Mikael Egill Ellertsson (born 11 March 2002) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for club
Venezia, on loan from
Genoa, and the
Iceland national team.
Club career
Mikael made his professional debut for
SPAL on the 14 August 2021, replacing
Moustapha Yabre during the 2–1 Coppa Italia loss against
Benevento, just a few days after scoring a brace in the 5–0 friendly win against
Adriese.
On 30 August 2021, Mikael signed a five-year contract for
Spezia;
[ on the same day he returned to SPAL on loan until 2022.]Serie B
The Serie B (), officially known as Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 season. It had b ...
and signed a contract through the 2026–27 season.
On 31 January 2025, Mikael signed with Genoa and was loaned back to Venezia for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.
International career
He was born in Iceland to an Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
ic father and an Icelandic mother of Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
n descent.
Having played for the country at youth level, he made his debut for the Iceland national team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.''
Honours
Iceland
* Baltic Cup: 2022
References
External links
*
2002 births
Living people
Footballers from Reykjavík
Mikael Egill Ellertsson
Mikael Egill Ellertsson
Mikael Egill Ellertsson
Mikael Egill Ellertsson
Icelandic people of Indonesian descent
Men's association football forwards
Mikael Egill Ellertsson
SPAL players
Spezia Calcio players
Venezia FC players
Genoa CFC players
Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
Serie B players
Serie A players
Mikael Egill Ellertsson
Mikael Egill Ellertsson
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
21st-century Icelandic sportsmen
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