Mikael Anderson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Mikael.

Mikael Anderson

Personal information
Full name	Mikael Neville Anderson
Date of birth	(1998-07-01) 1 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Sandgerði, Iceland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	AGF
Number	8
Youth career
	Reynir Sandgerði [1]
	Harlev IK
	AGF
	Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Midtjylland	63	(5)
2017–2018	→ Vendsyssel (loan)	18	(5)
2018–2019	→ Excelsior (loan)	17	(1)
2021–	AGF	76	(11)
International career‡
2014	Iceland U16	3	(0)
2016	Denmark U18	1	(0)
2017	Denmark U19	1	(0)
2017–2021	Iceland U21	16	(0)
2018–	Iceland	28	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Mikael Neville Anderson (born 1 July 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club AGF and the Iceland national team.

Club career

Midtjylland

Anderson is a product of AGF and Reynir Sandgerdi where he played before joining FC Midtjylland as U14 player. At the age of 14, he was invited to a trial at Aston Villa. ^[2]

After a successful 2015–16 with the U19 squad, eight U19 players including Anderson was promoted to the first team squad. All of them was offered a full time professional contract. FCM offered him a five-year contract in August 2016, but Anderson did not want to sign it. ^[3] Anderson revealed, that he did not wanted to tell what the problem was, but if the club couldn't accommodate his requirements. However, he signed the contract in October 2016. ^[4] In November 2016, he went back from a six-month injury in his knee. ^[5]

He made his professional debut in the Danish Superliga for Midtjylland on 4 December 2016 in a game against AGF. ^[6]

On loan to Vendsyssel FF

On 31 August 2017, Anderson was loaned out to Vendsyssel FF in the Danish 1st Division for the rest of the season. ^[7] He scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Lyngby BK and secured a promotion to the Superliga for the first time in the club's history.

On loan to Excelsior

On 2 July 2018, Anderson was loaned out to Excelsior in the Eredivisie for the rest of the season. ^[8]

Return to FC Midtjylland

Anderson returned to FC Midtjylland for the 2019–20 season and was called up for the first game of the Danish Superliga season against Esbjerg. Anderson started on the bench and came on the pitch in the 85th minute. He scored the match winning goal in the last minute which gave Midtjylland a 1–0 victory. ^[9]

AGF

On 1 September 2021 AGF confirmed, that Anderson had returned to the club on a deal until June 2026. ^[10]

International career

Mikael has represented both Iceland and Denmark internationally at youth levels. In late 2017 he decided to represent Iceland internationally. ^[11] On 15 December 2017 he was called up to the senior Iceland squad for two friendlies against Indonesia in January 2018. ^[12] On 4 June 2021, Mikael scored his first goal for Iceland in a 1–0 win against Faroe Islands. ^[13]

Personal life

Mikael has an Icelandic mother and a Jamaican father. ^[11] He also has Danish citizenship having been partially raised in the country. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played on 2 November 2023 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Midtjylland	2016–17	Danish Superliga	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
	2019–20	Danish Superliga	31	4	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	33	4
	2020–21	Danish Superliga	26	1	5	0	8 [lower-alpha 2]	0	39	1
	2021–22	Danish Superliga	4	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	5	0
	Total		63	5	6	0	11	0	80	5
Vendsyssel FF (loan)	2017–18	Danish 1st Division	18	5	1	0	2 [lower-alpha 3]	2	21	7
Excelsior (loan)	2018–19	Eredivisie	17	1	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	18	1
AGF	2021–22	Danish Superliga	20	5	1	0	—		21	5
	2022–23	Danish Superliga	26	5	1	0	—		27	5
	2023–24	Danish Superliga	13	1	2	1	2 [lower-alpha 5]	0	17	2
	Total		59	11	4	1	2	0	65	12
Career total			157	22	11	1	16	2	184	25

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in the 2017–18 Danish Superliga Relegation play-offs
4. Appearances in the 2018–19 Eredivisie Promotion/Relegation play-offs
5. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anderson goal.

List of international goals scored by Mikael Anderson

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	4 June 2021	Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	1–0	1–0	Friendly	[15]
2	27 September 2022	Air Albania Stadium, Tirana, Albania	Albania	1–1	1–1	2022-23 UEFA Nations League	[16]

References

1. Officielt: FCM sælger landsholdsspiller til AGF, herningfolkeblad.dk, 1 September 2021
2. Tonsser-jul: Kantspiller med 12 mål i 14 kampe‚ tipsbladet.dk, 12 December 2014
3. Mikael Anderson i kontraktstrid med FCM: Det ser ikke ud til, vi bliver enige‚ dbold.dk, 17 August 2016
4. FCM skriver lang kontrakt med Anderson‚ bold.dk, 5 October 2016
5. Endelig tilbage på græs: Mikael Anderson overvinder springerknæ‚ dbold.dk, 13 November 2016
6. "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 4 December 2016.
7. FCM udlejer Mikael Anderson til Vendsyssel‚ bold.dk, 31 August 2017
8. Mikael Anderson får lejeaftale i Æresdivisionen‚ fcm.dk, 2 July 2018
9. FCM-matchvinder: Det har jeg drømt om, bold.dk, 12 July 2019
10. EN GLAD MIKAEL ANDERSON ER TILBAGE I AGF, agf.dk, 1 September 2021
11. "Mikael valdi Ísland fram yfir Danmörk: Erfið ákvörðun".
12. "A karla - Hópurinn sem fer til Indónesíu" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
13. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (4 June 2021). "Umfjöllun: Færeyjar - Ísland 0-1 - Mikael tryggði Íslendingum sigur í Þórshöfn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
14. Mikael Anderson at Soccerway
15. Faroe Islands - Iceland at UEFA.com
16. Albania - Iceland at UEFA.com

External links

• Mikael Anderson at AGF (in Danish)
• Mikael Anderson at Danish Superliga (in Danish)
• Mikael Anderson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
• Mikael Anderson – UEFA competition record ( archive ) 
• Mikael Anderson at WorldFootball.net
• Mikael Anderson at Soccerway