William Mikelbrencis
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 Mikelbrencis with Hamburger SV in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Forbach, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamburger SV | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | AS Montbronn | ||
| 2015–2021 | Metz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Metz B | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Metz | 14 | (1) |
| 2022– | Hamburger SV | 60 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Hamburger SV II | 14 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2019–2020 | France U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | France U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | France U20 | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 | |||
William Mikelbrencis (born 25 February 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.[1]
Club career
Having made his first training sessions with the Ligue 1 squad, Mikelbrencis signed his first professional contract with the club from Metz in April 2021.[2][4] He started the following season playing with the reserve team in National 2,[5] scoring his first goal on 6 November, against Sainte-Geneviève.[6]
Having played his first senior game in early January 2022—delivering an assist during a 1–0 home friendly win against CS Sedan Ardennes[7]—he made his professional debut for Metz on 9 January, starting the Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg as right-back in a 3-4-3 formation.[8]
In a difficult context between the injuries and the players away for the AFCON 2021, he made a first good impression despite his team losing 2–0 at home (his team was only losing by a goal when he was subbed for Pape Ndiaga Yade).[3][9]
On 31 August 2022, Mikelbrencis signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV in Germany.[10]
International career
A youth international for France since he played for the under-16 in 2019,[4] he later was selected with the under-17—only playing friendlies during a COVID pandemic context[4][11]—before becoming a member of the under-18 in 2021, delivering his first assist during a 3–0 friendly away win against Italy.[12]