Mikael Anderson
Icelandic-Danish footballer (born 1998)
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Mikael Neville Anderson (born 1 July 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger in Allsvenskan club Djurgårdens IF 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 | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2025 | AGF | 106 | (17) |
| 2025– | Djurgårdens IF | 14 | (4) |
| 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 | 37 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2025 | |||
Club career
Midtjylland
Mikael 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 Mikael 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 Mikael did not want to sign it.[3] Mikael 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 1 December 2016 in a game against Silkeborg IF.
On loan to Vendsyssel FF
On 31 August 2017, Mikael was loaned out to Vendsyssel FF in the Danish 1st Division for the rest of the season.[6] 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
On 2 July 2018, Mikael was loaned out to Excelsior in the Eredivisie for the rest of the season.[7]
Return to FC Midtjylland
Mikael returned to FC Midtjylland for the 2019–20 season and was called up for the first game of the Danish Superliga season against Esbjerg. Mikael 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.[8]
AGF
On 1 September 2021, AGF confirmed, that Mikael had returned to the club on a deal until June 2026.[9]
International career
Mikael has represented both Iceland and Denmark internationally at youth levels. In late 2017 he decided to represent Iceland internationally.[10] On 15 December 2017 he was called up to the senior Iceland squad for two friendlies against Indonesia in January 2018.[11] On 4 June 2021, Mikael scored his first goal for Iceland in a 1–0 win against Faroe Islands.[12]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 15 December 2024[13]
| 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 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2[e] | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 93 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 108 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 191 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 227 | 27 | ||
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- 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
- 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 | [14] |
| 2 | 27 September 2022 | Air Albania Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Albania |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022-23 UEFA Nations League | [15] |
