William Mikelbrencis

William Mikelbrencis

Mikelbrencis with Hamburger SV in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-02-25) 25 February 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Forbach, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Hamburger SV
Number	2
Youth career
2010–2015	AS Montbronn
2015–2021	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Metz B	15	(1)
2021–2022	Metz	14	(1)
2022–	Hamburger SV	43	(0)
2023–	Hamburger SV II	13	(1)
International career
2019–2020	France U16	4	(0)
2021–2022	France U18	8	(0)
2022	France U19	2	(0)
2023–2024	France U20	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 October 2025

William Mikelbrencis (born 25 February 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. ^[1]

Early life

Born in Forbach, Lorraine, William Mikelbrencis started playing football in the nearby Montbronn, ^{[2] [3]} before joining the FC Metz academy in 2015. ^[4]

Club career

Having made his first training sessions with the Ligue 1 squad, Mikelbrencis signed his first professional contract with the club from Metz in April 2021. ^{[2] [4]} He started the following season playing with the reserve team in National 2, ^[5] scoring his first goal on 6 November, against Sainte-Geneviève. ^[6]

Having played his first senior game in early January 2022—delivering an assist during a 1–0 home friendly win against CS Sedan Ardennes ^[7] —he made his professional debut for Metz on 9 January, starting the Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg as right-back in a 3-4-3 formation. ^[8]

In a difficult context between the injuries and the players away for the AFCON 2021, he made a first good impression despite his team losing 2–0 at home (his team was only losing by a goal when he was subbed for Pape Ndiaga Yade). ^{[3] [9]}

On 31 August 2022, Mikelbrencis signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV in Germany. ^[10]

International career

A youth international for France since he played for the under-16 in 2019, ^[4] he later was selected with the under-17—only playing friendlies during a covid pandemic context ^{[4] [11]} —before becoming a member of the under-18 in 2021, delivering his first assist during a 3–0 friendly away win against Italy. ^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 October 2025 ^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other [a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Metz II	2021–22	National 2	15	1	—		—		15	1
Metz	2021–22	Ligue 1	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
	2022–23	Ligue 2	5	1	0	0	—		5	1
	Total		29	2	0	0	0	0	29	2
Hamburg	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	6	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
	2023–24		6	0	2	0	—		8	0
	2024–25		25	0	1	0	—		26	0
	2025–26	Bundesliga	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	Total		45	0	4	0	1	0	50	0
Hamburger II	2023–24	Regionalliga	6	0	—		—		6	0
	2024–25		5	1	—		—		5	1
	Total		11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1
Career total			85	3	4	0	1	0	90	3

1. Includes Bundesliga relegation play-offs

References

1. William Mikelbrencis at Soccerway . Retrieved 15 January 2022.
2. Gallois, Jean-Sébastien (23 April 2021). "FC Metz : premier contrat pro pour William Mikelbrencis". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
3. "Un joueur originaire du pays de Bitche a fait son apparition en Ligue 1". Radio Mélodie  [ fr ]. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
4. "William Mikelbrencis passe professionnel !". Football Club de Metz (in French). 23 April 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
5. "La réserve du FC Metz a du répondant". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 25 September 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
6. "National 2 : le FC Metz domine Sainte-Geneviève à Saint-Symphorien". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 6 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
7. "Metz s'impose contre Sedan en amical grâce à un but d'Ibrahima Niane". L'Équipe (in French). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
8. Rego, Raul (9 January 2022). "Metz 0-2 Strasbourg, Ligue 1, résultat et résumé du match". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
9. "Football. Entre CAN et Covid-19, place aux jeunes en Ligue 1 ?". Le Républicain Lorrain (in French). 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
10. "HSV SIGNS WILLIAM MIKELBRENCIS". Hamburger SV. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
11. Henkinet, Matthieu (4 May 2021). "William Mikelbrencis en bleu". Let's Go Metz (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
12. Gaillard, Claire (11 November 2021). "Premier succès en Italie". FFF (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
13. William Mikelbrencis at Soccerway

External links

• William Mikelbrencis at Soccerway
• William Mikelbrencis at the French Football Federation (in French)