Mikkel Løndal
{{Short description|Danish footballer}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mikkel Løndal
| image =
| upright =
| caption =
| full_name = Mikkel Bach Løndal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|05|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = Skive, Denmark
| position = Right-back, Right winger
| currentclub = Viborg
| clubnumber = 31
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Skive IK
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = FC Salling
| youthyears3 = 2023–2025
| youthclubs3 = Viborg
| years1 = 2025–
| clubs1 = Viborg
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2025–
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U-19
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 17:21, 24 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 14 May 2025
}}
Mikkel Bach Løndal (born 31 May 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Viborg, and the Denmark national under-19 football team.
Club career
Løndal came through the youth ranks at Skive IK and later FC Salling, before joining Viborg as a U15 player.{{cite web| url=https://www.skivefolkeblad.dk/artikel/85c88d14-e762-4c42-a44f-c351d6064a0d/| title=Skive-knægt får kontrakt i Viborg FF: - Det kan vi kun være stolte af| language=da| trans-title=Skive-youth gets contract in Viborg FF: - We can only be proud of that| work=Skive Folkeblad| date=15 December 2023| access-date=19 June 2025| url-access=subscription}} Joining Viborg in December 2023, he signed a contract through to the summer of 2026.{{cite web| url=https://www.vff.dk/nyhedsarkiv/121-talent/14117-endnu-en-ungdomsaftale-pa-plads-londal-skriver-kontrakt-med-vff| title=Ny ungdomsaftale på plads: Løndal skriver kontrakt med VFF| language=da| trans-title=New youth deal in place: Løndal signs contract with VFF| publisher=Viborg FF| date=8 December 2023| access-date=19 June 2025}}{{cite web| url=https://viborg-folkeblad.dk/viborgff/endnu-en-ung-spiller-faar-vff-kontrakt-udfordrende-kantspiller-bindes-frem-til-2026| title=Endnu en ung spiller får VFF-kontrakt: Udfordrende kantspiller bindes frem til 2026| language=da| trans-title=Another young player gets VFF contract: Challenging edge player ties until 2026| work=Viborg Folkeblad| last=Kristensen| first=Danni| date=8 December 2023| access-date=19 June 2025}} Here, he worked his way up through the club's youth academy. On 13 December 2024, 18-year old Løndal made his first-team debut for Viborg in the second-leg of a Danish Cup quarter-final tie against Brabrand IF. Coming on in the 73rd minute to replace Nicolas Bürgy, Viborg went on to win the match by a score of 6–0 to advance to the semi-final.{{cite web| url=https://vff.dk/nyhed/sport/14770-vff-storsejrede-sig-videre-i-pokalen| title=VFF storsejrede sig videre i pokalen| language=da| trans-title=VFF triumphed further in the Cup| publisher=Viborg FF| last=Mogensen| first=Jacob Thorsager| date=13 December 2024| access-date=19 June 2025}}{{cite web| url=https://pokalturnering.dk/kampe/kamp?matchId=4671026| title=Viborg FF - Brabrand IF 13-12-2024| language=da| publisher=Danish Football Association| date=13 December 2024| access-date=19 June 2025}} His league did not occur until 6 April 2025 in a 2–1 victory over Sønderjyske, when he again made a substitute appearance, coming on in the 62nd minute to replace Elias Andersson.{{cite web| url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/viborg-komet-far-travlt-efter-sl-debut-har-en-dansk-aflevering/| title=Viborg-komet får travlt efter SL-debut: Har en dansk aflevering| language=da| trans-title=Viborg comet gets busy after SL debut: Has a Danish drop-off| publisher=bold.dk| last1=Nelausen| first1=Raymund| last2=Hoff| first2=Oskar| date=7 April 2025| access-date=19 June 2025}}{{cite web| url=https://viborg-folkeblad.dk/viborgff/en-vild-dag-med-superligadebut-og-oplaeg-blev-rundet-af-med-opgaveskrivning| title=En vild dag med superligadebut og oplæg blev rundet af med opgaveskrivning| language=da| trans-title=A wild day with super league debut and presentations was rounded off with assignment writing| work=Viborg Folkeblad| last=Kristensen| first=Danni| date=7 April 2025| access-date=19 June 2025}}{{cite web| url=https://superliga.dk/kampe/2024-2025/viborg-ff-sonderjyske-fodbold-06-04-2025| title=Viborg FF - Sønderjyske Fodbold 06-04-2025| publisher=Danish Superliga| language=da| date=6 April 2025| access-date=19 June 2025}}
On 10 June 2025, Viborg announced that Løndal had extended his contract, signing a new deal until the summer of 2028. With the move, he was also promoted to a member of the first team squad ahead of the 2025–26 Danish Superliga season.{{cite web| url=https://www.vff.dk/nyhed/sport/15073-londal-og-vff-forlaenger-samarbejde| title=Løndal og VFF forlænger samarbejdet| language=da| publisher=Viborg FF| trans-title=Løndal and VFF extend cooperation| date=10 June 2025| access-date=19 June 2025}}{{cite web| url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/viborg/nyheder/viborg-rykker-19-arig-back-op-pa-forsteholdet| title=Viborg rykker 19-årig back op på førsteholdet| language=da| trans-title=Viborg moves 19-year-old back up the first team| publisher=bold.dk| last=Glud| first=Rasmus| date=10 June 2025| access-date=19 June 2025}}
International career
Løndal made his debut for the Denmark under-19 team on 14 May 2025, appearing in a 1–1 draw against Germany. He appeared as a substitute in the match, coming on in the 46th minute.{{cite web| url=https://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/MatchInfo/9999| title=Landsholdsdatabasen (Danmark - Tyskland 1 - 1)| language=da| publisher=Danish Football Association| date=14 May 2025| access-date=19 June 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}{{soccerway|id=991687| name=Mikkel Bach Løndal|access-date=19 June 2025}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=3|Viborg
|rowspan=2|Danish Superliga |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!2||0||1||0||0||0||3||0 | ||||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!2||0||1||0||0||0||3||0 |
References
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External links
- {{DBU player|8969}}
- {{Soccerway|mikkel-bach-londal/991687}}
{{Viborg FF squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Løndal, Mikkel}}
Category:Danish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Danish sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Denmark men's youth international footballers