Thomas Mikkelsen (footballer, born 1983) explained

Thomas Mikkelsen
Fullname:Thomas Korsgaard Mikkelsen
Birth Date:27 August 1983
Height:1.90 m
Birth Place:Munkebo, Denmark[1]
Currentclub:Brøndby
Clubnumber:16
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1998–2006
Clubs1:B.1909
Years2:2006–2008
Clubs2:FC Fyn
Caps2:65
Goals2:0
Years3:2008–2009
Clubs3:Næsby
Caps3:15
Goals3:0
Years4:2009–2016
Clubs4:Vestsjælland
Caps4:182
Goals4:0
Years5:2016–2017
Clubs5:Fredericia
Caps5:46
Goals5:0
Years6:2017–2018
Clubs6:OB
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Years7:2018
Clubs7:Lyngby (loan)
Caps7:12
Goals7:0
Years8:2019–2021
Clubs8:Lyngby
Caps8:87
Goals8:0
Years9:2021–
Clubs9:Brøndby
Caps9:13
Goals9:0
Club-Update:17:03, 22 September 2023 (UTC)

Thomas Korsgaard Mikkelsen (in Danish pronounced as /ˈme̝kl̩sn̩/; born 27 August 1983) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.

Club career

Early years

Mikkelsen started out his career on Funen, playing for local lower division clubs B 1909, FC Fyn, and Næsby between 1998 and 2009.[2] [3] [4]

Vestsjælland

On 17 June 2009, Mikkelsen was announced as the new goalkeeper of newly promoted Danish second tier club FC Vestsjælland.[5] He became the starting goalkeeper for Vestsjælland, and signed a one-year contract extension on 8 July 2011.[6] Six months later Mikkelsen signed another contract extension, this time a two-year deal, keeping him a part of the club until at least 2014.[7] He continued as starting goalkeeper after head coach Ove Pedersen was appointed as replacement for the sacked Michael Schjønberg, and despite a weak start under the new coach results quickly improved.[8] On 16 May 2013, Vestsjælland promoted to the Danish Superliga after a 0 - 0 draw home against Hobro IK.[9]

On 21 July 2013, Mikkelsen made his first Superliga-appearance in a match against Brøndby which ended in a 1 - 1 draw.[10] He was a key part of the team that survived the struggle against relegation during the 2013–14 season. The following season, however, Vestsjælland suffered relegation, ending on 11th place in the league table.

A few months later, Vestsjælland went bankrupt after a longer period of financial troubles.[11] [12] This effectively made Mikkelsen a free agent.[13] He ended his tenure with Vestsjælland with 182 league appearances.

Fredericia

Mikkelsen subsequently signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with FC Fredericia.[14] Here, he was announced as the starting goalkeeper and made his first appearance in a 1 - 0 away win over Silkeborg IF in the Danish second tier on 10 March.[15] In his two seasons in Fredericia, Mikkelsen made 46 league appearances.

OB

On 30 March 2017, Danish Superliga club OB announced that Mikkelsen would join the first team on free transfer beginning on 1 July. He signed a two-year contract.[16] Mikkelsen was signed as a backup to starting goalkeeper Sten Grytebust.[17]

Lyngby

After being benched for a season, Mikkelsen was loaned out to Lyngby Boldklub on a six-month deal on 1 September 2018.[18] This deal was made permanent on 9 January 2019, as he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Lyngby.[19] With Mikkelsen on goal, Lyngby reached promotion to the Danish Superliga.[20]

Brøndby

After Lyngby suffered relegation to the second tier after the 2020–21 season, Mikkelsen signed with defending Danish champions Brøndby IF, joining them from 1 July 2021.[21] [22] Featuring as the backup to Mads Hermansen, Mikkelsen made his debut in goal on 23 September in a 8–1 win over Allerød FK in the Danish Cup.[23] [24] His league debut for Brøndby followed on 17 October in a 3–2 win against Vejle after starter Hermansen suffered an injury.[25] [26] He would also make his European debut during Hermansen's absence, playing the UEFA Europa League group stage match against Rangers, which ended in a 2–0 loss.[27]

After Hermansen was sold to EFL Championship club Leicester City, Mikkelsen assumed the role of starter early in the 2023–24 season.[28] His performances were solid, notably earning him a man-of-the-match award in a 2–1 victory against Silkeborg on 23 July 2023.[29] However, he eventually lost his starting place when Patrick Pentz joined the team on a season-long loan from Bayer Leverkusen in August 2023.[30]

International career

In November 2020, at the age of 37, he was called up to Kasper Hjulmand's senior squad for the friendly against Sweden due to several cancellations from, among others, the Danish national team players playing in England, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a case of COVID-19 in the squad, which had put several national team players in quarantine. He was on the bench for the game against Sweden.[31]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Schmidt . Søren Stjerne . OB sælger reservemalmand til Lyngby . TV 2 Fyn . 8 January 2019 . da.
  2. Web site: Johansen . Carsten . Kolding på rov i B1909 . bold.dk . 21 June 2004 . 14 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Helmin . Jesper . FC Fyn ruster op . bold.dk . 29 June 2006 . 14 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Horn . Jakob . Næsby henter to FC Fyn-spillere . bold.dk . 30 January 2009 . 14 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Horn . Jakob . FC Vestsjælland henter målmand i Næsby . bold.dk . 17 June 2009 . 14 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Helmin . Jesper . Målmand forlænger med FCV . bold.dk . 8 July 2011 . 14 March 2020.
  7. Web site: Munkholm . Lasse . Målmand forlænger med FCV . bold.dk . 14 February 2012 . 14 March 2020.
  8. Web site: Helmin . Jesper . Thomas M. vil spille FCV i Superligaen . bold.dk . 27 December 2012 . 14 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Gjesse Hansen . Jens . FC Vestsjælland rykker op i Superligaen . dr.dk . . 16 May 2013 . 14 March 2020.
  10. Web site: Brøndby IF - FC Vestsjælland - 3F Superligaen . superliga.dk . 3F Superliga . 14 March 2020.
  11. Web site: Blond . Mikael . FCV bekræfter: Vi begærer konkurs . bold.dk . 30 November 2015 . 14 March 2020.
  12. Web site: Skifteretten bekræfter: FC Vestsjælland er definitivt begæret konkurs . jyllands-posten.dk . Jyllands-Posten . 9 December 2015 . 14 March 2020.
  13. Web site: Helmin . Jesper . FCV-keeper håber på Superliga-klub . bold.dk . 3 December 2015 . 14 March 2020.
  14. Web site: Ny målmand: Thomas Mikkelsen på kontrakt med FC Fredericia . lokalavisen.dk . Lokalavisen . 12 January 2016 . 14 March 2020.
  15. Web site: Silkeborg vs. Fredericia - 10 March 2016 . us.soccerway.com . Perform Group . 14 March 2020.
  16. Web site: Miles . Peter . OB bekræfter keeper-tilgang . bold.dk . 1 April 2017 . 14 March 2020.
  17. Web site: Dehn . Anders . OB henter tidligere Superliga-målmand i 1. division . tipsbladet.dk . Tipsbladet . 30 March 2017 . 14 March 2020.
  18. Web site: Schmidt . Martin . Lyngby lejer Thomas Mikkelsen i OB . bold.dk . 1 September 2018 . 14 March 2020.
  19. Web site: Thomas Mikkelsen skifter permanent til Lyngby . ob.dk . Odense Boldklub . 8 January 2019 . 14 March 2020.
  20. Web site: Lyngby rykker op i Superligaen . sport.tv2.dk . TV2 . 2 June 2019 . 14 March 2020.
  21. Web site: Thomas Mikkelsen ny mand i Brøndby IF . brondby.com . da . 19 June 2021.
  22. News: Marboe . Mads Bye . Officielt: Brøndby henter rutineret keeper . Tipsbladet.dk . 19 June 2021 . da.
  23. News: Jensen . Anders . Brøndby tævede DS-hold efter Cappis-drøn . ligabold.dk . 23 September 2021 . da.
  24. News: Risager . Victor . Ingen slinger i valsen: Brøndby IF henter storsejr . Tipsbladet . 23 September 2021 . nl.
  25. News: Karlsen . Nanna Møller . Målmand Mikkelsen: Nogle gange skal man vinde kampe med hjertet 3point.dk . 28 April 2022 . 3point . 17 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211017173224/https://3point.dk/nyheder/maalmand-mikkelsen-nogle-gange-skal-man-vinde-kampe-med-hjertet . 17 October 2021 . da.
  26. News: Okstrøm . Oliver . Hermansen skadet: Reserven ikke vild med sin rolle . 28 April 2022 . Tipsbladet . 16 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019120002/https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/hermansen-skadet-reserven-ikke-vild-med-sin-rolle . 19 October 2021 . da.
  27. News: Rangers giver målløse Brøndby ny europæisk lærestreg . 28 April 2022 . Berlingske . 21 October 2021 . da.
  28. News: Wehlast . Mads Glenn . Beyer . Kenneth . Larsen . Anders . Brøndby sælger Mads Hermansen . 22 September 2023 . Ekstra Bladet . 18 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230719131511/https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/dansk_fodbold/superligaen/broendby-saelger-mads-hermansen/9863976 . 19 July 2023 . da.
  29. News: Bak . Daniel . 39-årig Brøndby-keeper efter pragtkamp: Alder er jo bare et tal . 22 September 2023 . bold.dk . 23 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922165347/https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/broendby-if/nyheder/39-arig-brondby-keeper-efter-pragtkamp-alder-er-jo-bare-et-tal . 22 September 2023 . da.
  30. News: Hjort . Alex Munk . Jesper Sørensen bænker Mikkelsen: Højere niveau med Pentz . 22 September 2023 . bold.dk . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922165859/https://bold.dk/fodbold/stillinger/superligaen/nyheder/jesper-sorensen-baenker-mikkelsen-hojere-niveau-med-pentz . 22 September 2023 . da.
  31. News: Denmark 2-0 Sweden. BBC . 12 November 2020.