Mikael Neville Anderson (born 1 July 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club AGF and the Iceland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikael Neville Anderson | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Sandgerði, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AGF | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reynir Sandgerði[1] | |||
| Harlev IK | |||
| AGF | |||
| Midtjylland | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Midtjylland | 63 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Vendsyssel (loan) | 18 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | → Excelsior (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2021– | AGF | 69 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Iceland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Iceland U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2018– | Iceland | 26 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
Midtjylland edit
Anderson is a product of AGF and Reynir Sandgerdi where he played before joining FC Midtjylland as U14 player. At the age of 14, he was invited to a trial at Aston Villa.[2]
After a successful 2015–16 with the U19 squad, eight U19 players including Anderson was promoted to the first team squad. All of them was offered a full time professional contract. FCM offered him a five-year contract in August 2016, but Anderson did not want to sign it.[3] Anderson revealed, that he did not wanted to tell what the problem was, but if the club couldn't accommodate his requirements. However, he signed the contract in October 2016.[4] In November 2016, he went back from a six-month injury in his knee.[5]
He made his professional debut in the Danish Superliga for Midtjylland on 4 December 2016 in a game against AGF.[6]
On loan to Vendsyssel FF edit
On 31 August 2017, Anderson was loaned out to Vendsyssel FF in the Danish 1st Division for the rest of the season.[7] He scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Lyngby BK and secured a promotion to the Superliga for the first time in the club's history.
On loan to Excelsior edit
On 2 July 2018, Anderson was loaned out to Excelsior in the Eredivisie for the rest of the season.[8]
Return to FC Midtjylland edit
Anderson returned to FC Midtjylland for the 2019–20 season and was called up for the first game of the Danish Superliga season against Esbjerg. Anderson started on the bench and came on the pitch in the 85th minute. He scored the match winning goal in the last minute which gave Midtjylland a 1–0 victory.[9]
AGF edit
On 1 September 2021 AGF confirmed, that Anderson had returned to the club on a deal until June 2026.[10]
International career edit
Mikael has represented both Iceland and Denmark internationally at youth levels. In late 2017 he decided to represent Iceland internationally.[11] On 15 December 2017 he was called up to the senior Iceland squad for two friendlies against Indonesia in January 2018.[12] On 4 June 2021, Mikael scored his first goal for Iceland in a 1–0 win against Faroe Islands.[13]
Personal life edit
Mikael has an Icelandic mother and a Jamaican father.[11] He also has Danish citizenship having been partially raised in the country.[11]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played on 2 November 2023[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Midtjylland | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 63 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 80 | 5 | ||
| Vendsyssel FF (loan) | 2017–18 | Danish 1st Division | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2[c] | 2 | 21 | 7 |
| Excelsior (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| AGF | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 5 | |
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2[e] | 0 | 17 | 2 | |
| Total | 59 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 65 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 157 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 184 | 25 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in the 2017–18 Danish Superliga Relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the 2018–19 Eredivisie Promotion/Relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anderson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 June 2021 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands |  Faroe Islands
|
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [15] |
| 2 | 27 September 2022 | Air Albania Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Albania
|
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022-23 UEFA Nations League | [16] |
References edit
- ^ Officielt: FCM sælger landsholdsspiller til AGF, herningfolkeblad.dk, 1 September 2021
- ^ Tonsser-jul: Kantspiller med 12 mål i 14 kampe‚ tipsbladet.dk, 12 December 2014
- ^ Mikael Anderson i kontraktstrid med FCM: Det ser ikke ud til, vi bliver enige‚ dbold.dk, 17 August 2016
- ^ FCM skriver lang kontrakt med Anderson‚ bold.dk, 5 October 2016
- ^ Endelig tilbage på græs: Mikael Anderson overvinder springerknæ‚ dbold.dk, 13 November 2016
- ^ "Game Report by Weltfussball". Weltfussball. 4 December 2016.
- ^ FCM udlejer Mikael Anderson til Vendsyssel‚ bold.dk, 31 August 2017
- ^ Mikael Anderson får lejeaftale i Æresdivisionen‚ fcm.dk, 2 July 2018
- ^ FCM-matchvinder: Det har jeg drømt om, bold.dk, 12 July 2019
- ^ EN GLAD MIKAEL ANDERSON ER TILBAGE I AGF, agf.dk, 1 September 2021
- ^ a b c "Mikael valdi Ísland fram yfir Danmörk: Erfið ákvörðun".
- ^ "A karla - Hópurinn sem fer til Indónesíu" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (4 June 2021). "Umfjöllun: Færeyjar - Ísland 0-1 - Mikael tryggði Íslendingum sigur í Þórshöfn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Mikael Anderson at Soccerway
- ^ Faroe Islands - Iceland at UEFA.com
- ^ Albania - Iceland at UEFA.com
External links edit
- Mikael Anderson at AGF (in Danish)
- Mikael Anderson at Danish Superliga (in Danish)
- Mikael Anderson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Mikael Anderson – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Mikael Anderson at WorldFootball.net
- Mikael Anderson at Soccerway
