Mikkel Duelund

Mikkel Duelund Poulsen (born 29 June 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NEC, on loan from Dynamo Kyiv.

Club Career

Early career

Duelund was born in Aarhus and started playing football at the age of two in Virup IF. From the time he was two years old, until he was eight years old, he played first for Vejlby-Risskov Idratsklub (VRI) and then for Hjortshoj-Egaa Idratsforening (HEI). At the age of eight, he moved to IK Skovbakken, where he played for three years.

At the age of 11, Duelund joined the AGF academy; the most renowned in the city. He subsequently had offers from several other clubs, but at the age of 14 he chose to move to FC Midtjylland.

Midtjylland

Duelund began his professional career with Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland. In 2013, he took part in a trial with Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven but ultimately remained with Midtjylland's youth team. During his time with the U19 group, Duelund won the Top Goalscorer and Player of the Season awards as the side were crowned Danish champions. In 2014, he was named by The Guardian as one of 40 best young talents in World Football.

Following his form at youth level Duelund was promoted to the first-team, making his league debut in March 2015 against Hobro IK, coming on as a second-half substitute for Petter Andersson. By the end of his debut season he had helped the club to its first ever Superliga title. In the year that followed he made a goalscoring debut in the Champions League against Lincoln Red Imps before later debuting in the Europa League against Napoli. In 2016–17, he became the seventh youngest player ever to score 10 career league goals in the Superliga.

In March 2018, Duelund made his 100th appearance for Midtjylland and marked the occasion with a goal in a 2–1 win over Silkeborg. The club ultimately went on to reclaim the Superliga title, ending ahead of rivals Brondby.

Dynamo Kyiv

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