Mikael Ishak

Mikael Ishak (born 31 March 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer[1] of Assyrian descent who plays as a striker for the Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań. He has represented the Swedish national team.

Mikael Ishak
Ishak playing for Nürnberg in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mikael Ishak
Date of birth (1993-03-31) 31 March 1993
Place of birth Södertälje, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Lech Poznań
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2010 Assyriska
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Assyriska 47 (13)
2012–2013 Köln 18 (0)
2012 → Köln II 5 (2)
2013 → St. Gallen (loan) 13 (3)
2013–2014 Parma 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Crotone (loan) 24 (4)
2014–2017 Randers 71 (31)
2017–2020 Nürnberg 75 (17)
2020– Lech Poznań 0 (0)
National team‡
2011 Sweden U19 8 (3)
2012–2016 Sweden U21/O 27 (11)
2015– Sweden 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 August 2016

Career

Born in Södertälje, Sweden, Ishak started his professional career at Assyriska FF, where he was included in the first team in 2010.

In December 2011, Ishak was signed by German Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln after a successful trial.[2] He made his debut for the side on 21 January 2012 in a 0–1 away defeat at VfL Wolfsburg, where he came on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Martin Lanig.[3] After being used mostly as a substitute during his first month in Köln, Ishak made his first start for the club on 18 March following a suspension for regular striker Lukas Podolski, playing the entire match in a 1–4 away loss at Hannover 96.[4] Ishak would make 11 appearances for 1. FC Köln during his first season. In February 2013, Ishak signed a six-month loan deal with Swiss club FC St. Gallen, who had recently been promoted to the Swiss Super League, in order to play more.[5] He became a regular starter for the club, before suffering a mandibular fracture in a match for the Sweden under-21 team.[6] Ishak made his return in late-April as a substitute in a match against FC Zürich, before becoming a full-time starter again the following week. He made a total of 13 league appearances for St. Gallen, in which he scored three goals.[7]

Ishak joined Italian Serie A club Parma on a four-year contract on 5 August 2013.[8][9] He was loaned out to Crotone, competing in the Serie B, following his arrival. He made his debut for Crotone on 24 August 2013 in a match against Siena. On 24 September, he scored his first goal for the side in a 3–1 home win over Modena.

In August 2014, a year after joining Parma, Ishak moved to Danish Superliga club Randers FC, signing a three-year contract.[10][11] He would play for the club for two-and-a-half years, scoring 31 goals in 71 league appearances.[7]

After a highly successful stay at Randers, Ishak joined German 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg in January 2017, six months before his contract expired.[12] He scored Nürnberg's 1000th goal in the 2. Bundesliga on 25 November 2017 in a match against Eintracht Braunschweig.[13] At the end of the 2017–18 season, he reached promotion to the Bundesliga with the club. Ishak scored his first goal in the Bundesliga on 1 September 2018, an important equalizer in the away game against 1. FSV Mainz 05, which ended 1–1.[14]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 July 2019[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Assyriska FF 2010 Superettan 19410——204
2011 28910——299
Total 471320——4913
Köln 2011–12 Bundesliga 11000——110
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 7010——80
Total 18010——190
Köln II 2011–12 Regionalliga 10———10
2012–13 42———42
Total 52———52
St. Gallen (loan) 2012–13 Swiss Super League 13300——133
Crotone (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 24400——244
Randers 2014–15 Superliga 261131——2912
2015–16 28121021—3113
2016–17 17811——189
Total 71315221—7834
Nürnberg 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 7000——70
2017–18 281231——3113
2018–19 Bundesliga 29422——316
Total 641653——6919
Career totals 24269135210025775

Honours

International

Sweden U21

References
  1. "Ishak, Mikael" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  2. "Mikael Ishak". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
  3. "Polter versüßt Magaths Debütantenball". kicker.de. kicker. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  4. "Dioufs Doppelpack sichert Hannovers Erfolg". kicker.de. kicker. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. "Mikael Ishak wechselt zum FC St. Gallen". general-anzeiger-bonn.de. General-Anzeiger. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. Lempe, Tobias (25 March 2013). "Verletzung im Länderspiel Leihgabe Ishak: Erst Heiratsantrag, dann Kieferbruch". express.de. Express. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  7. "Sweden - M. Ishak - Profile". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  8. "Kölner Ishak wechselt nach Parma" (in German). 5 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  9. "Calciomercato Parma: formalizzato acquisto di Mikael Ishak" (in Italian). 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  10. Steffens Nielsen, Christian (3 August 2014). "Randers henter angriber i Parma". b.dk. Berlingske. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  11. "Hentet i Parma: Her er Randers' nye angriber". sport.tv2.dk. TV 2. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  12. Walsh, Jonathan (31 January 2017). "Mikael Ishak joins Nürnberg". VAVEL. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  13. "Ishak: "Das ist ein super Gefühl"". fcn.de. 1. FC Nürnberg. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  14. "Ishak nutzt die Eckballvariante zum Ausgleich". kicker.de. kicker. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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