Thomas Mikkelsen (footballer, born 1983)

This article is about the goalkeeper born in 1983. For the striker born in 1990, see Thomas Mikkelsen (footballer, born 1990).

Thomas Korsgaard Mikkelsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈme̝kl̩sn̩]; born 27 August 1983) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brøndby IF.

Thomas Mikkelsen

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Korsgaard Mikkelsen
Date of birth	(1983-08-27) 27 August 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth	Munkebo, Denmark^[1]
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	Brøndby
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2006	B.1909
2006–2008	FC Fyn	65	(0)
2008–2009	Næsby	15	(0)
2009–2016	Vestsjælland	182	(0)
2016–2017	Fredericia	46	(0)
2017–2018	OB	0	(0)
2018	→ Lyngby (loan)	12	(0)
2019–2021	Lyngby	87	(0)
2021–	Brøndby	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2021

Club career

Early years

Mikkelsen started out his career on Funen, playing for local lower division clubs B 1909, FC Fyn, and Næsby between 1998 and 2009.^[2][3][4]

Vestsjælland

On 17 June 2009, Mikkelsen was announced as the new goalkeeper of newly promoted Danish second tier club FC Vestsjælland.^[5] He became the starting goalkeeper for Vestsjælland, and signed a one-year contract extension on 8 July 2011.^[6] Six months later Mikkelsen signed another contract extension, this time a two-year deal, keeping him a part of the club until at least 2014.^[7] He continued as starting goalkeeper after head coach Ove Pedersen was appointed as replacement for the sacked Michael Schjønberg, and despite a weak start under the new coach results quickly improved.^[8] On 16 May 2013, Vestsjælland promoted to the Danish Superliga after a 0–0 draw home against Hobro IK.^[9]

On 21 July 2013, Mikkelsen made his first Superliga-appearance in a match against Brøndby which ended in a 1–1 draw.^[10] He was a key part of the team that survived the struggle against relegation during the 2013–14 season. The following season, however, Vestsjælland suffered relegation, ending on 11th place in the league table.

A few months later, Vestsjælland went bankrupt after a longer period of financial troubles.^[11][12] This effectively made Mikkelsen a free agent.^[13] He ended his tenure with Vestsjælland with 182 league appearances.

Fredericia

Mikkelsen subsequently signed a one-and-a-half year contract with FC Fredericia.^[14] Here, he was announced as the starting goalkeeper and made his first appearance in a 1–0 away win over Silkeborg IF in the Danish second tier on 10 March.^[15] In his two seasons in Fredericia, Mikkelsen made 46 league appearances.

OB

On 30 March 2017, Danish Superliga club OB announced that Mikkelsen would join the first team on free transfer beginning on 1 July. He signed a two-year contract.^[16] Mikkelsen was signed as a backup to starting goalkeeper Sten Grytebust.^[17]

Lyngby

After being benched for a season, Mikkelsen was loaned out to Lyngby Boldklub on a six-month deal on 1 September 2018.^[18] This deal was made permanent on 9 January 2019, as he signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Lyngby.^[19] With Mikkelsen on goal, Lyngby reached promotion to the Danish Superliga.^[20]

Brøndby

After Lyngby suffered relegation to the second tier after the 2020–21 season, Mikkelsen signed with defending Danish champions Brøndby IF, joining them from 1 July 2021.^[21][22] Featuring as the backup to Mads Hermansen, Mikkelsen made his debut in goal on 23 September in a 8–1 win over Allerød FK in the Danish Cup.^[23][24] His league debut for Brøndby followed on 17 October in a 3–2 win against Vejle after starter Hermansen suffered an injury.^[25][26] He would also make his European debut during Hermansen's absence, playing the UEFA Europa League group stage match against Rangers, which ended in a 2–0 loss.^[27]

International career

In November 2020, at the age of 37, he was called up to Kasper Hjulmand's senior squad for the friendly against Sweden due to several cancellations from, among others, the Danish national team players playing in England, due to the COVID-19 restrictions, as well as a case of COVID-19 in the squad, which had put several national team players in quarantine. He was on the bench for the game against Sweden.^[28]

References

1. Schmidt, Søren Stjerne (8 January 2019). "OB sælger reservemålmand til Lyngby". TV 2 Fyn (in Danish).
2. Johansen, Carsten (21 June 2004). "Kolding på rov i B1909". bold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
3. Helmin, Jesper (29 June 2006). "FC Fyn ruster op". bold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
4. Horn, Jakob (30 January 2009). "Næsby henter to FC Fyn-spillere". bold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
5. Horn, Jakob (17 June 2009). "FC Vestsjælland henter målmand i Næsby". bold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
6. Helmin, Jesper (8 July 2011). "Målmand forlænger med FCV". bold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
7. Munkholm, Lasse (14 February 2012). "Målmand forlænger med FCV". bold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
8. Helmin, Jesper (27 December 2012). "Thomas M. vil spille FCV i Superligaen". bold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
9. Gjesse Hansen, Jens (16 May 2013). "FC Vestsjælland rykker op i Superligaen". dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
10. "Brøndby IF - FC Vestsjælland - 3F Superligaen". superliga.dk. 3F Superliga. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
11. Blond, Mikael (30 November 2015). "FCV bekræfter: Vi begærer konkurs". bold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
12. "Skifteretten bekræfter: FC Vestsjælland er definitivt begæret konkurs". jyllands-posten.dk. Jyllands-Posten. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
13. Helmin, Jesper (3 December 2015). "FCV-keeper håber på Superliga-klub". bold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
14. "Ny målmand: Thomas Mikkelsen på kontrakt med FC Fredericia". lokalavisen.dk. Lokalavisen. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
15. "Silkeborg vs. Fredericia - 10 March 2016". us.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
16. Miles, Peter (1 April 2017). "OB bekræfter keeper-tilgang". bold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
17. Dehn, Anders (30 March 2017). "OB henter tidligere Superliga-målmand i 1. division". tipsbladet.dk. Tipsbladet. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
18. Schmidt, Martin (1 September 2018). "Lyngby lejer Thomas Mikkelsen i OB". bold.dk. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
19. "Thomas Mikkelsen skifter permanent til Lyngby". ob.dk. Odense Boldklub. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
20. "Lyngby rykker op i Superligaen". sport.tv2.dk. TV2. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
21. "Thomas Mikkelsen ny mand i Brøndby IF". brondby.com (in Danish). 19 June 2021.
22. Marboe, Mads Bye (19 June 2021). "Officielt: Brøndby henter rutineret keeper". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
23. Jensen, Anders (23 September 2021). "Brøndby tævede DS-hold efter Cappis-drøn". ligabold.dk (in Danish).
24. Risager, Victor (23 September 2021). "Ingen slinger i valsen: Brøndby IF henter storsejr". Tipsbladet (in Dutch).
25. Karlsen, Nanna Møller (17 October 2021). . 3point (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
26. Okstrøm, Oliver (16 October 2021). . Tipsbladet (in Danish). Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
27. "Rangers giver målløse Brøndby ny europæisk lærestreg". Berlingske (in Danish). 21 October 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
28. "Denmark 2-0 Sweden". BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

External links

• Official Danish Superliga stats (Danish)
• Thomas Mikkelsen at Soccerway