Mikkel Damsgaard
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard | ||
Date of birth | 3 July 2000 | ||
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 March 2021 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | 2 | ![]() |
2–0 | 8–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 3–0 | ||||||
3 | 21 June 2021 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 5 | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
4 | 7 July 2021 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 8 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) |
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Russia 1-4 Denmark: Dazzling Danes storm into last 16". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
- ^ "England vs Denmark". UEFA. 7 July 2021.
- ^ "Mikkel Damsgaard". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mikkel Damsgaard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
External links[]
- Mikkel Damsgaard at Soccerway
- Mikkel Damsgaard at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Roskilde Municipality
- Association football wingers
- Association football forwards
- Danish footballers
- Denmark international footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- Denmark youth international footballers
- FC Nordsjælland players
- U.C. Sampdoria players
- Danish Superliga players
- Serie A players
- UEFA Euro 2020 players
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Danish football midfielder stubs