Mikkel Desler

Danish footballer (born 1995)

Mikkel Desler
Desler with Toulouse in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Desler Puggaard
Date of birth (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Assens, Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back, right midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Toulouse
Number 3
Youth career
Assens FC
OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 OB 116 (1)
2019–2021 Haugesund 67 (2)
2021– Toulouse 82 (2)
International career
2011 Denmark U16 1 (0)
2011–2012 Denmark U17 7 (0)
2012–2013 Denmark U18 4 (1)
2013 Denmark U19 2 (0)
2014 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2015–2017 Denmark U21 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:49, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Mikkel Desler Puggaard (born 19 February 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse.

Club career

OB

In February 2014, Desler attracted interest from several clubs, among others Parma and Roma. At the time, he was compared to former Roma player Daniele De Rossi.[2]

On 8 May 2014, Desler got his debut for OB, replacing Mustafa Abdellaoue in the 73rd minute in a 2–1 victory against Randers FC in the Danish Superliga.[3]

At the age of 19, Desler was promoted into the first team squad in the summer 2014 and also signed a new three-year contract with OB, after an impressive performance on a training camp with the first team in the winter 2014.[4]

Haugesund

On 19 March 2019, Desler signed with Norwegian Eliteserien side Haugesund.[5][6]

Toulouse

Desler joined French side Toulouse in 2021. He helped the club win the 2021–22 Ligue 2, and finished in the league's Team of the Year.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 February 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Odense Boldklub 2013–14 Danish Superliga 2 0 0 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2014–15 Danish Superliga 27 0 0 0 0 0 — — 27 0
2015–16 Danish Superliga 19 0 0 0 0 0 — — 19 0
2016–17 Danish Superliga 34 1 0 0 0 0 — — 34 1
2017–18 Danish Superliga 22 0 0 0 0 0 — — 22 0
2018–19 Danish Superliga 12 0 2 0 0 0 — — 14 0
Total 116 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 1
Haugesund 2019 Eliteserien 29 1 5 0 0 0 6[b] 0 — 40 1
2020 Eliteserien 28 0 0 0 0 0 — — 28 0
2021 Eliteserien 10 1 0 0 0 0 — — 10 1
Total 67 2 5 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 78 2
Toulouse 2021–22 Ligue Two 38 1 2 0 0 0 — — 40 1
2022–23 Ligue One 27 1 5 0 0 0 — — 32 1
2023–24 Ligue One 17 0 0 0 0 0 6[b] 1 — 23 1
Total 82 2 7 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 95 3
Career total 265 5 14 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 291 6

Honours

Toulouse

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Mikkel Desler". Toulouse FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Medie: Serie A-klubber lurer på OB-talent". tipsbladet.dk. 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ "OB vs. Randers - 8 May 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Tre år i OB til midtbanetalent". bold.dk. 20 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Midt i succes: OB sælger OL-spiller". Ekstra Bladet. 19 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Medie: OB sælger Mikkel Desler". Fyens Stiftstidende. 19 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Danskerduo på årets hold i Frankrig" [Danish duo on this year's team in France]. TV2 Sport (in Danish). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Mikkel Desler". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Ligue 2 : Toulouse sacré champion, Dunkerque descend en National" [Ligue 2: Toulouse crowned champion, Dunkerque goes down to the National]. Le Figaro (in French). 7 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  10. ^ Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!]. FFF - Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  11. ^ UNFP [@UNFP] (15 May 2022). "Un onze-type qui a vu la vie en rose cette saison, ne cuvée 2021-2022 qui a fière allure, n'est-ce pas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mikkel Desler.
  • Mikkel Desler at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  • Mikkel Desler national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
  • Mikkel Desler – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
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