Mikkel Damsgaard
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, Forward | ||
| Team 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 | 35 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019– | Denmark U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2020– | Denmark | 5 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:08, 23 May 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:30, 21 June 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 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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 May 2021[9]
| 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 | |
| Career total | 119 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 130 | 15 | ||
International goals
- As of match played 21 June 2021. Denmark score listed first, score column indicates score after each Damsgaard goal.[10]
| 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 |
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.
- ^ "Mikkel Damsgaard". Soccerway.
- ^ "Mikkel Damsgaard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
External links
- Mikkel Damsgaard at Soccerway
- Mikkel Damsgaard at DBU
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