Mikkel Damsgaard

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Mikkel Damsgaard
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard [1]
Date of birth (2000-07-03) 3 July 2000 (age 25) [2]
Place of birth Jyllinge, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 24
Youth career
2005–2013 Jyllinge FC
2013–2017 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Nordsjælland 84 (13)
2020–2022 Sampdoria 46 (2)
2022– Brentford 88 (2)
International career‡
2017–2018 Denmark U18 2 (2)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 6 (0)
2019–2020 Denmark U21 8 (1)
2020– Denmark 32 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:55, 24 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2025

Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtɑmsˀˌkɒˀ] ; born 3 July 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking or central midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Denmark national team.

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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. [3] He then joined FC Nordsjælland as a U12 player on a youth contract until 2020. [4]

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. [5]

He made his Danish Superliga debut for Nordsjælland on 26 November 2017 in a game against AC Horsens in shirt number 27. [6]

On 12 July 2018, Damsgaard made his European debut for Nordsjælland against Cliftonville in a Europa League qualifier. [7]

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. [8] The transfer fee was estimated at €6.7 million (DKK 50 million). [9] On 17 October 2020, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–0 victory against Lazio. [10]

Brentford

On 10 August 2022, Damsgaard joined English Premier League club Brentford for a €15 million fee on a five-year deal. [11] [12] On 17 September 2024, Damsgaard scored his first goal for the club when he scored Brentford's second goal in a 3–1 win over Leyton Orient in the EFL Cup. [13] [14] The following month, on 9 November, Damsgaard scored his first league goal in a 3–2 win over Bournemouth. [15] On 22 January 2025, Damsgaard signed a new contract with the club through 2030 with an option for a further year. [16] Damsgaard was voted Supporters' Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year at Brentford's 2024–25 end-of-year awards. [17]

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. [18] 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. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nordsjælland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 17110——181
2018–19 Danish Superliga32110—6 [c] 0391
2019–20 Danish Superliga351110——3611
Total841330—609313
Sampdoria 2020–21 Serie A 35220——372
2021–22 Serie A11010——120
Total46230——492
Brentford 2022–23 Premier League 2601020—290
2023–24 Premier League2302000—250
2024–25 Premier League3821041—433
Total8724061—973
Career total21717100616023918

International

As of match played 7 June 2025 [21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 202010
2021124
202280
202340
202460
202510
Total324
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Damsgaard goal. [21]
List of international goals scored by Mikkel Damsgaard
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 March 2021 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark2Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2–08–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
23–0
321 June 2021 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1–04–1 UEFA Euro 2020
47 July 2021 Wembley Stadium, London, England8Flag of England.svg  England 1–01–2 ( a.e.t. ) UEFA Euro 2020

References

  1. ↑ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Denmark" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Davidsen, Martin (2 September 2020). "Podcast: Fra Jyllinge til Sampdoria – interview med Mikkel Damsgaard". playmaker.nu (in Danish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Dalsgaard, Rudi (9 February 2018). "FCN's målsluger uden målnæse". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Reaktioner fra sejren over Vejgaard". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 27 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Europa League Qual (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Damsgaard blucerchiato dal 1° luglio, arriva dal Nordsjælland a titolo definitivo". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Medier: FCN får 50 millioner for Damsgaard". bold.dk (in Danish). 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Grande Sampdoria: Lazio schiantata con Quagliarella, Augello e Damsgaard". U.C. Sampdoria (in Italian). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Romano, Fabrizio (10 August 2022). "Brentford snap up Mikkel Damsgaard from Sampdoria for €15m". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Brentford sign Mikkel Damsgaard". Brentford. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "Highlights, report and reaction: Brentford 3 Leyton Orient 1". Brentford . 17 September 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  14. ↑ "Brentford 3-1 Leyton Orient: Fabio Carvalho scores first goal for Bees to see off League One visitors". Sky Sports . Sky Group. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Highlights, report and reaction: Brentford 3 Bournemouth 2". Brentford . Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  16. ↑ Harris, Jay (22 January 2025). "Brentford confirm new Mikkel Damsgaard contract". The Athletic . The New York Times Company . Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "Brentford Player of the Year awards: Damsgaard and Mbeumo recognised". Brentford . 20 May 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Russia 1–4 Denmark: Dazzling Danes storm into last 16". UEFA. 21 June 2021.[ dead link ]
  19. ↑ "England vs Denmark". UEFA. 7 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 July 2021.
  20. ↑ "M. Damsgaard". Soccerway.
  21. 1 2 "Mikkel Damsgaard". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
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