Mikael Egill Ellertsson

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Mikael Ellertsson
Personal information
Full name Mikael Egill Ellertsson
Date of birth (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Venezia
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2018 Fram Reykjavik
2018–2021 SPAL
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Fram Reykjavik 8 (0)
2021 SPAL 2 (0)
2021–2023 Spezia 11 (0)
2021–2022 → SPAL (loan) 4 (0)
2023– Venezia 28 (3)
International career‡
2018 Iceland U16 3 (0)
2017–2019 Iceland U17 15 (4)
2018–2019 Iceland U18 4 (0)
2019 Iceland U19 4 (0)
2021– Iceland U21 2 (0)
2021– Iceland 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024

Mikael Egill Ellertsson (born 11 March 2002) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Italian Serie B club Venezia and the Iceland national team.[2]

Club career[edit]

Mikael made his professional debut for SPAL on the 14 August 2021, replacing Moustapha Yabre during the 2–1 Coppa Italia loss against Benevento,[3] just a few days after scoring a brace in the 5–0 friendly win against Adriese.[4]

On 30 August 2021, Mikael signed a five-year contract for Spezia;[5] on the same day he returned to SPAL on loan until 2022.[5][6]

On 26 January 2023, Mikael joined Venezia in Serie B and signed a contract through the 2026–27 season.[7]

International career[edit]

Mikael made his debut for the Iceland national team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 7 March 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fram Reykjavi 2018 1. deild karla 8 0 2 0 10 0
SPAL 2021-22 Serie B 2 0 1 0 3 0
Spezia 2022-23 Seria A 11 0 2 0 13 0
SPAL (loan) 2021-22 Serie B 4 0 0 0 4 0
Venezia 2022-23 Serie B 17 2 0 0 17 2
2023-24 26 2 1 0 27 2
Total 43 4 1 0 44 4
Career Total 68 4 6 0 74 4
  1. ^ Includes Icelandic Men's Football Cup, Coppa Italia

International[edit]

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2021 4 0
2022 6 0
2023 4 1
2024 1 0
Total 15 1
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.[10]
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 26 March 2023 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 7–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours[edit]

Iceland

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mikael Egill Ellertsson". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ Mikael Egill Ellertsson at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Benevento, urlo liberatorio all'ultimo respiro: 2-1 alla Spal, c'è la Fiorentina". Ottopagine.it. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Spal-Adriese 5-0: doppiette per Ellertsson e Latte Lath. In gol Viviani". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "UFFICIALE | MIKAEL EGILL ELLERTSSON È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ "IL CENTROCAMPISTA MIKAEL ELLERTSSON CEDUTO ALLO SPEZIA RIMANE IN PRESTITO ALLA SPAL" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "MIKAEL EGILL ELLERTSSON JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia F.C. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Iceland v Armenia game report". FIFA. 8 October 2021.
  9. ^ "M. ELLERTSSON". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Gudjohnsen, Andri". National Football Teams. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

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