Mikkel Mena Qvist

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| fullname = Mikkel Mena Qvist

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|4|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bogotá, Colombia

| height = 2.03 m{{ cite web | title = AC Horsens forlænger med Mikkel Mena Qvist | url = http://www.achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-forlaenger-med-mikkel-mena-qvist | publisher = achorsens.dk | date = 11 May 2017}}

| position = Centre-back{{WorldFootball.net|mikkel-qvist}}

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| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Lyseng

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| youthclubs2 = ASA

| youthyears3 = 2002–2012

| youthclubs3 = AGF

| years1 = 2012–2017

| clubs1 = Lyseng

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| years2 = 2017–2022

| clubs2 = Horsens

| caps2 = 67

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2020

| clubs3 = → KA (loan)

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2021

| clubs4 = → HB Køge (loan)

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2021

| clubs5 = → KA (loan)

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2022

| clubs6 = Breiðablik

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 1

| pcupdate = 21:43, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

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Mikkel Mena Qvist (born 22 April 1993) is a Danish-Colombian footballer, who plays as a centre-back.

Youth career

Qvist started his career at IF Lyseng, before joining ASA Fodbold. As a U10-player, he joined AGF, where he played until he was 19 years old. He started playing as a left winger, until he was U13-player. After his team needed a left back, he began playing the role as left back.{{ cite web | title = AC Horsens skriver kontrakt med Mikkel Qvist | url = http://www.achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-skriver-kontrakt-med-mikkel-qvist | publisher = achorsens.dk | date = 6 December 2016 }}

Club career

Qvist joined IF Lyseng after playing U19 football at AGF. He played for their team in the 4th tier of football in Denmark.

On 6 December 2016 it was confirmed, that AC Horsens had signed Qvist surprisingly enough from a much lower rated Danish team, after successful one week trial. Qvist got spotted after a match between his former club, Lyseng IF, and his new club, AC Horsens, in a Danish Cup game.

He got his debut for AC Horsens on 15 March 2017. Qvist started on the bench, but replaced Mikkel Jespersen in the 74th minute in a 3–1 defeat against his former youth club AGF in the Danish Cup. Qvist normally played as a left fullback, but was mostly used as a left midfielder in his first half season.

The midfielder got his official debut for AC Horsens on 7 April 2017.{{ cite web | title = RANDERS VS. HORSENS 2 - 0 | url = https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/07/denmark/superliga/randers-fc/ac-horsens/2429748/ | publisher = soccerway.com | date = 7 April 2017}} Qvist started on the bench, but came on the pitch in the 81st minute, replacing André Bjerregaard in a 0–2 loss against Randers FC in the Danish Superliga.

Qvist signed a new contract with ACH in May 2017 until the summer 2019.{{ cite web | title = AC Horsens forlænger med Mikkel Mena Qvist | url = http://www.achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-forlaenger-med-mikkel-mena-qvist | publisher = achorsens.dk | date = 11 May 2017}} His contract got once again extended on 9 May 2018, this time until the summer 2022.

On 4 February 2020, Qvist was loaned out to Icelandic club KA.{{ cite web | title = AC Horsens udlejer Mikkel Mena Qvist til KA Akureyri | url = https://achorsens.dk/ac-horsens-udlejer-mikkel-mena-qvist-til-ka-akureyri | publisher = achorsens.dk | date = 4 February 2020}} On 25 January 2021, Qvist then joined Danish 1st Division club HB Køge on loan for the rest of the season.[https://www.hbkoge.dk/hb-koege-opruster-defensivt-mere-fysik-og-lange-indkast/ HB Køge opruster defensivt: Mere fysik og lange indkast], hbkoge.dk, 25 January 2021 After returning from Køge, Qvist went on his third loan spell, returning to the Icelandic club KA for the rest of 2021.[https://achorsens.dk/nyheder/2021/06juni/ac-horsens-udlejer-mikkel-mena-qvist-til-ka-akureyri/ AC HORSENS UDLEJER MIKKEL MENA QVIST TIL KA AKUREYRI], achorsens.dk, 1 July 2021 After returning, Horsens confirmed on 26 January 2022, that they had terminated the contract with Qvist.[https://www.achorsens.dk/nyheder/2022/1januar/ac-horsens-ophaever-kontrakten-med-mikkel-mena-qvist AC HORSENS OPHÆVER KONTRAKTEN MED MIKKEL MENA QVIST], achorsens.dk, 26 January 2022 A day later, on 27 January 2022, he signed with Icelandic club Breiðablik.[https://www.frettabladid.is/sport/blikar-baeta-vid-sig-varnarmanni/ Blikar bæta við sig varnarmanni], frettabladid.is, 27 January 2022