Mikkel Duelund
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikkel Duelund Poulsen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 29 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
NEC (on loan from Dynamo Kyiv) | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–200? | |||
200?–200? | VRI | ||
200?–2005 | |||
2005–2008 | Skovbakken | ||
2008–2011 | AGF | ||
2011–2014 | Midtjylland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Midtjylland | 90 | (21) |
2018– | Dynamo Kyiv | 21 | (1) |
2021– | → NEC (loan) | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2012 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Denmark U17 | 4 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (10) |
2016–2019 | Denmark U21 | 23 | (6) |
2018– | Denmark | 1 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 October 2017 |
Mikkel Duelund Poulsen (born 29 June 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NEC, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.
Club career[]
Early career[]
Duelund was born in Aarhus and started playing football at the age of two in .[3] From the time he was two years old, until he was eight years old, he played first for Vejlby-Risskov Idrætsklub (VRI) and then for (HEI).[3] At the age of eight, he moved to IK Skovbakken, where he played for three years.[3]
At the age of 11, Duelund joined the AGF academy; the most renowned in the city.[3] He subsequently had offers from several other clubs, but at the age of 14 he chose to move to FC Midtjylland.[3]
Midtjylland[]
Duelund began his professional career with Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland. In 2013, he took part in a trial with Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven but ultimately remained with Midtjylland's youth team.[4] During his time with the U19 group, Duelund won the Top Goalscorer and Player of the Season awards as the side were crowned Danish champions.[5] In 2014, he was named by The Guardian as one of 40 best young talents in World Football.[6]
Following his form at youth level Duelund was promoted to the first-team, making his league debut in March 2015 against Hobro IK, coming on as a second-half substitute for Petter Andersson. By the end of his debut season he had helped the club to its first ever Superliga title.[7] As a result of his showings in 2015 Duelund won the DBU U19 talent of the year-award.[8]
In the year that followed he made a goalscoring debut in the Champions League against Lincoln Red Imps before later debuting in the Europa League against Napoli.[5] In 2016–17, he became the seventh youngest player ever to score 10 career league goals in the Superliga.[7]
In March 2018, Duelund made his 100th appearance for Midtjylland and marked the occasion with a goal in a 2–1 win over Silkeborg.[9] The club ultimately went on to reclaim the Superliga title, ending ahead of rivals Brøndby.[10]
Dynamo Kyiv[]
On 31 August 2018, Duelund signed a contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[11] He made his debut for the club on 16 September in a 1–1 away draw against Zorya Luhansk, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute for Volodymyr Shepelyev.[12] In his third game, he scored his first goal for the club – the game-winner in a 0–1 away win over Arsenal Kyiv.[13][14]
However, he would only play sporadically. Within two months of his move, he suffered an ankle fracture which meant that he barely made any appearances for over a year and a half.[15][16] After recovering in February 2020, he mostly appeared as a substitute. During the 2020–21 season, Duelund made only four league appearances, of which one was in the starting lineup.[17] In November 2020, Duelund was one of multiple Dynamo players infected with SARS‑CoV‑2 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]
NEC (loan)[]
On 22 June 2021, recently promoted Dutch Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen announced that they had signed Duelund on a one-season loan from Dynamo Kyiv with an option to buy.[19][20] He made his debut on 14 August in a 0–5 loss to defending champions Ajax.[21]
International career[]
In June 2017, Duelund was one of only two 19-year old's named in Denmark's squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland.[7] He featured twice at the tournament, including a start in a 3–0 loss to eventual champions Germany, before Denmark were eliminated during the group stages.[22] He got his first international debut for the senior side in a friendly against Jordan on 15 January 2018, scored one goal in Denmark's 2–3 loss.[23]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup | Continental2 | Other | Total | |||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Midtjylland | 2014–15 | Superliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
2015–16 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | ||
2016–17 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 | ||
2017–18 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
Total | 90 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 26 | ||
Dynamo Kyiv | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
2019-20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
2020-21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
NEC Nijmegen | 2021-22 | Eredevise | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Career Total | 117 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 29 |
1 Includes Danish Cup matches.
2 Includes both UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches.
International[]
Denmark | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2018 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 1 |
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 January 2018 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
Honours[]
Club[]
Midtjylland
Dynamo Kyiv
- Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21[26]
- Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Ukrainian Super Cup: 2019, 2020[27][28]
Personal life[]
In February 2016, ahead of the Midtjylland's Europa League game against Manchester United, Duelund admitted to being a lifelong fan of the Premier League club and named Wayne Rooney as his footballing idol.[29]
References[]
- ^ "Mikkel Duelund - NEC Nijmegen - Aktuelles Spielerprofil". m.sport.bild.de (in German). Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Дуелунд | Українська Премʼєр-Ліга | Офіційний сайт УПЛ - upl.ua". upl.ua. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Larsen, Michael Patrick (20 July 2015). "Fokus på: Mikkel Duelund – fra leg til Superliga". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
- ^ Møbjerg Sørensen, Simon (10 November 2013). "FCM-talent prøvetræner i PSV Eindhoven". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ a b Grønning, Jeppe (24 April 2016). "Mikkel Duelund: Fra Tonsser til Champions League". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ Blight, Gary (14 October 2014). "Next Generation 2014: 40 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d Bairner, Robin (30 March 2017). "Meet Mikkel Duelund: The teenage talent who snubbed the Premier League to develop in Denmark". Goal. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ DBU. "Årets Talenter (tidligere Årets Arla Talent)". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ "Duelund jubler over jubilæumsmål: Det havde jeg ikke regnet med". Tips Bladet (in Danish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ^ a b Hoffskov, Ole (28 June 2018). "Mikkel Duelund: Superligaen trænger til profiler" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Mikkel DUELUND joins Dynamo!" (in Ukrainian). 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Zorya Lugansk - Dinamo Kiev 1:1 (Premyer Liga 2018/2019, 8. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Duelund og 12 andre spillere misser Barcelona-kamp - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Arsenal Kiev - Dinamo Kiev 0:1 (Premyer Liga 2018/2019, 10. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Mikkel DUELUND: "I need a surgery"". fcdynamo.kiev.ua. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Stigsen, Rasmus (28 March 2020). "Mikkel Duelund om situationen i Kiev: 'Jeg står stærkere nu end før jeg blev skadet'". TV3 SPORT (in Danish).
- ^ "Mikkel Duelund » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "A number of Dynamo players and employees tested positive for COVID-19". fcdynamo.kiev.ua. 1 November 2020.
- ^ "N.E.C. huurt Mikkel Duelund". nec-nijmegen.nl (in Dutch). 22 June 2021.
- ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (25 June 2021). "Duelund havde dansk interesse: Derfor blev det NEC". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
- ^ "Ajax vs. NEC - 14 August 2021 - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Duelund lever fint med presset". Bold (in Danish). 20 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ "المنتخب الوطني (3) الدنمارك (2) ودياً بكرة القدم". 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Mikkel Duelund Club matches". Socceway. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Mikkel Duelund". World Soccer. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Favbet League (2020/21)". www.upl.ua. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Динамо - Шахтар | Рапорт арбітра | Українська Прем'єр-Ліга | Офіційний сайт УПЛ - upl.ua". upl.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Шахтар - Динамо | Рапорт арбітра | Українська Премʼєр-Ліга | Офіційний сайт УПЛ - upl.ua". upl.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ Morgan, Tony (17 February 2016). "Manchester United: Midtjylland starlet Mikkel Duelund eager to eliminate boyhood club from Europa League". International Business Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
External links[]
- Mikkel Duelund at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Danish footballers
- Association football forwards
- Danish Superliga players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Eredivisie players
- VSK Aarhus players
- Aarhus Gymnastikforening players
- FC Midtjylland players
- FC Dynamo Kyiv players
- NEC Nijmegen players
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands