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Mikkel Duelund

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Mikkel Duelund
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Duelund Poulsen[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Aarhus, Denmark
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AGF
Number 20
Youth career
1999–200? Virup IF
200?–200? VRI
200?–2005 HEI
2005–2008 Skovbakken
2008–2011 AGF
2011–2014 Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Midtjylland 90 (21)
2018–2024 Dynamo Kyiv 21 (1)
2021–2023 → NEC (loan) 37 (3)
2023–2024 → AGF (loan) 29 (3)
2024– AGF 7 (0)
International career‡
2012 Denmark U16 1 (0)
2013–2014 Denmark U17 4 (1)
2014–2015 Denmark U18 3 (3)
2015–2016 Denmark U19 13 (10)
2016–2019 Denmark U21 24 (6)
2018 Denmark League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 October 2017

Mikkel Duelund Poulsen (born 29 June 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club AGF.

Club career

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Early career

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Duelund was born in Aarhus and started playing football at the age of two in Virup IF.[3] From the time he was two years old, until he was eight years old, he played first for Vejlby-Risskov Idrætsklub (VRI) and then for Hjortshøj-Egaa Idrætsforening (HEI).[3] At the age of eight, he moved to IK Skovbakken, where he played for three years.[3]

At the age of 11, Duelund joined the AGF academy; the most renowned in the city.[3] He subsequently had offers from several other clubs, but at the age of 14 he chose to move to FC Midtjylland.[3]

Midtjylland

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Duelund began his professional career with Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland. In 2013, he took part in a trial with Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven but ultimately remained with Midtjylland's youth team.[4] During his time with the U19 group, Duelund won the Top Goalscorer and Player of the Season awards as the side were crowned Danish champions.[5] In 2014, he was named by The Guardian as one of 40 best young talents in World Football.[6]

Following his form at youth level Duelund was promoted to the first-team, making his league debut in March 2015 against Hobro IK, coming on as a second-half substitute for Petter Andersson. By the end of his debut season he had helped the club to its first ever Superliga title.[7] As a result of his showings in 2015 Duelund won the DBU U19 talent of the year-award.[8]

In the year that followed he made a goalscoring debut in the Champions League against Lincoln Red Imps before later debuting in the Europa League against Napoli.[5] In 2016–17, he became the seventh youngest player ever to score 10 career league goals in the Superliga.[7]

In March 2018, Duelund made his 100th appearance for Midtjylland and marked the occasion with a goal in a 2–1 win over Silkeborg.[9] The club ultimately went on to reclaim the Superliga title, ending ahead of rivals Brøndby.[10]

Dynamo Kyiv

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On 31 August 2018, Duelund signed a contract with Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[11] He made his debut for the club on 16 September in a 1–1 away draw against Zorya Luhansk, coming on as a substitute in the 59th minute for Volodymyr Shepelyev.[12] In his third game, he scored his first goal for the club – the game-winner in a 1–0 away win over Arsenal Kyiv.[13][14]

However, he would only play sporadically. Within two months of his move, he suffered an ankle fracture which meant that he barely made any appearances for over a year and a half.[15][16] After recovering in February 2020, he mostly appeared as a substitute. During the 2020–21 season, Duelund made only four league appearances, of which one was in the starting lineup.[17] In November 2020, Duelund was one of multiple Dynamo players infected with SARS‑CoV‑2 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[18]

NEC (loan)

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On 22 June 2021, recently promoted Dutch Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen announced that they had signed Duelund on a one-season loan from Dynamo Kyiv with an option to buy.[19][20] He made his debut on 14 August in a 5–0 loss to defending champions Ajax.[21]

On 5 August 2022, the loan was extended by another season.[22] He started the 2022–23 season in convincing fashion, scoring once and adding two assists on the second matchday in a 4–1 victory against FC Volendam.[23]

On 29 January 2023 NEC confirmed, that Duelund's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement.[24]

AGF (loan)

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Later on the same day which Duelund left NEC Nijmegen, Danish Superliga club AGF confirmed that Duelund had returned to the club, which he played for as a youth player, on a loan deal for the rest of the season.[25]

International career

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In June 2017, Duelund was one of two 19-year-olds named in Denmark's squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland.[7] He featured twice at the tournament, including a start in a 3–0 loss to eventual champions Germany, before Denmark were eliminated during the group stages.[26] He got his debut for the Denmark League XI side in a friendly against Jordan on 15 January 2018, where he scored one goal in Denmark's 2–3 loss.[27]

Personal life

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In February 2016, ahead of the Midtjylland's Europa League game against Manchester United, Duelund stated he was a lifelong fan of the Premier League club and named Wayne Rooney as his footballing idol.[28]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 March 2023[29][1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Midtjylland 2014–15 Danish Superliga 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2015–16 Danish Superliga 22 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 25 7
2016–17 Danish Superliga 33 8 4 2 7 0 0 0 44 10
2017–18 Danish Superliga 28 8 4 1 3 0 0 0 35 9
2018–19 Danish Superliga 5 0 0 0 2 0 — 7 0
Total 95 21 11 4 14 1 0 0 120 26
Dynamo Kyiv 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 9 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 13 1
2019–20 Ukrainian Premier League 8 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 9 2
2020–21 Ukrainian Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Total 21 1 2 2 3 0 0 0 26 3
NEC (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 22 2 3 1 — — 25 3
2022–23 Eredivisie 15 1 1 0 — — 16 1
Total 37 3 4 1 — — 41 4
Aarhus GF (loan) 2022–23 Danish Superliga 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Career total 156 26 17 7 17 1 0 0 190 34
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Ukrainian Cup and KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Includes both UEFA Champions League and Europa League

Honours

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Midtjylland

Dynamo Kyiv

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mikkel Duelund". World Soccer. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Дуелунд | Українська Премʼєр-Ліга | Офіційний сайт УПЛ - upl.ua". upl.ua. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Larsen, Michael Patrick (20 July 2015). "Fokus på: Mikkel Duelund – fra leg til Superliga". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  4. ^ Møbjerg Sørensen, Simon (10 November 2013). "FCM-talent prøvetræner i PSV Eindhoven". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b Grønning, Jeppe (24 April 2016). "Mikkel Duelund: Fra Tonsser til Champions League". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Blight, Gary (14 October 2014). "Next Generation 2014: 40 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ a b c d Bairner, Robin (30 March 2017). "Meet Mikkel Duelund: The teenage talent who snubbed the Premier League to develop in Denmark". Goal. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  8. ^ DBU. "Årets Talenter (tidligere Årets Arla Talent)". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Duelund jubler over jubilæumsmål: Det havde jeg ikke regnet med". Tips Bladet (in Danish). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  10. ^ a b Hoffskov, Ole (28 June 2018). "Mikkel Duelund: Superligaen trænger til profiler" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Mikkel DUELUND joins Dynamo!" (in Ukrainian). 31 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Zorya Lugansk - Dinamo Kiev 1:1 (Premyer Liga 2018/2019, 8. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Duelund og 12 andre spillere misser Barcelona-kamp - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 3 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Arsenal Kiev - Dinamo Kiev 0:1 (Premyer Liga 2018/2019, 10. Round)". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Mikkel DUELUND: "I need a surgery"". fcdynamo.kiev.ua. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  16. ^ Stigsen, Rasmus (28 March 2020). "Mikkel Duelund om situationen i Kiev: 'Jeg står stærkere nu end før jeg blev skadet'". TV3 SPORT (in Danish).
  17. ^ "Mikkel Duelund » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  18. ^ "A number of Dynamo players and employees tested positive for COVID-19". fcdynamo.kiev.ua. 1 November 2020.
  19. ^ "N.E.C. huurt Mikkel Duelund". N.E.C. (in Dutch). 22 June 2021.
  20. ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (25 June 2021). "Duelund havde dansk interesse: Derfor blev det NEC". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  21. ^ "Ajax vs. NEC - 14 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Mikkel Duelund komend seizoen N.E.C.'er". N.E.C. (in Dutch). 5 August 2022. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  23. ^ "N.E.C. boekt eerste driepunter in Volendam". N.E.C. (in Dutch). 14 August 2022. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  24. ^ N.E.C. en Duelund komen contractontbinding overeen, nec-nijmegen.nl, 29 January 2023
  25. ^ MIKKEL DUELUND VENDER HJEM TIL AARHUS, agf.dk, 29 January 2023
  26. ^ "Duelund lever fint med presset". Bold (in Danish). 20 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  27. ^ "Jordan ordnede tandløse Danmark". 10 February 2023.
  28. ^ Morgan, Tony (17 February 2016). "Manchester United: Midtjylland starlet Mikkel Duelund eager to eliminate boyhood club from Europa League". International Business Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  29. ^ "Mikkel Duelund Club matches". Socceway. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  30. ^ "Favbet League (2020/21)". www.upl.ua. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  31. ^ "Динамо - Шахтар | Рапорт арбітра | Українська Прем'єр-Ліга | Офіційний сайт УПЛ - upl.ua". upl.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  32. ^ "Шахтар - Динамо | Рапорт арбітра | Українська Премʼєр-Ліга | Офіційний сайт УПЛ - upl.ua". upl.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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