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Mikkel Duelund Poulsen (born 29 June 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club NEC, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.

Mikkel Duelund

Personal information
Full name	Mikkel Duelund Poulsen[1]
Date of birth	(1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 25)
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	10
Youth career
1999–200?	Virup IF
200?–200?	VRI
200?–2005	HEI
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)	33	(3)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:14, 25 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 October 2017

Club career

Early career

Duelund was born in Aarhus and started playing football at the age of two in Virup IF.[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 Hjortshøj-Egaa Idrætsforening (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 1–0 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 5–0 loss to defending champions Ajax.[21]

On 5 August 2022, the loan was extended by another season.[22] He started the 2022–23 season in convincing fashion, scoring once and adding two assists on the second matchday in a 4–1 victory against FC Volendam.[23]

International career

In June 2017, Duelund was one of two 19-year-olds 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.[24] 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.[25]

Personal life

In February 2016, ahead of the Midtjylland's Europa League game against Manchester United, Duelund stated he was a lifelong fan of the Premier League club and named Wayne Rooney as his footballing idol.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 October 2022[27][1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Continental[lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Midtjylland	2014–15	Danish Superliga	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	2015–16	Danish Superliga	22	5	1	1	2	1	0	0	25	7
	2016–17	Danish Superliga	33	8	4	2	7	0	0	0	44	10
	2017–18	Danish Superliga	28	8	4	1	3	0	0	0	35	9
	2018–19	Danish Superliga	5	0	0	0	2	0	—		7	0
	Total		95	21	11	4	14	1	0	0	120	26
Dynamo Kyiv	2018–19	Ukrainian Premier League	9	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	13	1
	2019–20	Ukrainian Premier League	8	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	9	2
	2020–21	Ukrainian Premier League	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	Total		21	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	26	3
NEC (loan)	2021–22	Eredivisie	22	2	3	1	—		—		25	3
	2022–23	Eredivisie	11	1	1	0	—		—		12	1
	Total		33	3	4	1	—		—		37	4
Career total			149	25	17	7	17	1	0	0	183	33

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Denmark	2018	1	1
Total		1	1

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Duelund goal.

List of international goals scored by Mikkel Duelund

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 January 2018	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Jordan	2–3	2–3	Friendly

Honours

Midtjylland

• Danish Superliga: 2014–15, 2017–18[7][10]

Dynamo Kyiv

• Ukrainian Premier League: 2020–21[28]
• Ukrainian Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
• Ukrainian Super Cup: 2019, 2020[29][30]

References

External links

• Mikkel Duelund at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Mikkel Duelund

Mikkel Duelund (* 29. Juni 1997 in Arhus) ist ein dänischer Fußballspieler, der aktuell in der Ukraine bei Dynamo Kiew unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Mikkel Duelund

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[fr] Mikkel Duelund

Mikkel Duelund, né le 29 juin 1997 à Aarhus, est un footballeur danois qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain au NEC Nimègue, en prêt du Dynamo Kiev.

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[it] Mikkel Duelund

Mikkel Duelund (Aarhus, 29 giugno 1997) è un calciatore danese, centrocampista del N.E.C. in prestito dalla Dinamo Kiev.

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[ru] Дуэлунд, Миккель

Миккель Дуэлунд (дат. Mikkel Duelund; 29 июня 1997 года, Орхус, Дания) — датский футболист, полузащитник украинского клуба «Динамо» (Киев), играющий на правах аренды за нидерландский клуб «НЕК» и сборной Дании.

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