Thomas Mikkelsen (footballer, born 1983)

Thomas Korsgaard Mikkelsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈme̝kl̩sn̩]; born 27 August 1983) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lyngby Boldklub.[1]

Thomas Mikkelsen
Personal information
Full name Thomas Korsgaard Mikkelsen
Date of birth (1983-08-27) 27 August 1983
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Lyngby
Number 31
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– Lyngby 38 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020

Club career

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]

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 Schønberg, 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.

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.

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]

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]

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.[21]

References
  1. FCF om 11 udløb: Har en prioriteret rækkefølge, bold.dk, 27 April 2017
  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. "Denmark 2-0 Sweden". BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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