Mikkel Kirkeskov Andersen (born 5 September 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left back for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.
![]() Kirkeskov with AGF in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikkel Kirkeskov Andersen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1991-09-05) 5 September 1991 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Holstein Kiel | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
VRI | |||
2005–2009 | AGF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2014 | AGF | ||
2014–2016 | OB | 23 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Aalesund | 57 | (2) |
2018 | → Piast Gliwice (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2018–2021 | Piast Gliwice | 79 | (2) |
2021– | Holstein Kiel | 24 | (0) |
National team | |||
2010 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Denmark U20 | 5 | (0) |
2012 | Denmark U21 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:27, 1 October 2022 (UTC) |
Kirkeskov was born in Aarhus, Denmark, and started playing football for VRI before joining the youth ranks of the city's main team, AGF in 2005.[2] He was promoted to their first team in the spring of 2009.[3] He made his league debut for AGF in the second tier of Danish football in a 3–0 away victory against FC Fredericia on 7 November 2010, replacing Adam Eckersley at half-time.[4] After the winter break, Kirkeskov made more appearances and the club reached promotion back to the Danish Superliga towards the end of the season.[5] He made his debut in the top tier on 15 August 2011 in a 1–1 away draw against Silkeborg IF, coming off the bench in the 80th minute for Stephan Petersen.[6] In his first season in the Superliga, Kirkeskov made 16 games.[7]
Kirkeskov moved to Tippeligaen side Aalesunds FK in January 2016.[8]
On 15 February 2018, Kirkeskov joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice.[9][10]
In December 2020 it was announced Kirkeskov would move to 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel for the second half of the 2020–21 season on a contract until summer 2023.[11]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AGF | 2010–11[7] | Danish 1st Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2011–12[7] | Superligaen | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
2012–13[7] | Superligaen | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
2013–14[7] | Superligaen | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
2014–15[7] | Danish 1st Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 93 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 102 | 0 | |||
OB | 2014–15[7] | Superligaen | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2015–16[7] | Superligaen | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Total | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
Aalesunds | 2016[12] | Eliteserien | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
2017[12] | Eliteserien | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | |||
Total | 57 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 63 | 2 | ||||
Piast Gliwice (loan) | 2017–18[7] | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Piast Gliwice | 2018–19[7] | Ekstraklasa | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||
2019–20[7] | Ekstraklasa | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
2020–21[7] | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 2 | ||
Holstein Kiel | 2020–21[7] | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2021–22[7] | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2022–23[7] | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
Career total | 276 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 308 | 4 |
Holstein Kiel – current squad | |
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