Nicholas Mickelson

Nicholas Mickelson
Mickelson with Thailand in 2024
Personal information
Full name Look Saa Nicholas Kengkhetkid Mickelson
Date of birth (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999
Place of birth Skien, Norway
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 SV Elversberg
Number 2
Youth career
Ottestad
2014–2015 HamKam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 HamKam 54 (0)
2019–2021 Strømsgodset 29 (0)
2021–2025 OB 95 (2)
2025– SV Elversberg 25 (1)
International career‡
2015 Norway U16 3 (0)
2016 Norway U17 2 (0)
2017 Norway U18 8 (0)
2018 Norway U19 5 (0)
2019 Norway U20 2 (0)
2018–2020 Norway U21 5 (1)
2022 Thailand U23 3 (0)
2023– Thailand 32 (2)
Medal record
Thailand
ASEAN Championship
Runner-upASEAN 2024Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 03:29, 27 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025

Look Saa Nicholas Kengkhetkid Mickelson (Thai: ลูกโซ่ นิโคลัส เก่งเขตกิจ มิคเคลสัน; born 24 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bundesliga club SV Elversberg. Born in Norway, he plays for the Thailand national team.[2][3]

Club career

Nicholas Mickelson began his professional career at Hamarkameratene. On 23 May 2015, He made the first-team debut as a substitute in the Norwegian Second Division match against Molde 2.[4] Mickelson joined the Norwegian top-flight club Strømsgodset on 1 January 2019.[5]

On 30 August 2021, Danish Superliga club Odense BK confirmed that Mickelson would join the club on 1 January 2022 on a free agent, when his contract with Norwegian club, Strømsgodset expired.[6] Mickelson signed a pre-contract until June 2025. However, on 31 August 2021 OB confirmed, that Mickelson would instead join the club with immediate effect.[7] He made 102 appearances for Odense BK.

In July 2025, Mickelson signed a two-year contract the German 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg.[8] He made his debut for SV Elversberg as an 81st-minute substitute in their third league match of the season against Kaiserslautern.[9] Mickelson made his first start in the 4–0 win against Magdeburg on 5 October 2025, providing the assist for the first goal by Bambasé Conté in the 23rd minute.[10] On 14 February 2026, he scored his first goal for the club in the 2-1 win against Dynamo Dresden.[11] During his first season with Elversberg, Mickelson made 25 league appearances as the club finished second in the league and won promotion to the Bundesliga.[12]

International career

Youth

Mickelson represented Norway at the youth levels. He was part of the Norway Under-19 squad at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland.[13] He was called up for the Norway Under-20 squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[14] but had to withdraw from the squad due to an Achilles tendon injury.[15]

On 26 May 2022, Mickelson was called up to the Thailand under-23 for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[16]

Senior

On 25 March 2023, Mickelson made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Syria at the Shabab Al Ahli Stadium in Dubai.

On 10 September 2023, Mickelson scored his first senior international goal in a 2–2 friendly tournament, 2023 King's Cup, drawing with Iraq at the 700th Anniversary Stadium.

In November 2024, he was selected in the Thailand squad for the 2024 ASEAN Championship.

Personal life

Mickelson was born in Skien, Norway to a Norwegian father and a Thai mother from Phitsanulok.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HamKam 2015 2. divisjon 50000050
2016 1000000100
2017 2201000230
2018 1. divisjon 1700000170
Total 5401000550
Strømsgodset 2019 Eliteserien 30100040
2020 2200000220
2021 40000040
Total 2901000300
Odense boldklub 2021–22 Superligaen 2407000310
2022–23 1700000170
2023–24 2221000232
2024–25 1st Division 3100000310
Total 94280001022
SV Elversberg 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 25110—261
2026–27 Bundesliga 0010—10
Total 25120—271
Career total 2033120002153
Notes

International

As of match played 31 March 2026[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Thailand 202361
2024151
2025100
202610
Total322
Scores and results list Thailand's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mickelson goal.
List of international goals scored by Nicholas Mickelson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 September 2023700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand Iraq1–12–2
(4–5 p)		2023 King's Cup
28 December 2024Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam Timor-Leste10–010–02024 ASEAN Championship

Honours

OB

Thailand

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 Nicholas Mickelson at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ รู้จัก "นิโคลัส มิคเกลสัน" ชายหนุ่มจากนอร์เวย์ ผู้มีฝันพาไทยไปบอลโลก
  3. ↑ กาลครั้งหนึ่งของ นิโคลัส มิคเกลสัน – ฮาลันด์ – โอเดการ์ด
  4. ↑ "Look Saa Nicholas Kengkhetkid Mickelson" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Nicholas Mickelson skifter til OB". godset.no (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset. 30 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "Nico Mickelson valgte Godset". ob.dk (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. 15 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Mickelson skifter omgående til OB". ob.dk (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. 31 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Außenverteidiger Nicholas Mickelson schließt sich der SVE an" (in German). SV 07 Elversberg. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "นับหนึ่ง! นิโกลัส มิคเคลสัน ประเดิมสนามเอลเวอร์สแบร์ก มีส่วนพาทีมซิวชัยลีกาสอง". Siamsport (in Thai). 23 August 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Fischer, Daniel (12 October 2025). "Thailand feiert einen Elversberg-Profi!". Bild (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Die SVE dreht das Spiel in Dresden". Bundesliga (in German). 14 February 2026. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  12. ↑ [hhttps://www.bundesliga.com/en/player/nicholas-mickelson#2bundesliga "Nicholas Mickelson"]. Bundesliga. Retrieved 24 August 2026.
  13. ↑ Sæteren, Thomas Brekke (4 July 2018). "G19: EM-troppen er klar" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  14. ↑ Madsen, Christer (11 April 2019). "U20: Her er de første åtte spillerne i VM-troppen" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  15. ↑ Nilsen, Magne Jordan (6 May 2019). "Nico mister hele sesongen" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  16. ↑ Chittinad, Tor (26 May 2022). "Worrawoot has 'best team' for U23 event". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "แฟนบอลพิษณุโลก รับ นิโคลัส แข้งยู-23 สุดอบอุ่น-โชว์เสียงร้อง 'วอเอ๊ะๆ' (มีคลิป)". Khaosod Online (in Thai). 17 June 2022.
  18. ↑ Nicholas Mickelson at Soccerway
  19. ↑ Nicholas Mickelson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  20. ↑ "Nicholas Mickelson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  21. ↑ Buck, Laurits (23 May 2025). "OB vinder NordicBet Ligaen" [OB win the NordicBet League]. Bold (in Danish). Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "Instagram".
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