Mikkel Agger (born 1 November 1992) is a Danish professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays for Danish 2nd Division club

Thisted FC Thisted Fodbold Club () is an association football club based in the town of Thisted, North Jutland, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1989, it is shortly known as ...

Club career

Thisted

Coming through the youth ranks of

playing in the

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...

, he signed a professional contract with the club on his birthday in 2009. Following some impressive displays for Thisted in the 2010–11 season, he went on trials with

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...

clubs AaB and

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Foun ...

. Agger did not get a contract at AaB, but Esbjerg were keen on signing the striker.

Esbjerg

On 3 August 2011, Agger signed a four-year contract with

. Agger made his debut only three days after joining the club. He was in the starting lineup against

FC Sydvest 05 Fodbold Club Sydvest 05 (), or simply Sydvest 05, is a Danish football club based in Tønder Municipality. The club is a merger established in Southwestern Sønderjylland in 2005 between Løgum IF Fodbold, Bredebro IF, Ballum IF and Tønder SF Fo ...

in a Danish Cup game, but had to leave the pitch after only 30 minutes due to an ankle injury. After returning from his loan spell at FC Hjørring, Agger became the fourth choice in attack. On 27 June 2014, his contract was terminated. In the summer transfer window of 2012, Esbjerg fB loaned

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from

SønderjyskE SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey team (S ...

and therefore, Agger became surplus. A half-season loan deal to FC Hjørring was announced on 13 August 2012. Agger would be loaned out again, this time to AC Horsens on a season-long deal in September 2013.

Return to Thisted

A month after leaving Esbjerg, Agger signed a two-year deal with his former club Thisted FC. He scored 25 league goals in his first season, making him the top goalscorer of the team that season. After his successful season, Agger aroused interest from foreign clubs, notably German club

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli (), is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. The football department is part of a larger sp ...

. Agger, however, chose to stay at Thisted, and extended his contract by another two years in May 2016.

Viborg

On 31 January 2019,

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional football club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896 and waited more than a century before winning its only national ...

announced the signing of Agger from Norwegian club Sarpsborg 08 FF.

Third return to Thisted

After a season at

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena, which has a capaci ...

, Agger once again returned to

, signing with the club on 22 June 2021.Agger vender hjem til Thisted FC
limfjordupdate.dk, 22 June 2021

References

External links

Danish national team profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Agger, Mikkel 1992 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Eliteserien players Thisted FC players Esbjerg fB players AC Horsens players Sarpsborg 08 FF players Viborg FF players Vendsyssel FF players Men's association football forwards People from Lemvig Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate footballers in Norway Footballers from the Central Denmark Region