Mikkel Duelund
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikkel Duelund | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aarhus AGF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | FC Midtjylland | 45 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012–2012 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Denmark U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U18 | 3 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (10) |
| 2016– | Denmark U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2016. | |||
Mikkel Duelund (born 29 June 1997) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga.
Club career
Midtjylland
Born in Aarhus, Denmark, Duelund began his playing career with Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland. In 2013 he took part in a trial with Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven but ultimately remained with Midtjylland's youth team.[1] During his time with the U19 group, Duelund won the Top Goalscorer and Player of the Season awards as the side were crowned Danish champions.[2] In 2014 he was named by The Guardian as one of 40 best young talents in World Football.[3] Following his form at youth level Duelund was promoted to the first-team, making his league debut in March 2015 against Hobro IK, coming on as a second-half substitute for Petter Andersson. At the end of his debut season he had a Superliga medal to his name. In the year that followed he made a goalscoring debut in the Champions League against Lincoln Red Imps before later debuting in the Europa League against Napoli.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 December 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | League Cup | Continental2 | Other | Total | Ref. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Midtjylland | 2014-15 | Superliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | [4] |
| 2015-16 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 6 | [4] | ||
| 2016-17 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | [4] | ||
| Career Total | 45 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 10 | — | ||
1 Includes Danish Cup matches. 2 Includes both UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches.
Honours
Club
FC Midtjylland
Personal life
In February 2016, in the build-up to Midtjylland's Europa League clash with Manchester United, Duelund admitted to being a life-long fan of the Premier League club and named Wayne Rooney as being his idol.[5]
References
- ↑ Møbjerg Sørensen, Simon (10 November 2013). "FCM-talent prøvetræner i PSV Eindhoven". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- 1 2 Grønning, Jeppe (24 April 2016). "Mikkel Duelund: Fra Tonsser til Champions League". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ Blight, Gary (14 October 2014). "Next Generation 2014: 40 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Mikkel Duelund Club matches". Socceway. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ↑ Morgan, Tony (17 February 2016). "Première pour Sparagna et Porsan-Clemente". International Business Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
External links
- Mikkel Duelund profile at Soccerway