 0 1
GK 16 Iceland Elías Rafn Ólafsson 1 0 0 0 1
FW 74 Brazil Paulinho 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 12 2 2 1 17

Clean sheets[]

As of 22 September 2021

This includes all competitive matches. [2]

Rnk Pos No. Player Superliga Danish Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
1 GK 16 Iceland Elías Rafn Ólafsson 3 1 0 0 4
2 GK 1 Denmark Jonas Lössl 3 0 0 0 3
TOTALS 6 1 0 0 7

Disciplinary record[]

As of 22 September 2021

This includes all competitive matches.[2]

Rnk Pos. No. Player Superliga Danish Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 MF 36 Denmark Anders Dreyer 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1
MF 37 Nigeria Raphael Onyedika 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 0
3 MF 7 Denmark Pione Sisto 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
DF 5 Denmark Erik Sviatchenko 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 53 Brazil Evander 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
5 FW 74 Brazil Júnior Brumado 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF 5 Denmark Daniel Høegh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 29 Brazil Paulinho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 6 Sweden Joel Andersson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 74 Brazil Júnior Brumado 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
MF 35 Brazil Charles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK 16 Iceland Elías Rafn Ólafsson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 8 2 0 0 7 1 1 0 16 3

References[]

  1. ^ "Squad" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "https://us.soccerway.com/teams/denmark/fc-midtjylland/603/"

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