Mikkel Kaufmann Sørensen (born 3 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikkel Kaufmann Sørensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Hjørring, Denmark | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Heidenheim | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hjørring IF | |||
| 2015–2018 | AaB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | AaB | 26 | (9) |
| 2020–2023 | Copenhagen | 30 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Hamburger SV (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 30 | (10) |
| 2023–2024 | Union Berlin | 18 | (1) |
| 2024– | 1. FC Heidenheim | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U19 | 13 | (4) |
| 2021 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Denmark U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2021 | |||
Career
editAaB
editA youth prospect of AaB,[4] Kaufmann made his official debut for the club on 6 August 2018 in a game against Vendsyssel FF, coming on the pitch from the bench with three minutes left.[5] On 7 April 2019, Kaufmann scored his first professional goal against Hobro IK in stoppage time, as the game ended 1–1.[6]
Copenhagen
editOn 24 January 2020, Danish Superliga champions Copenhagen announced, that they had signed AaB topscorer Kaufmann from the summer 2020.[7] However, after Carlo Holse was sold from Copenhagen, the club decided to bring him in immediately on the last day of the winter transfer market.[8] The fee was rumored to be about DKK 20 million plus an additional 1.5 million to sign him immediately. Kaufmann's transfer became the third biggest deal in the history of AaB.
On 9 July 2021, Kaufmann joined Hamburger SV on a season-long loan deal.[9] After a disappointing season in Hamburger with two goals 32 games, Kaufmann was loaned out again: fellow league club, Karlsruher SC, confirmed on 22 June 2022, that Kaufmann had been loaned out to the club for one year.[10]
Union Berlin
editOn 12 June 2023, it was announced that Kaufmann had signed for Bundesliga club Union Berlin for a reported fee of €2.7 million.[11]
Heidenheim
editOn 28 June 2024, Kaufmann signed a four-year contract with 1. FC Heidenheim.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 30 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AaB | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||
| Total | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 8 | ||||
| Copenhagen | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| Hamburger SV II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Hamburger SV | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| Karlsruher SC | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 10 | ||
| Union Berlin | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| 1. FC Heidenheim | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 134 | 23 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 23 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
References
edit- ^ Mikkel Kaufmann: Her er de fem bedste forsvarsspillere, tonsser.com, 1 December 2017
- ^ "Mikkel Kaufmann". FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ Mikkel Kaufmann at Soccerway
- ^ AaB-træner stolt af klubbens talentarbejde, jv.dk, 20 August 2018
- ^ Vendsyssel vs. AAB 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 6 August 2018
- ^ Ung AaB-målscorer jubler over første kasse, bold.dk, 7 April 2019
- ^ FCK Henter Mikkel Kaufman Fra Sommeren 2020, fck.dk, 24 January 2020
- ^ FCK Henter Kaufmann Med Det Samme, fck.dk, 31 January 2020
- ^ Auf Leihbasis: Mikkel Kaufmann Wechselt Zum HSV, hsv.de, 9 July 2021
- ^ Mikkel Kaufmann Stürmt Künftig Für Den KSC, ksc.de, 22 June 2022
- ^ "Union Berlin win race for Danish striker". Bulinews. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Nächster Neuzugang für den FCH – Mikkel Kaufmann erhält einen Vertrag bis 2028!" [Next new signing for FCH – Mikkel Kaufmann receives a contract until 2028!] (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
External links
edit- Mikkel Kaufmann national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)