# Mikkel Damsgaard

Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard (Danish pronunciation:; born 3 July 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left winger or attacking midfielder for Premier League club Brentford and the Denmark national team.

## Club career
### Early career

Damsgaard started playing football in his hometown Jyllinge, where he played for eight years, with his father as his coach. During a game with Jyllinge FC, Damsgaard was spotted by a scout from Nordsjælland, who was out actually looking for another player, but ended up contacting Damsgaard. He then joined FC Nordsjælland as a U12 player on a youth contract until 2020.

### Nordsjælland

On 27 September 2017, Damsgaard made his official debut for Nordsjælland at the age of 17. He played the whole game against Vejgaard BK in a Danish Cup game, making one assist in a 4–0 win at Soffy Road.
He made his Danish Superliga debut for Nordsjælland on 26 November 2017 in a game against AC Horsens in shirt number 27.
On 12 July 2018, Damsgaard made his European debut for Nordsjælland against Cliftonville in a Europa League qualifier.

### Sampdoria

On 6 February 2020, it was confirmed that Damsgaard had signed a four-year contract with Italian Serie A club Sampdoria with effect from 1 July 2020. The transfer fee was estimated at €6.7 million (DKK 50 million). On 17 October 2020, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 3–0 victory against Lazio.

### Brentford

On 10 August 2022, Damsgaard joined English Premier League club Brentford for a €15 million fee on a five-year deal.

## International career

On 21 June 2021, Damsgaard scored a goal in a 4–1 win over Russia in the UEFA Euro 2020, to become the youngest Danish player to score at the European Championship, aged 20 years 353 days. In the Euro 2020 semi-finals, he scored the first goal against England with the tournament's only freekick goal. However Denmark eventually lost 2–1 after extra-time.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Nordsjælland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 |
| Nordsjælland | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| Nordsjælland | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 35 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 11 |
| Nordsjælland | Total | Total | 84 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 93 | 13 |
| Sampdoria | 2020–21 | Serie A | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 2 |
| Sampdoria | 2021–22 | Serie A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Sampdoria | Total | Total | 46 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 49 | 2 |
| Brentford | 2022–23 | Premier League | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Brentford | 2023–24 | Premier League | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Brentford | 2024–25 | Premier League | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 3 |
| Brentford | Total | Total | 78 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 88 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 208 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 230 | 18 |
* ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, FA Cup
* ↑ Includes EFL Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 18 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Denmark | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| Denmark | 2021 | 12 | 4 |
| Denmark | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| Denmark | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| Denmark | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 31 | 4 |
    Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Damsgaard goal.
List of international goals scored by Mikkel Damsgaard :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 28 March 2021 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | 2 | Moldova | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 28 March 2021 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | 2 | Moldova | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 21 June 2021 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 5 | Russia | 1–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
| 4 | 7 July 2021 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 8 | England | 1–0 | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | UEFA Euro 2020 |