Mikkel Kaufmann

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Mikkel Kaufmann
Personal information
Full name Mikkel Kaufmann Sørensen[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Hjørring, Denmark
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Heidenheim
Number 29
Youth career
Hjørring IF
2015–2018 AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 AaB 26 (9)
2020–2023 Copenhagen 30 (2)
2021–2022 → Hamburger SV (loan) 26 (2)
2022–2023 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 30 (10)
2023–2024 Union Berlin 18 (1)
2024– 1. FC Heidenheim 20 (1)
2025 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 14 (1)
International career‡
2017–2018 Denmark U17 6 (0)
2018 Denmark U18 2 (1)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 13 (4)
2021 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2021 Denmark U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2021

Mikkel Kaufmann Sørensen (born 3 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.[3]

Career

AaB

A youth prospect of AaB,[4] Kaufmann made his official debut for the club on 6 August 2018 in a game against Vendsyssel FF, coming on the pitch from the bench with three minutes left.[5] On 7 April 2019, Kaufmann scored his first professional goal against Hobro IK in stoppage time, as the game ended 1–1.[6]

Copenhagen

On 24 January 2020, Danish Superliga champions Copenhagen announced, that they had signed AaB topscorer Kaufmann from the summer 2020.[7] However, after Carlo Holse was sold from Copenhagen, the club decided to bring him in immediately on the last day of the winter transfer market.[8] The fee was rumored to be about DKK 20 million plus an additional 1.5 million to sign him immediately. Kaufmann's transfer became the third biggest deal in the history of AaB.

On 9 July 2021, Kaufmann joined Hamburger SV on a season-long loan deal.[9] After a disappointing season in Hamburger with two goals 32 games, Kaufmann was loaned out again: fellow league club, Karlsruher SC, confirmed on 22 June 2022, that Kaufmann had been loaned out to the club for one year.[10]

Union Berlin

On 12 June 2023, it was announced that Kaufmann had signed for Bundesliga club Union Berlin for a reported fee of €2.7 million.[11]

Heidenheim

On 28 June 2024, Kaufmann signed a four-year contract with 1. FC Heidenheim.[12] On 17 January 2025, Kaufmann returned to Karlsruher SC on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AaB 2018–19[14] Danish Superliga 8110——91
2019–20[14][a] Danish Superliga 17720——197
Total 25830——288
Copenhagen 2019–20[14] Danish Superliga 151005[b]0—201
2020–21[14] Danish Superliga 151102[b]0—181
Total 3021070—382
Hamburger SV II 2021–22[16] Regionalliga Nord 10———10
Hamburger SV 2021–22[16] 2. Bundesliga 26240—2[c]0322
Karlsruher SC 2022–23[17] 2. Bundesliga 301020——3210
Union Berlin 2023–24[18] Bundesliga 18110——191
1. FC Heidenheim 2024–25[19] Bundesliga 90206[d]0—170
2025–26[20] Bundesliga 11211——123
Total 2023160—293
Karlsruher SC (loan) 2024–25[19] 2. Bundesliga 141———141
Career total 150251411302017926
  1. ↑ Kaufmann additionally appeared in a 2019–20 Danish Cup second round match against Nørresundby FB.[15]
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ↑ Mikkel Kaufmann: Her er de fem bedste forsvarsspillere, tonsser.com, 1 December 2017
  2. ↑ "Mikkel Kaufmann". FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Mikkel Kaufmann at Soccerway
  4. ↑ AaB-træner stolt af klubbens talentarbejde, jv.dk, 20 August 2018
  5. ↑ Vendsyssel vs. AAB 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 6 August 2018
  6. ↑ Ung AaB-målscorer jubler over første kasse, bold.dk, 7 April 2019
  7. ↑ FCK Henter Mikkel Kaufman Fra Sommeren 2020, fck.dk, 24 January 2020
  8. ↑ FCK Henter Kaufmann Med Det Samme, fck.dk, 31 January 2020
  9. ↑ Auf Leihbasis: Mikkel Kaufmann Wechselt Zum HSV, hsv.de, 9 July 2021
  10. ↑ Mikkel Kaufmann Stürmt Künftig Für Den KSC, ksc.de, 22 June 2022
  11. ↑ "Union Berlin win race for Danish striker". Bulinews. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Nächster Neuzugang für den FCH – Mikkel Kaufmann erhält einen Vertrag bis 2028!" [Next new signing for FCH – Mikkel Kaufmann receives a contract until 2028!] (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "KSC leiht Mikkel Kaufmann bis Saisonende" [KSC loans Mikkel Kaufmann until the end of the season] (in German). Karlsruher SC. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Mikkel Kaufmann » Statistics: Club Matches". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  15. ↑ https://aabsport.dk/nyheder/2019/september/fossum-hattrick-i-sikkert-avancement/
  16. 1 2 "Spiele von Mikkel Kaufmann – 2021/22". kicker (in German). Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "Spiele von Mikkel Kaufmann – 2022/23". kicker (in German). Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  18. ↑ "Spiele von Mikkel Kaufmann – 2023/24". kicker (in German). Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  19. 1 2 "Spiele von Mikkel Kaufmann – 2024/25". kicker (in German). Retrieved 25 November 2025.
  20. ↑ "Spiele von Mikkel Kaufmann – 2025/26". kicker (in German). Retrieved 25 November 2025.