Mikkel Desler Puggaard (born 19 February 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right midfielder for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.[2]
 Desler with Toulouse in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikkel Desler Puggaard | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Assens, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, right midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Austin FC | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Assens FC | |||
| OB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | OB | 116 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Haugesund | 67 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Toulouse | 89 | (2) |
| 2024– | Austin | 7 | (0) |
| 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 01:31, 30 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOB
editIn 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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Haugesund
editOn 19 March 2019, Desler signed with Norwegian Eliteserien side Haugesund.[6][7]
Toulouse
editDesler 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.[8] He also achieved the 2022–23 Coupe de France with the club, securing their first-ever title in the competition.[9]
Austin FC
editOn June 3, 2024, it was confirmed that Desler had signed a 3.5-year contract, with an option for an additional year, with American MLS club Austin FC. He joined the club on a free transfer as his contract at Toulouse expired at the end of June 2024.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 28 September 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Odense Boldklub | 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 116 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 118 | 1 | ||||
| Haugesund | 2019 | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 67 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 78 | 2 | |||
| Toulouse | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| Total | 89 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 3 | ||
| Austin FC | 2024 | Major League Soccer | 7 | 0 | — | — | 3[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 278 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 308 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, Coupe de France
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup
Honours
editToulouse
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Mikkel Desler". Toulouse FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ MLS Soccer staff (3 June 2024). "Austin FC sign defender Mikkel Desler". MLSSoccer.com.
- ^ "Medie: Serie A-klubber lurer på OB-talent". tipsbladet.dk. 4 February 2014.
- ^ "OB vs. Randers - 8 May 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Tre år i OB til midtbanetalent". bold.dk. 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Midt i succes: OB sælger OL-spiller". Ekstra Bladet. 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Medie: OB sælger Mikkel Desler". Fyens Stiftstidende. 19 March 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Mayen, Philippe (29 April 2023). "Ô Toulouse... FC !" [O Toulouse...FC!!]. FFF - Fédération Française de Football (in French). Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Austin FC Signs Danish Defender Mikkel Desler". AustinFC.com. Austin FC. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Mikkel Desler". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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
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- Mikkel Desler at Soccerway.com
- Mikkel Desler at Soccerbase.com
- Mikkel Desler at BDFutbol
- Mikkel Desler at kicker (in German)
- Mikkel Desler at FBref.com
- Mikkel Desler national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Mikkel Desler – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
