Tobias Mikkelsen
{{short description|Danish footballer}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tobias Mikkelsen
| fullname = Tobias Pilegaard Mikkelsen
| image = Tobias Mikkelsen.JPG
| caption = Mikkelsen with Rosenborg in 2013
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|9|18}}
| birth_place = Helsingør, Denmark
| currentclub =
| position = Winger
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Helsingør IF
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Humlebæk BK
| years1 = 2004–2007
| clubs1 = Lyngby BK
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2007–2009
| clubs2 = Brøndby
| caps2 = 35
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2009–2012
| clubs3 = Nordsjælland
| caps3 = 76
| goals3 = 13
| years4 = 2012–2013
| clubs4 = SpVgg Greuther Fürth
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2013–2015
| clubs5 = Rosenborg
| caps5 = 80
| goals5 = 14
| years6 = 2016–2018
| clubs6 = Nordsjælland
| caps6 = 39
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2018–2019
| clubs7 = Brisbane Roar
| caps7 = 18
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2019
| clubs8 = Helsingborgs IF
| caps8 = 8
| goals8 = 2
| totalcaps = 278
| totalgoals = 45
| nationalyears1 = 2006
| nationalteam1 = Denmark U20
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008
| nationalteam2 = Denmark U21
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2011–2012
| nationalteam3 = Denmark
| nationalcaps3 = 8
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 9 August 2019
| nationalteam-update = 03:35, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
}}
Tobias Pilegaard Mikkelsen ({{IPA|da|ˈme̝kl̩sn̩}}; born 18 September 1986) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a winger. He last played for Helsingborgs IF in the Allsvenskan. He has eight senior caps for Denmark, as well as a total of 11 youth caps with the U20 and U21 teams.
Club career
=Brøndby=
After helping Lyngby BK gain promotion to the Danish Superliga, Mikkelsen switched to league rivals Brøndby IF in the summer of 2007. On 21 July 2007, he made an impressive home debut for Brøndby in their match against FC Nordsjælland scoring a goal and also notching an assist a 2–2 draw. He was signed to fill in the right winger spot in a 4–3–3 system, but coach Tom Køhlert and later Kent Nielsen decided to use a 4–4–2 formation which resulted in sparse time on the pitch for the young winger.
=Nordsjælland=
On 18 August 2009, Mikkelsen signed for FC Nordsjælland. In Nordsjælland Mikkelsen won the Danish Cup twice, in 2010 and 2011. In the 2011–12 season, he won the Danish Superliga with Nordsjælland for the first time, which provided direct qualification for the Champions League.
=Greuther Fürth=
On 26 July 2012, Mikkelsen signed a three-year deal with German outfit SpVgg Greuther Fürth.
=Rosenborg =
On 16 January 2013, Mikkelsen signed a four-year contract with Norwegian side Rosenborg BK.
On 30 July 2015, he scored a brace in a 3–2 win over Hungarian side Debreceni in the first leg of the Europa League third qualifying round.{{cite web|title=Match Report|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2016810--debrecen-vs-rosenborg/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=25 August 2015|date=30 July 2015}}
On 25 October 2015, Mikkelsen helped Rosenborg win the 2015 Tippeligaen with two rounds left. A month later, Rosenborg secured the double, winning 2–0 in the final of the Norwegian Cup against Sarpsborg 08.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
=Nordsjælland=
On 8 January 2016, Mikkelsen returned to his former club FC Nordsjælland signing a two-year deal.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}
=Brisbane Roar=
In May 2018 Mikkelsen was linked with a move to Australian club Brisbane Roar{{cite news|url=http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/a-league/brisbane-roar-to-sign-danish-winger-tobias-mikkelsen/news-story/f4e1ee33881ee407a3bc3de145e9945b|title=Brisbane Roar to sign Danish winger Tobias Mikkelsen|first=Marco|last=Monteverde|newspaper=The Courier-Mail|date=1 May 2018}} and subsequently signed a one-year contract in June.{{cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/roar-sign-danish-international-winger-492757|title=Roar sign Danish international winger|first=Lucas|last=Radbourne-Pugh|newspaper=FourFourTwo|date=5 June 2018}} Mikkelsen made his Roar debut in the FFA Cup in August 2018 at home to Melbourne City
International career
Mikkelsen received his first international call up to the Danish national team in November 2011, to face Sweden and Finland, making his debut for Denmark against Finland 15 November 2011.{{cite web |last=Helmin |first=Jesper |url=http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Beckmann-Har-ikke-grebet-chancen |title=Beckmann: Har ikke grebet chancen |publisher=Bold.dk |language=Danish |date=31 October 2011 |accessdate=3 November 2011}}
Mikkelsen was once again called up in December 2011, for Denmark's tour of Thailand in January.{{cite web |last=Helmin |first=Jesper |url=http://www.bold.dk/nyt/FCN-profiler-jubler-over-udtagelse |title=FCN-profiler jubler over udtagelse |publisher=Bold.dk |language=Danish |date=6 December 2011 |accessdate=6 December 2011}}
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref | |||||||
| 1. | 15 August 2012 | TRE-FOR Park, Odense | {{fb|SVK}} | 1–0 | 1–3 | Friendly | {{cite web |last=Scoring Summary |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/339919?cc=5901 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130102220221/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match/_/id/339919?cc=5901 |archive-date=2 January 2013 |publisher=ESPN |title=Match: Denmark v Slovakia – International Friendly |url-status=dead |accessdate=19 August 2012 }} |
Career statistics
{{Updated|4 June 2018}}{{cite web|title=T. Mikkelsen|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/tobias-pilegaard-mikkelsen/11680/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=19 May 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup !colspan=2|Europe !colspan=2|Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals | |||||||
| rowspan=3|Brøndby
|rowspan=2|Superliga |19 | 2 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2008–09
|5 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!24||2||0||0||5||0||29||2 | |||||||
| rowspan=5|Nordsjælland
|rowspan=4|Superliga |17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 21 | 2 | |
| 2010–11
|28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 2011–12
|31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
| 2012–13
|2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!78||13||9||0||4||0||91||13 | |||||||
| rowspan=2|Greuther Fürth
|6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 7 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!6||0||1||0||0||0||7||0 | |||||||
| rowspan=4|Rosenborg
|2013 |rowspan=3|Tippeligaen |27 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 6 |
| 2014
|26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 4 |
| 2015
|27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 12 |
| colspan=2|Total
!80||14||10||3||21||5||109||22 | |||||||
| rowspan=4|Nordsjælland
|rowspan=3|Superliga |8 | 3 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2016–17
|19 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18
|12 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 12 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!39||5||0||0||0||0||39||5 | |||||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!227||34||20||3||30||5||277||42 |
Honours
=Club=
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.brondby.com/player.asp?sid=176&id=33 Tobias Mikkelsen] at Brondby.com {{in lang|da}}
- {{DBU player|5572}}
- {{drdkstat|592485}}
{{Denmark squad UEFA Euro 2012}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mikkelsen, Tobias}}
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