Mikkel Maigaard

Mikkel Maigaard
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Maigaard Jakobsen
Date of birth (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995
Place of birth Varde, Ribe, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Wieczysta Kraków
Number 20
Youth career
Varde[2]
Esbjerg[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Esbjerg 0 (0)
2015–2016 Brabrand
2016–2017 ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 36 (4)
2018–2019 Raufoss 41 (14)
2019–2021 Strømsgodset 56 (10)
2021–2023 Sarpsborg 08 69 (18)
2024–2026 Cracovia 66 (7)
2026– Wieczysta Kraków 17 (3)
International career
2012–2013 Denmark U18 4 (1)
2013–2014 Denmark U19 9 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:26, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

Mikkel Maigaard Jakobsen (born 20 September 1995) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for and captains Polish Ekstraklasa club Wieczysta Kraków.

Club career

Esbjerg

Maigaard joined Esbjerg from Varde IF, when he was 13 years old.[3]

Maigaard made his debut for the first team on 26 September 2013 against Aalborg Chang in the Danish Cup.[4] He played a well match, and scored for Esbjerg in the 81' minute to 6–1. The game ended 7–1 to Esbjerg.

On 12 December 2013, Maigaard played his first professional game for Esbjerg. He started on the bench, but came on the pitch in the 82nd minute, where he replaced Jakob Ankersen in a Europa League match against Red Bull Salzburg, which Esbjerg lost 0–3.[5]

In April 2014, Maigaard signed a new contract with Esbjerg, which expired in the summer 2015.[6] The new contract contained, that he was going to join the first team squad in the summer 2014.[7] Together with three other U19 players, Maigaard was moved to the first team squad in the summer 2014.

Brabrand

Some months after leaving Esbjerg in the summer 2015 where his contract expired, Maigaard signed with the Danish 2nd Division side Brabrand.[8]

ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar

On 1 February 2016, it was confirmed that Maigaard had signed a two-year contract with Icelandic Úrvalsdeild side ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar.[9] After about one-and-a-half-year at the club, the manager of the club confirmed on 23 October 2017 that Maigaard wouldn't continue at the club. He left the club immediately.[10]

Raufoss

Maigaard signed for Norwegian 2. divisjon-side Raufoss on 12 January 2018.[11]

Strømsgodset

On 1 August 2019, Strømsgodset announced that Maigaard had joined the club on a contract until the end of 2021.[12]

Sarpsborg 08

On 31 August 2021, the last day of the 2021–22 summer transfer market, Maigaard joined fellow league club Sarpsborg 08 on a deal until the end of 2023.[13]

Cracovia

On 13 February 2024, Maigaard signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Cracovia.[14]

Wieczysta Kraków

On 22 January 2026, Maigaard moved to another Kraków-based side Wieczysta Kraków, playing in the second division, on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 May 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Esbjerg 2013–14 Danish Superliga 00101[b]020
2014–15 Danish Superliga 00000000
Total 00101020
ÍBV 2016 Úrvalsdeild 20250—252
2017 Úrvalsdeild 16251—213
Total 364101—465
Raufoss 2018 PostNord-ligaen 26520—285
2019 OBOS-ligaen 15921—1710
Total 411441—4515
Strømsgodset 2019 Eliteserien 15400—154
2020 Eliteserien 28500—285
2021 Eliteserien 13121—152
Total 561021—5811
Sarpsborg 08 2021 Eliteserien 13021—151
2022 Eliteserien 27932—3011
2023 Eliteserien 29941—3310
Total 691894—7822
Cracovia 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 140——140
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 34610—356
2025–26 Ekstraklasa 18111—192
Total 66721—688
Wieczysta Kraków 2025–26 I liga 17[c]3——173
Career total 285562881031464
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Icelandic Cup, Norwegian Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Includes two appearances in I liga promotion play-offs

Honours

IBV

References

  1. ↑ "Kadra 2026/2027" (in Polish). Wieczysta Kraków. Retrieved 25 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Esbjerg fB: Mikkel Maigaard profile". efb.dk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mikkel Maigaard indgår aftale med EfB til 2015". bold.dk. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Varde IF modtager 10.000 kroner af EfB". bold.dk. 9 November 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Salzburg – Esbjerg fB (12. december 2013)". bold.dk. 12 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "EfB skriver med U18-landsholdsspiller". bold.dk. 10 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Tre unge i Esbjergs førsteholdstrup". bold.dk. 11 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "To Esbjergdrenge er henover efteråret havnet i Brabrand". Brabrand. 22 October 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ung dansk angriber tager to år i Island". bold.dk. 1 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Mikkel Maigaard forlader islandske IBV". bold.dk. 23 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Mikkel Maigaard skifter til norske Raufoss". bold.dk. 14 January 2018.
  12. ↑ MIKKEL MAIGAARD HAR SIGNERT UT 2021, godset.no, 1 August 2019
  13. ↑ MIKKEL MAIGAARD ER KLAR FOR SARPSBORG 08, sarpsborg08.no, 31 August 2021
  14. ↑ "Mikkel Maigaard zawodnikiem Pasów!" (in Polish). Cracovia. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  15. ↑ "Mikkel Maigaard opuścił Cracovię. Lider "Pasów" wzmacnia pierwszoligową Wieczystą". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 22 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Mikkel Maigaard". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  17. ↑ "Leikskýrsla". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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