Mikkel Kaufmann

Mikkel Kaufmann Sørensen (born 3 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Union Berlin.[3]

Mikkel Kaufmann
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Kaufmann Sørensen[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001
Place of birth Hjørring, Denmark
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 9
Youth career
Hjørring IF
2015–2018 AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 AaB 26 (9)
2020–2023 Copenhagen 30 (2)
2021–2022 → Hamburger SV (loan) 26 (2)
2022–2023 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 30 (10)
2023– Union Berlin 0 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Denmark U17 6 (0)
2018 Denmark U18 2 (1)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 13 (4)
2021 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2021– Denmark U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:42, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

Career

AaB

A youth prospect of AaB,[4] Kaufmann made his official debut for the club on 6 August 2018 in a game against Vendsyssel FF, coming on the pitch from the bench with three minutes left.[5] On 7 April 2019, Kaufmann scored his first professional goal against Hobro IK in stoppage time, as the game ended 1–1.[6]

Copenhagen

On 24 January 2020, Danish Superliga champions Copenhagen announced, that they had signed AaB topscorer Kaufmann from the summer 2020.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9] After a disappointing season in Hamburger with two goals 32 games, Kaufmann was loaned out again: fellow league club, Karlsruher SC, confirmed on 22 June 2022, that Kaufmann had been loaned out to the club for one year.[10]

Union Berlin

On 12 June 2023, it was announced that Kaufmann had signed for Bundesliga club Union Berlin for a reported fee of €2.7 million.[11]

References
  1. Mikkel Kaufmann: Her er de fem bedste forsvarsspillere, tonsser.com, 1 December 2017
  2. "Mikkel Kaufmann". FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. Mikkel Kaufmann at Soccerway
  4. AaB-træner stolt af klubbens talentarbejde, jv.dk, 20 August 2018
  5. Vendsyssel vs. AAB 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 6 August 2018
  6. Ung AaB-målscorer jubler over første kasse, bold.dk, 7 April 2019
  7. FCK Henter Mikkel Kaufman Fra Sommeren 2020, fck.dk, 24 January 2020
  8. FCK Henter Kaufmann Med Det Samme, fck.dk, 31 January 2020
  9. Auf Leihbasis: Mikkel Kaufmann Wechselt Zum HSV, hsv.de, 9 July 2021
  10. Mikkel Kaufmann Stürmt Künftig Für Den KSC, ksc.de, 22 June 2022
  11. "Union Berlin win race for Danish striker". Bulinews. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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