Mikael Anderson

Mikael Neville Anderson (born 1 July 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger in AGF and the Iceland national team.

Club career Midtjylland Mikael is a product of AGF and Reynir Sandgerdi where he played before joining FC Midtjylland as U14 player. At the age of 14, he was invited to a trial at Aston Villa.

After a successful 2015–16 with the U19 squad, eight U19 players including Mikael was promoted to the first team squad. All of them was offered a full time professional contract. FCM offered him a five-year contract in August 2016, but Mikael did not want to sign it. Mikael revealed, that he did not wanted to tell what the problem was, but if the club couldn't accommodate his requirements. However, he signed the contract in October 2016. In November 2016, he went back from a six-month injury in his knee.

He made his professional debut in the Danish Superliga for Midtjylland on 1 December 2016 in a game against Silkeborg IF.

On loan to Vendsyssel FF On 31 August 2017, Mikael was loaned out to Vendsyssel FF in the Danish 1st Division for the rest of the season. He scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Lyngby BK and secured a promotion to the Superliga for the first time in the club's history.

On loan to Excelsior On 2 July 2018, Mikael was loaned out to Excelsior in the Eredivisie for the rest of the season.

Return to FC Midtjylland Mikael returned to FC Midtjylland for the 2019–20 season and was called up for the first game of the Danish Superliga season against Esbjerg. Mikael started on the bench and came on the pitch in the 85th minute. He scored the match winning goal in the last minute which gave Midtjylland a 1–0 victory.

AGF On 1 September 2021, AGF confirmed, that Mikael had returned to the club on a deal until June 2026.

International career Mikael has represented both Iceland and Denmark internationally at youth levels. In late 2017 he decided to represent Iceland internationally. On 4 June 2021, Mikael scored his first goal for Iceland in a 1–0 win against Faroe Islands.

Personal life Mikael has an Icelandic mother and a Jamaican father. He also has Danish citizenship having been partially raised in the country.

International Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anderson goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Mikael AndersonNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 4 June 2021 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 1–01–0 Friendly 2 27 September 2022 Air Albania Stadium, Tirana, Albania 1–11–1 2022-23 UEFA Nations League