Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtɑmsˌkɒˀ]; born 3 July 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Brentford and the Denmark national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Jyllinge, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2013 | Jyllinge FC | ||
2013–2017 | Nordsjælland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | Nordsjælland | 84 | (13) |
2020–2022 | Sampdoria | 46 | (2) |
2022– | Brentford | 9 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
2019– | Denmark U21 | 8 | (1) |
2020– | Denmark | 18 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 5 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:04, 25 September 2022 (UTC) |
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.[2] He then joined FC Nordsjælland as a U12 player on a youth contract until 2020.[3]
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.[4]
He made his Danish Superliga debut for Nordsjælland on 26 November 2017 in a game against AC Horsens in shirt number 27.[5]
On 12 July 2018, Damsgaard made his European debut for Nordsjælland against Cliftonville in a Europa League qualifier.[6]
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.[7] The transfer fee was estimated at €6.7 million (DKK 50 million).[8] On 17 October 2020, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–0 victory against Lazio.[9]
On 10 August 2022, Damsgaard joined English Premier League club Brentford for a €15 million fee on a five-year deal.[10][11]
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.[12] 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.[13]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nordsjælland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 11 | |||
Total | 84 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 93 | 13 | ||
Sampdoria | 2020–21 | Serie A | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Total | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
Brentford | 2022–23 | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
Career total | 139 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 153 | 15 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Denmark | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | 4 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 4 |
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.) | UEFA Euro 2020 |
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