August Mikkelsen (born 24 October 2000) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

Tromsø Tromsø is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The city is located on the is ...

, on loan from Bodø/Glimt.

Club career

Tromsø

Mikkelsen played youth football for

Tromsdalen UIL Tromsdalen UIL is a Norwegian sports club founded in 1938, from Tromsdalen in the municipality of Tromsø. It has sections for football, athletics, skiing and gymnastics. The men's football team plays in 2. divisjon, the third level in Norwegi ...

and

Tromsø IL Tromsø Idrettslag () is a Norwegian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Tromsø. They play their home games at the Romssa Arena which has a seating capacity of 6,801. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien. Despi ...

, and attended the Norwegian School of Elite Sport in

. He started his senior career in Tromsdalen, on loan in the summer and fall of 2018. In 2019, he was back in Tromsø and made his

debut in May 2019 against Odd. He was also capped for Norway U19. In the 2020 1. divisjon he played semi-regularly for Tromsø, that won a promotion back to the top tier. In 2021, Mikkelsen had his major breakthrough, scoring eight goals in 27 league appearances, as the newly promoted side finished 12th in the table. On 9 December, after the last league fixture, Mikkelsen signed a new four-year contract with the club. He was one of three players nominated to win Eliteserien Young Player of the Year, but the award was eventually given to Mads Hedenstad Christiansen. Mikkelsen retained his fine form in 2022, scoring seven goals and providing five assists in 26 appearances, helping his side to finish 7th in the Eliteserien table. After the season, Mikkelsen was voted Tromsø Player of the Year by the supporters of the club.

Hammarby

On 25 January 2023, Mikkelsen transferred to

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, signing a five-year contract. The transfer fee was reportedly set at around €2 Million, with potential bonuses included. Throughout his debut season in Sweden, Mikkelsen struggled to make an impression, making 21 goalless league appearances.

Bodø/Glimt

On 24 March 2024, Mikkelsen moved to Bodø/Glimt signing a four-year contract. Ahead of the 2025 season, Mikkelsen was loaned out to his former club Tromsø, on a year-long loan with an option to buy after the season.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Bodø/Glimt *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mikkelsen, August 2000 births Living people Footballers from Tromsø Norwegian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Norway men's youth international footballers Tromsdalen UIL players Tromsø IL players Hammarby Fotboll players FK Bodø/Glimt players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Allsvenskan players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen