Mikkel Damsgaard
Soccer Player
Professional forward who signed to play with Sampdoria of Italy's Serie A league in 2020. He has also played soccer internationally as a member of Denmark's national team.
He made his professional club debut at the age of 17 on September 27, 2017, as a member of Nordsjælland's senior team.
During an October 17, 2020 Italian Serie A league game against Lazio, he scored his first career Serie A goal in a 3-0 victory.
He is a native of Jyllinge, Denmark where he lived with both of his parents. Primarily, his father coached him during his youth days before he eventually joined FC Nordsjælland's U12 team.
He has played internationally for Denmark's soccer team along with Christian Eriksen.