Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mika Miles Biereth [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 February 2003||
Place of birth | London, England [3] | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sturm Graz (on loan from Arsenal) [4] | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
Fulham | |||
2021–2022 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2023–2024 | → Motherwell (loan) | 14 | (6) |
2024– | → Sturm Graz (loan) | 6 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Denmark U19 [5] | 5 | (2) |
2023– | Denmark U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 17 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 28 March 2023 (UTC) |
Mika Miles Biereth (born 8 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Sturm Graz, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal. [1] Born in England, he represents Denmark at youth international level.
Biereth was born in London to a Danish-German father and a Bosnian mother. [6] He developed through Fulham's youth ranks. [1] [3] [7] He finished the 2020–21 season as the top scorer in the Under-18 Premier League South, with 21 goals and 13 assists. [7] [8]
Biereth joined Premier League side Arsenal and signed his first professional contract on 30 July 2021. [7] [9] He scored three goals in a 6–1 away win over Chelsea Under-23s at Kingsmeadow in the Premier League 2 on 19 September 2021, sealing his first hat-trick for Arsenal Under-23s. [10] In May 2022, following a string of impressive performances, Biereth was one of eight players to be nominated for the Premier League 2's Player of the Month Award for April, though it was eventually awarded to West Ham United's Sonny Perkins. [11] [12] [13]
Biereth appeared four times as an unused substitute for Arsenal's first team during the 2021–22 season: in the FA Cup third round match away to Nottingham Forest at City Ground on 9 January, [14] [15] in the two legs of the EFL Cup semi-finals against Liverpool at Anfield on 13 January and at Emirates Stadium on 20 January, [16] [17] [18] [19] and in the game of the 23rd round of Premier League at Emirates Stadium against Burnley on 23 January. [20] [21] [22]
Biereth joined Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk on a season-long loan on 23 June 2022. [23] [24] On 17 September 2022, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 5–1 home victory over SC Cambuur in the domestic league. [25] On 7 October, he scored his first and second competitive goals as a substitute in a 3–2 win over Groningen at Euroborg in the league, helping the team record the first away victory of the season. [26]
Biereth joined Scottish Premiership side Motherwell on a season-long loan on 3 August 2023. [27] [28] He scored six goals in 15 appearances for Motherwell before he was recalled by Arsenal in January 2024. [29]
On 19 January 2024, Biereth was loaned to Austrian Bundesliga side Sturm Graz for the rest of the 2023–24 season. [30] [4]
Born in England, Biereth is of Danish descent through his father, although the Danish coach incorrectly attributed this to his mother. [31] He represented Denmark at under-19 level. [1] He was first called up by Denmark U19 in September 2021, [32] [31] and made his debut for the team in a 2–0 away win over Northern Ireland U19 on 6 October 2021. [33] He was first called up by Denmark U21 in March 2023. [6]
Biereth has been described as a robust player, possessing an all-round skillset and a knack of scoring goals. His style of play, especially his aggression and defensive contribution has been likened to Jamie Vardy. Like Vardy, he is most comfortable as a classic "number 9", or secondarily on the wing. During his time at Arsenal's Hale End academy, he developed his general and tactical play. [34] [35] [36]
Biereth was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal , which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season. [37] [38]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal | 2021–22 [39] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 [39] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2022–23 [39] | Eredivisie | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
Motherwell (loan) | 2023–24 [39] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 6 | ||
Sturm Graz (loan) | 2023–24 [39] | Austrian Bundesliga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | ||
Career total | 28 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 |
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