Mikkel Damsgaard

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.

For the Swedish politician, see Mikael Damsgaard.
Mikkel Damsgaard
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard
Date of birth (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000
Place of birth Jyllinge, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club 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 43 (2)
National team‡
2017–2018 Denmark U18 2 (2)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 6 (0)
2019– Denmark U21 8 (1)
2020– Denmark 13 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:06, 16 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:56, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

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.[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] 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.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 April 2022[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nordsjælland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 17110—181
2018–19 3211060391
2019–20 351110—3611
Total 841330609313
Sampdoria 2020–21 Serie A 35220—372
2021–22 8010—90
Total 4323000462
Career total 12715606013915

International
As of match played 12 October 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 202010
2021124
Total134
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Damsgaard goal.[11]
List of international goals scored by Mikkel Damsgaard
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 March 2021MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark2 Moldova2–08–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 3–0
3 21 June 2021Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark5 Russia1–04–1UEFA Euro 2020
4 7 July 2021Wembley Stadium, London, England8 England1–01–2 (a.e.t.)

References
  1. Davidsen, Martin (2 September 2020). "Podcast: Fra Jyllinge til Sampdoria - interview med Mikkel Damsgaard". playmaker.nu (in Danish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. Dalsgaard, Rudi (9 February 2018). "FCN's målsluger uden målnæse". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. "Reaktioner fra sejren over Vejgaard". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 November 2017.
  5. "Damsgaard blucerchiato dal 1° luglio, arriva dal Nordsjælland a titolo definitivo". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. "Medier: FCN får 50 millioner for Damsgaard". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  7. "Grande Sampdoria: Lazio schiantata con Quagliarella, Augello e Damsgaard". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  8. "Russia 1-4 Denmark: Dazzling Danes storm into last 16". UEFA. 21 June 2021.
  9. "England vs Denmark". UEFA. 7 July 2021.
  10. "Mikkel Damsgaard". Soccerway.
  11. "Mikkel Damsgaard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.


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