Mikkel Hyllegaard

Mikkel Hyllegaard
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Hyllegaard
Date of birth (1999-05-16) 16 May 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Odense, Denmark[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 SønderjyskE
Number 29
Youth career
Søhus Stige[2]
Næsby[2]
Oure FA[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 SfB-Oure FA ? (32)
2020–2022 OB 30 (4)
2022– SønderjyskE 19 (1)
2024 → Middelfart (loan) 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024

Mikkel Hyllegaard (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhyləˌkɒˀ]; born 16 May 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for SønderjyskE.

Club career

Born in Odense, Hyllegaard started his senior career at SfB-Oure FA in the Denmark Series, the fifth tier of the Danish football league system, where he developed into a prolific goalscorer. In the 2017–18 season, he scored 23 goals as he led the league in scoring.[3]

On 28 December 2019, Odense Boldklub (OB) signed Hyllegaard to a three-year contract.[4] He made his debut as a 64th-minute substitute against Brøndby IF on 16 January 2020.[5]

On 2 June 2022 it was confirmed, that Hyllegaard had signed a deal until June 2025 with newly relegated Danish 1st Division team SønderjyskE.[6] In December 2023, to get more minutes in the legs, Hyllegaard - together with his teammate, Mads Hansen - joined Middelfart Boldklub on loan until the end of the season.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 November 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club[8] Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OB 2019–20[8] Superliga 8 2 0 0 — 5[a] 2 13 4
2020–21[8] Superliga 22 2 4 1 — — 26 3
2021–22[8] Superliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 30 4 4 1 — 5 2 39 7
SønderjyskE 2022–23[8] 1st Division 13 1 4 1 — — 17 2
Career total 43 5 8 2 — 5 2 56 9
  1. ^ Appearances in Superliga Europa League play-off

References

  1. ^ Bergman, Peter (15 February 2020). "OB klar til foråret: Talent håber på debut for drømmeklubben". www.tv2fyn.dk. TV2 Fyn. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mikkel Hyllegaard - OB.dk". www.ob.dk. Odense Boldklub. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Herre-DS, Pulje 3 (2018) // Topscorerliste". www.dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ Rasmussen, Leif (28 December 2019). "OB henter 20-årig angriber fra samarbejdsklub: - Han er ekstremt hurtig". fyens.dk. Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ "OB-debutant om banen: Jeg følte mig som Bambi på glatis". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
  6. ^ SØNDERJYSKE HENTER ANGRIBER I OB, soenderjyske.dk, 2 June 2022
  7. ^ HYLLEGAARD OG HANSEN UDLEJES TIL MIDDELFART BOLDKLUB, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 23 December 2023
  8. ^ a b c d e f Mikkel Hyllegaard at Soccerway


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