Mikkel Kaufmann Sørensen (born 3 January 2001) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

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Career

AaB

A youth prospect of AaB, Kaufmann made his official debut for the club on 6 August 2018 in a game against

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, coming on the pitch from the bench with three minutes left. On 7 April 2019, Kaufmann scored his first professional goal against

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in stoppage time, as the game ended 1–1.

Copenhagen

On 24 January 2020, Danish Superliga champions Copenhagen announced, that they had signed AaB topscorer Kaufmann from the summer 2020. 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. 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. After a disappointing season in Hamburger with two goals 32 games, Kaufmann was loaned out again: fellow league club,

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, confirmed on 22 June 2022, that Kaufmann had been loaned out to the club for one year.

Union Berlin

On 12 June 2023, it was announced that Kaufmann had signed for Bundesliga club

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for a reported fee of €2.7 million.

Heidenheim

On 28 June 2024, Kaufmann signed a four-year contract with

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaufmann, Mikkel 2001 births Living people People from Hjørring Danish people of German descent Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Vendsyssel FF players AaB Fodbold players F.C. Copenhagen players Hamburger SV players Karlsruher SC players 1. FC Union Berlin players 1. FC Heidenheim players Danish Superliga players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Footballers from the North Jutland Region