Mikkel Ladefoged
Danish footballer
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Mikkel Riis Ladefoged (born 9 June 2003) is a Danish footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish Allsvenskan club Västerås SK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikkel Riis Ladefoged | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Næsby, Denmark | ||
| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Västerås SK | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Næsby BK | ||
| 2022–2023 | Sønderjyske | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Næsby BK | ||
| 2022–2025 | Sønderjyske | 20 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Næstved (loan) | 19 | (8) |
| 2024–2025 | → Esbjerg fB (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | Västerås SK | 15 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2025 | |||
Career
Club career
Ladefoged is a product of Næsby Boldklub, where he spent his entire youth career. In March 2022, he was also promoted to the club's first team[2] and finished the season as top scorer in the U19 division with 31 goals.[3]
During the spring of 2022, Ladefoged trained with Danish 1st Division club Sønderjyske so that the parties could get a closer look at each other.[4] On May 31, 2022, the club confirmed that they had signed Ladefoged to a two-year deal.[5][6] On July 30, 2022, Ladefoged made his debut in a league match against Hillerød.[7]
In the search for more playing time, Ladefoged was loaned out to league colleagues from Næstved Boldklub on August 30, 2023.[8][9] Besides a knee operation that Ladefoged underwent after the fall season, he played 20 games in Næstved and became the club's top scorer in the 2023–24 season with 9 goals.[10]
In early August 2024, Ladefoged was close to a move to Tromsø IL, which ended up collapsing.[11] On August 29, 2024, Ladefoged was instead loaned out to Esbjerg fB until the end of the season.[12][13]
Six months ahead of schedule, January 24, 2025, Ladefoged left Esbjerg[14] and instead signed a four-year contract with Swedish Allsvenskan club Västerås SK.[15][16] However, Ladefoged was out for the first few weeks of his stay with an injury.[17]