Mikkel Damsgaard

Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtɑmsˌkɒˀ]; born 3 July 2000) is a Danish football player who plays for Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.

Mikkel Damsgaard
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard
Date of birth (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000
Place of birth Jyllinge, Denmark
Playing position(s) Left winger, Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Nordsjælland
Number 27
Youth career
Jyllinge
FC Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– FC Nordsjælland 77 (13)
National team‡
2017–2018 Denmark U-18 2 (0)
2018– Denmark U-19 6 (0)
2019– Denmark U-21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:46, 6 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:20, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

Youth career

Damsgaard started playing football in Jyllinge, where played in eight years, with his dad as his coach. During a game with Jyllinge, Damsgaard was spotted by a scout from FC 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]

Club career

FC Nordsjælland

On 27 September 2017, Damsgaard got his official debut for FC Nordsjælland at the age of 17. He played the whole game against Vejgaard BK in a Danish Cup game, making one assist.[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 with Italian Serie A club U.C. Sampdoria with effect from 1 July 2020 and until 30 June 2024.[5] The fee was rumored to be about 6,7 million euros.[6]

References
  1. 17 år og superligaspiller: Kometen Mikkel‚ egedal.lokalavisen.dk,
  2. FCN's målsluger uden målnæse‚ sn.dk, 8 February 2018
  3. REAKTIONER FRA SEJREN OVER VEJGAARD‚ fcn.dk, 27 September 2017
  4. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 November 2017.
  5. DAMSGAARD BLUCERCHIATO DAL 1° LUGLIO, ARRIVA DAL NORDSJÆLLAND A TITOLO DEFINITIVO, sampdoria.it, 6 February 2020
  6. Medier: FCN får 50 millioner for Damsgaard, bold.dk, 6 February 2020
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