Mikkel Andersen (born 17 December 1988) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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. He has appeared in 17 European matches, amongst others against

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, Slovan Bratislava and

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Club career

Denmark

Andersen began his career with Danish club AB and became the youngest goalkeeper to play in Danish senior football. He joined Reading on a two-and-a-half-year contract on 26 January 2007, having played seven times for AB.

Reading

Andersen signed a loan deal with

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on 26 February 2008, making his debut the same day in a 1–1 draw at home to

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. He returned to Reading having played three times for Torquay during his one-month on loan and looked set to remain with Reading for the remainder of the season. However, he joined

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on a seven-day emergency loan on 15 April 2008, making his Rushden debut in a 2–1 win at home to Torquay. He also played in the defeats against

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and

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before returning to Reading. In December 2008, he was again signed on an emergency loan, this time for

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, whose first-choice keeper

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, also borrowed from Reading, was suspended. He was named MOTM and Team of the week for his performance in this one game. On 6 March 2009, it was revealed that Andersen had joined

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side

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on loan for one month. On 20 September 2014, he made his full debut for the club in a 1–0 defeat away to

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Bristol Rovers (loan)

On 1 September 2009, deadline day, Andersen was signed on loan by Bristol Rovers until 1 January. He made his debut against Millwall which Bristol Rovers won 2–0, keeping a clean sheet. On 20 March, Andersen played against two other on-loan Reading players Scott Davies and

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. He kept a clean sheet from that game which ended 3–0 to Bristol Rovers. On 5 April, he saved a penalty from

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as Rovers won 1–0, keeping another clean sheet this penalty save was his first ever one. Andersen played 58 League games for ''The Pirates''. He was awarded the League One side's Young Player of the Year trophy, and was also ranked third in the overall Player of the Year poll. For his performances and awards he was named in the BBC Team of The Year as well. Andersen finished his loan spell with Bristol Rovers on 5 January 2011.

Portsmouth (loan)

On 17 August, Andersen joined

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on loan for one month. He made his debut in an Npower League 1 game against

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, the game ended in a 1–1 draw.

Randers (loan)

On 11 June 2013, Andersen joined

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side

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).2013–14 season. Andersen made his debut on 20 July 2013 against Viborg in a game that ended 2-2.

Midtjylland

On 25 June 2015, Andersen signed a two-year contract with

FC Midtjylland FC Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast in the western part of Jutland. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Su ...

. Andersen played all six matches in the

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group stage against

and

, where FC Midtjylland finished as runners-up to qualify for the final rounds. In February 2016, Midtjylland and Andersen beat Manchester United 2–1 at

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and lost 1–5 at

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in the second leg of

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. In those two matches, Andersen saved a penalty from

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, and his general performances were generally lauded. In the same 2015–16 season, Andersen kept an average score of under one goal against in the Superliga, where Midtjylland finished third in the league and won bronze medals. Andersen left the club in the summer of 2017.

Lyngby BK

Andersen signed a three-year contract with

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on 24 June 2017.

SK Brann

Andersen joined the Norwegian

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club

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, in June 2021, but terminated his contract 20 August the same year, after a scandal involving him and other players partying at

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Viborg

On 31 August 2021, Andersen joined newly promoted

club

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 ...

on a deal until June 2023. In June 2023, Andersen's departure from the club was confirmed.

Fremad Amager

On August 4, 2023, Andersen was suddenly on the team sheet and in the starting lineup when the newly relegated

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club

met HIK in a league match. However, there had been no official announcement from the club about Andersen's move to Fremad Amager.

International career

After signing for Reading, Andersen played three games for the Danish national under-19 and under-20 teams during 2007. He made his debut for the Denmark national under-21 football team in February 2009, replacing

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at half-time. In May 2010, he joined the under-21 team for a series of unofficial games at the international 2010 Toulon Tournament. He made four appearances as Denmark finished runners-up, and was named goalkeeper of the tournament. He has played 14 games for the Denmark national under-21 football team. In the other 10 under-21 games, three of them were at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

Career statistics

Honours

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Best Goalkeeper:

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References

External links

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statistics at danskfodbold.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Andersen, Mikkel 1988 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen People from Herlev Municipality Danish men's footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Reading F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Randers FC players FC Midtjylland players SK Brann players Viborg FF players Fremad Amager players National League (English football) players English Football League players Danish Superliga players Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Norway