Mikkel Damsgaard

Mikkel Damsgaard

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 August 2026

International

As of match played 31 March 2026

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

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. He then joined FC Nordsjælland as a U12 player on a youth contract until 2020.

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. He made his Danish Superliga debut for Nordsjælland on 26 November 2017 in a game against AC Horsens in shirt number 27. On 12 July 2018, Damsgaard made his European debut for Nordsjælland against Cliftonville in a Europa League qualifier.

Sampdoria

On 6 February 2020, it was confirmed that Damsgaard had signed a four-year contract with Italian club Sampdoria with effect from 1 July 2020. The transfer fee was estimated at €6.7 million (DKK 50 million). On 17 October 2020, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–0 victory against Lazio.

Brentford

On 10 August 2022, Damsgaard joined English club Brentford for a €15 million fee on a five-year deal. 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. The following month, on 9 November, Damsgaard…

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. 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.

Club
FC Nordsjælland
Club
Brentford F.C.
National team
Denmark

Legacy

Honours

Individual

Brentford Player of the Year: 2024–25

Clubs

Played together with

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Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Danish association football player

Position

wing half, midfielder

Extract from Wikipedia

Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard 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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