Mikkel Damsgaard

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Mikkel Damsgaard
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard
Date of birth (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Jyllinge, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 38
Youth career
2005–2013 Jyllinge FC
2013–2017 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Nordsjælland 84 (13)
2020– Sampdoria 42 (2)
National team‡
2017–2018 Denmark U18 2 (2)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 6 (0)
2019– Denmark U21 8 (1)
2020– Denmark 13 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:06, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:56, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtɑmsˌkɒˀ]; born 3 July 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie A club Sampdoria and the Denmark national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

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.[1] He then joined FC Nordsjælland as a U12 player on a youth contract until 2020.[2]

Nordsjælland[]

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.[3]

He made his Danish Superliga debut for Nordsjælland on 26 November 2017 in a game against AC Horsens in shirt number 27.[4]

Sampdoria[]

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.[5] The transfer fee was estimated at about €6.7 million (DKK 50 million).[6] On 17 October 2020, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–0 victory against Lazio.[7]

International career[]

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.[8] 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.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 3 October 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nordsjælland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 17 1 1 0 — 18 1
2018–19 32 1 1 0 6 0 39 1
2019–20 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 7 0 1 0 — 8 0
Total 42 2 3 0 0 0 45 2
Career total 126 15 6 0 6 0 138 15

International[]

As of match played 12 October 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2020 1 0
2021 12 4
Total 13 4
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Damsgaard goal.[11]
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.)

References[]

  1. ^ Davidsen, Martin (2 September 2020). "Podcast: Fra Jyllinge til Sampdoria - interview med Mikkel Damsgaard". playmaker.nu (in Danish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. ^ Dalsgaard, Rudi (9 February 2018). "FCN's målsluger uden målnæse". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Reaktioner fra sejren over Vejgaard". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Damsgaard blucerchiato dal 1° luglio, arriva dal Nordsjælland a titolo definitivo". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Medier: FCN får 50 millioner for Damsgaard". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Grande Sampdoria: Lazio schiantata con Quagliarella, Augello e Damsgaard". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Russia 1-4 Denmark: Dazzling Danes storm into last 16". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
  9. ^ "England vs Denmark". UEFA. 7 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Mikkel Damsgaard". Soccerway.
  11. ^ "Mikkel Damsgaard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

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