Mikael Anderson
Mikael Neville Anderson (born 1 July 1998) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a winger for FC Midtjylland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikael Neville Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavik, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AGF | |||
| FC Midtjylland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016– | FC Midtjylland | 33 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | → Vendsyssel FF (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | → Excelsior (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Iceland U-16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Denmark U-18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Denmark U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Iceland U-21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2018– | Iceland | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2020 | |||
Club career
FC Midtjylland
Anderson is a product of FC Midtjylland and joined the club as a U14 player. At the age of 14, he was invited to a trial at Aston Villa.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3] In November 2016, he went back from a six-month injury in his knee.[4]
He made his professional debut in the Danish Superliga for FC Midtjylland on 4 December 2016 in a game against AGF.[5]
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.[6] He scored the winning goal in a 1-2 victory against Lyngby BK and secured a promotion to 3F 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.[7]
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 fB. 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 in the first league game.[8]
International career
Mikael has represented both Iceland and Denmark internationally at youth levels. In late 2017 he decided to represent Iceland internationally.[9] On 15 December 2017 he was called up to the senior Iceland squad for two friendlies against Indonesia in January 2018.[10]
Personal life
Mikael has an Icelandic mother and a Jamaican father.[9] He also has Danish citizenship having been partially raised in the country.[9]
References
- Tonsser-jul: Kantspiller med 12 mål i 14 kampe‚ tipsbladet.dk, 12 December 2014
- Mikael Anderson i kontraktstrid med FCM: Det ser ikke ud til, vi bliver enige‚ dbold.dk, 17 August 2016
- FCM skriver lang kontrakt med Anderson‚ bold.dk, 5 October 2016
- Endelig tilbage på græs: Mikael Anderson overvinder springerknæ‚ dbold.dk, 13 November 2016
- "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 4 December 2016.
- FCM udlejer Mikael Anderson til Vendsyssel‚ bold.dk, 31 August 2017
- Mikael Anderson får lejeaftale i Æresdivisionen‚ fcm.dk, 2 July 2018
- FCM-matchvinder: Det har jeg drømt om, bold.dk, 12 July 2019
- "Mikael valdi Ísland fram yfir Danmörk: Erfið ákvörðun".
- "A karla - Hópurinn sem fer til Indónesíu" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
External links
- Mikael Anderson at WorldFootball.net
- Profile with KSÍ
- Mikael Anderson at Soccerway
- Mikael Anderson – UEFA competition record
