Leroy-Jacques Mickels
{{short description|German footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Leroy-Jacques Mickels
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|6|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Siegburg, Germany
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Shamakhi
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 = 2011–2014
| youthclubs1 = Borussia Mönchengladbach
| years1 = 2014–2015
| clubs1 = Borussia Mönchengladbach II
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = FC St. Pauli II
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2017
| clubs3 = Alemannia Aachen
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = 1. FC Monheim
| caps4 = 20
| goals4 = 10
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = SSVg Velbert
| caps5 = 26
| goals5 = 19
| years6 = 2019–2021
| clubs6 = MSV Duisburg
| caps6 = 53
| goals6 = 6
| years7 = 2021–2022
| clubs7 = Türkgücü München
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
| caps8 = 19
| goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2023
| clubs9 = Spartak Varna
| caps9 = 17
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2023–2024
| clubs10 = Al-Taraji
| caps10 = 25
| goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2024–
| clubs11 = Shamakhi
| caps11 = 19
| goals11 = 4
| pcupdate = 9 April 2025
}}
Leroy-Jacques Mickels (born 25 June 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Azerbaijani club Shamakhi.{{WorldFootball.net|leroy-jacques-mickels}}
Career
Mickels moved to MSV Duisburg on 27 June 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/mickels-stuermt-in-zebrastreifen-liegt-an-ihm-diese-chance-zu-nutzen/|title=Mickels stürmt in Zebrastreifen: "Liegt an ihm, diese Chance zu nutzen"|website=msv-duisburg.de|date=27 June 2019|access-date=27 June 2019}} He made his professional debut for MSV Duisburg in the 3. Liga on 20 July 2019, in the home match against Sonnenhof Großaspach.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/3-liga-2019-2020-msv-duisburg-sg-sonnenhof-grossaspach/ |title=MSV Duisburg – SG Sonnenhof Großaspach 4:1 (3. Liga 2019/2020, 1. Round) |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |date=20 July 2019 |access-date=20 July 2019}} His contract was extended until 2021 on 18 December 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/vertrag-verlaengert-leroy-mickels-bleibt-ein-zebra/|title=Vertrag verlängert: Leroy Mickels bleibt ein Zebra!|date=18 December 2019|work=msv-duisburg.de}} On 26 May 2021, it was announced that he would leave Duisburg at the end of the 2020–21 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/erste-abgaenge-klar-danke-fuer-eure-zeit-in-zebrastreifen/|title=Erste Abgänge klar: Danke für eure Zeit in ZebraStreifen!|website=msv-duisburg.de|date=26 May 2021|access-date=26 May 2021}} Four days later, he signed with Türkgücü München.{{cite web |url=https://turkgucu.de/de/News/480/Kaderupdate.htm|title=Kaderupdate|website=turkgucu.de|date=30 May 2021|access-date=30 May 2021}}
Mickels joined Regionalliga West club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen on 23 June 2022.{{cite news |title=Leroy-Jacques Mickels wird ein Kleeblatt |url=https://www.fupa.net/news/rot-weiss-oberhausen-leroy-jacques-mickels-wird-ein-kleeblat-2871036 |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=FuPa |date=23 June 2022 |language=de}} He signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Bulgarian club Spartak Varna in January 2023.{{cite news |title=Спартак (Варна) привлече крило от Германия |url=https://sportal.bg/news-2023011614053184258 |access-date=6 March 2023 |work=sportal.bg |date=16 January 2023 |language=bg}}
On 4 July 2023, Mickels joined Saudi club Al-Taraji.{{cite web |title=لوري يدعم الترجي |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/810829}}
On 14 August 2024, Mickels joined Azerbaijani club Shamakhi.{{cite web |title=Xoş gəldin, Leroy Mikels ! |url=https://www.shamakhifc.az/fc-media/news/item/183-xo%C5%9F-g%C9%99ldin,-leroy-mikels}}
Personal life
Leroy-Jacques' older twin brothers Joy-Lance and Joy-Slayd Mickels are also professional footballer. The three brothers, whose parents come from the DR Congo, played together at the under-19 level for Borussia Mönchengladbach.{{cite news |title=Eine rheinische Frohnatur für Wacker |url=https://www.nnz-online.de/news/news_lang_druck.php?ArtNr=220550 |access-date=24 November 2020 |work=nnz-online.de |date=13 September 2017 |language=German}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 18 September 2022}}{{Soccerway}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II
|7 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 7 | 1 | ||
| FC St. Pauli II
|Regionalliga |7 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 7 | 1 | ||
| Alemannia Aachen
|Regionalliga |1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Monheim
|2017–18 |20 | 10 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 20 | 10 | ||
| SSVg Velbert
|2018–19 |Oberliga |26 | 19 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 26 | 19 | ||
| rowspan="3"|MSV Duisburg
|37 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 39 | 5 | |
| 2020–21
|3. Liga |16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 16 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 55 | 6 | |
| valign="center"|Türkgücü München
|3. Liga |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 11 | 0 | |
| valign="center"|Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
|Regionalliga |9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 9 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!134 | 38 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 136 | 38 |
References
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External links
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{{Shamakhi FK squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mickels, Leroy-Jacques}}
Category:Footballers from Cologne (region)
Category:German men's footballers
Category:German sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
Category:FC St. Pauli II players
Category:Alemannia Aachen players
Category:Türkgücü München players
Category:Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players
Category:FC Spartak Varna players
Category:Al-Taraji Club players
Category:Oberliga (football) players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Saudi First Division League players
Category:Azerbaijan Premier League players
Category:German expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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