Mikkel Andersen (footballer)

Mikkel Andersen
Andersen with Lyngby in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Andersen
Date of birth (1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Herlev, Denmark
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Fremad Amager
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 AB 7 (0)
2007–2015 Reading 3 (0)
2008 → Torquay United (loan) 3 (0)
2008 → Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 3 (0)
2008 → Brentford (loan) 1 (0)
2009 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 5 (0)
2009–2010 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 39 (0)
2010–2011 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 19 (0)
2012 → Portsmouth (loan) 18 (0)
2013–2014 → Randers (loan) 10 (0)
2015–2017 Midtjylland 42 (0)
2017–2018 Lyngby 25 (0)
2018–2021 Midtjylland 7 (0)
2021 Brann 0 (0)
2021–2023 Viborg 6 (0)
2023– Fremad Amager 1 (0)
International career
2007 Denmark U19 2 (0)
2007 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2009–2011 Denmark U21 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:10, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Mikkel Andersen (born 17 December 1988) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fremad Amager.

He has appeared in 17 European matches, amongst others against Rubin Kazan, Napoli, Club Brugge, Legia Warsaw, Manchester United, Slovan Bratislava and FC Krasnodar.

Club career

Denmark

Andersen began his career with Danish club AB and became the youngest goalkeeper to play in Danish senior football.[1] He joined Reading on a two-and-a-half-year contract on 26 January 2007, having played seven times for AB.[2]

Reading

Andersen signed a loan deal with Torquay United on 26 February 2008,[3] making his debut the same day in a 1–1 draw at home to Altrincham.

He returned to Reading having played three times for Torquay during his one-month on loan and looked set to remain with Reading for the remainder of the season. However, he joined Rushden & Diamonds on a seven-day emergency loan on 15 April 2008,[4] making his Rushden debut in a 2–1 win at home to Torquay. He also played in the defeats against Exeter City and Oxford United before returning to Reading.

In December 2008, he was again signed on an emergency loan, this time for Brentford, whose first-choice keeper Ben Hamer, also borrowed from Reading, was suspended. He was named MOTM and Team of the week for his performance in this one game.[5]

On 6 March 2009, it was revealed that Andersen had joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for one month.[6]

On 20 September 2014, he made his full debut for the club in a 1–0 defeat away to Sheffield Wednesday. [7]

Bristol Rovers (loan)

On 1 September 2009, deadline day, Andersen was signed on loan by Bristol Rovers until 1 January. He made his debut against Millwall which Bristol Rovers won 2–0, keeping a clean sheet.[8]

On 20 March, Andersen played against two other on-loan Reading players Scott Davies and Alex McCarthy. He kept a clean sheet from that game which ended 3–0 to Bristol Rovers. On 5 April, he saved a penalty from Milton Keynes Dons' Jermaine Easter as Rovers won 1–0, keeping another clean sheet this penalty save was his first ever one.

Andersen played 58 League games for The Pirates. He was awarded the League One side's Young Player of the Year trophy, and was also ranked third in the overall Player of the Year poll. For his performances and awards he was named in the BBC Team of The Year as well.[9]

Andersen finished his loan spell with Bristol Rovers on 5 January 2011.

Portsmouth (loan)

On 17 August, Andersen joined Portsmouth on loan for one month.[10] He made his debut in an Npower League 1 game against Bournemouth, the game ended in a 1–1 draw.

Randers (loan)

On 11 June 2013, Andersen joined Danish Superliga side Randers on loan for the 2013–14 season.[11] Andersen made his debut on 20 July 2013 against Viborg in a game that ended 2-2.[12]

Midtjylland

On 25 June 2015, Andersen signed a two-year contract with FC Midtjylland.[13] Andersen played all six matches in the Europa League group stage against Club Brugge, Legia Warsaw and Napoli, where FC Midtjylland finished as runners-up to qualify for the final rounds. In February 2016, Midtjylland and Andersen beat Manchester United 2–1 at MCH Arena and lost 1–5 at Old Trafford in the second leg of round of 32. In those two matches, Andersen saved a penalty from Juan Mata, and his general performances were generally lauded. In the same 2015–16 season, Andersen kept an average score of under one goal against in the Superliga, where Midtjylland finished third in the league and won bronze medals.

Andersen left the club in the summer of 2017.[14]

Lyngby BK

Andersen signed a three-year contract with Lyngby Boldklub on 24 June 2017.[15]

SK Brann

Andersen joined the Norwegian Eliteserien club SK Brann, in June 2021, but terminated his contract 20 August the same year, after a scandal involving him and other players partying at Brann Stadion.[16]

Viborg

On 31 August 2021, Andersen joined newly promoted Danish Superliga club Viborg FF on a deal until June 2023.[17] In June 2023, Andersen's departure from the club was confirmed.[18]

Fremad Amager

On August 4, 2023, Andersen was suddenly on the team sheet and in the starting lineup when the newly relegated Danish 2nd Division club Fremad Amager met HIK in a league match.[19] However, there had been no official announcement from the club about Andersen's move to Fremad Amager.

International career

After signing for Reading, Andersen played three games for the Danish national under-19 and under-20 teams during 2007. He made his debut for the Denmark national under-21 football team in February 2009, replacing Jonas Lössl at half-time. In May 2010, he joined the under-21 team for a series of unofficial games at the international 2010 Toulon Tournament. He made four appearances as Denmark finished runners-up, and was named goalkeeper of the tournament.[20]

He has played 14 games for the Denmark national under-21 football team. In the other 10 under-21 games, three of them were at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 April 2015.[21][22][23][24]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Akademisk Boldklub 2006–07 Danish 1st Division 5 0 0 0 — — — — 5 0
Reading 2007–08 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2010–11 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2014–15 3 0 1 0 1 0 — — 5 0
Total 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Torquay United (loan) 2007–08 Conference Premier 3 0 0 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Rushden & Diamonds (loan) 2007–08 3 0 0 0 — — 0 0 3 0
Brentford (loan) 2008–09 League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2008–09 League One 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2009–10 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0
2010–11 19 0 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 22 0
Total 58 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 61 0
Portsmouth (loan) 2012–13 League One 18 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 19 0
Randers (loan) 2013–14 Danish Superliga 10 0 0 0 — — 2[b] 0 12 0
Career total 103 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 109 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Reading snap up keeper Andersen". BBC Sport. 26 January 2002. Retrieved 26 January 2007.
  2. ^ "Royals complete signing of young Danish goalkeeper Mikkel Andersen". Reading F.C. 26 January 2007. Archived from the original on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Gulls sign Dane Andersen on loan". BBC Sport. 26 February 2008. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Rushden bring in Andersen on loan". BBC Sport. 15 April 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
  5. ^ Pink, Stuart (9 December 2008). "Scott solves Bees keeper crisis". Sutton Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2008.
  6. ^ Seagulls Net Reading Keeper, Seagulls World, 6 March 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2009
  7. ^ Report: Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Reading
  8. ^ "Andersen extends stay". Bristol Rovers F.C. 30 December 2009. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
  9. ^ "Campbell wins player of the year". Bristol Rovers F.C. 10 May 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
  10. ^ "Portsmouth sign four players on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  11. ^ "Mikkel makes loan move". Reading F.C. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
  12. ^ "Viborg 2-2 Randers". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  13. ^ "FC Midtjylland henter Mikkel Andersen". bold.dk/ (in Danish). bold. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  14. ^ Mikkel Andersen forlader FCM til sommer‚ bold.dk, 14 March 2017
  15. ^ Lyngby henter Mikkel Andersen‚ lyngby-boldklub.dk, 24 June 2017
  16. ^ "DANSK KEEPER FERDIG I BRANN: − VI ER FORBANNET OVER SITUASJONEN". VG. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  17. ^ VFF henter rutineret målmand, vff.dk, 31 August 2021
  18. ^ Viborg vinker farvel til Mikkel Andersen, bold.dk, 12 June 2023
  19. ^ FREMAD AMAGER - HIK //, dbu.dk, 4 August 2023
  20. ^ [1][dead link]
  21. ^ "Mikkel Andersen" (in Danish). danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  22. ^ "Mikkel Andersen career statistics". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  23. ^ "Mikkel Andersen". rdfc1992.com. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  24. ^ "Mikkel Andersen profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

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