Mika Godts | |
Full Name: | Mika Marcel Godts |
Birth Date: | 7 June 2005 |
Birth Place: | Leuven, Belgium |
Height: | 1.76 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Ajax |
Clubnumber: | 39 |
Youthyears1: | –2020 |
Youthclubs1: | Anderlecht |
Youthyears2: | 2020-2022 |
Youthclubs2: | Genk |
Years1: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs1: | Jong Genk |
Caps1: | 19 |
Goals1: | 7 |
Years2: | 2023– |
Clubs2: | Jong Ajax |
Caps2: | 25 |
Goals2: | 9 |
Years3: | 2023– |
Clubs3: | Ajax |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
Nationalteam1: | Belgium U15 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2020–2021 |
Nationalteam2: | Belgium U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
Nationalteam3: | Belgium U19 |
Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
Club-Update: | 11 August 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 21 November 2023 |
Mika Marcel Godts (born 7 June 2005) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Ajax.
From Leuven, Godts was initially a youth player at Anderlecht before signing with Genk in 2020. He also represented Belgium at under-17 level for the first time in 2020.[1]
During the 2022–23 season Godts played 19 times for Jong Genk in the Challenger Pro League scoring 7 goals.[2] Godts signalled he had no intention to sign a new contract with the club as he approached a contract expiry date of June 2023.[3] [4]
On 31 January 2023, Godts signed for Ajax on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[5] Ajax paid €1million with a sell-on clause reported to have been negotiated.[6] Godts made a goal-scoring debut for Jong Ajax on 20 February 2023 in a 4–2 Eerste Divisie home win against MVV Maastricht.[7] [8] On 9 April 2023, he made his league debut for Ajax in the Eredivisie appearing as a substitute in a 4–0 home win over Fortuna Sittard.[9] Godts appeared as a substitute in the 2023 KNVB Cup final which finished 1–1 between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven. Godts scored a penalty in the resulting shoot-out but PSV won 3–2 on penalties.[10]
Godts is described as a left sided winger who can also play centrally,[11] He has drawn comparisons with Belgian former international Eden Hazard.[12]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Jong Genk | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 19 | 7 | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||
Jong Ajax | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
Total | 23 | 7 | — | — | 23 | 7 | |||||
Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2023–24 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
Career total | 59 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 67 | 11 |