Mikael Egill Ellertsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Mikael.

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
–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 69 (6)
International career‡
2017–2018 Iceland U16 5 (0)
2018–2019 Iceland U17 13 (3)
2018–2019 Iceland U18 4 (0)
2019 Iceland U19 4 (0)
2021–2023 Iceland U21 2 (0)
2021– Iceland 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:17, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

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

Club career

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

On 30 August 2021, Mikael signed a five-year contract for Spezia;[4] on the same day he returned to SPAL on loan until 2022.[4][5]

On 26 January 2023, Mikael joined Venezia in Serie B and signed a contract through the 2026–27 season.[6]

International career

He was born in Iceland to an Icelandic father and an Icelandic mother of Indonesian descent.[7]

Having played for the country at youth level, he made his debut for the Iceland national team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 December 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 Serie 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 37 2 1 0 38 2
2024–25 Serie A 15 2 0 0 15 2
Total 69 6 1 0 70 6
Career Total 94 6 6 0 100 6
  1. ^ Includes Icelandic Men's Football Cup, Coppa Italia

International

As of match played 19 November 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 5 0
Total 19 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

Iceland

References

  1. ^ "Mikael Egill Ellertsson". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Benevento, urlo liberatorio all'ultimo respiro: 2-1 alla Spal, c'è la Fiorentina". Ottopagine.it. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "UFFICIALE | MIKAEL EGILL ELLERTSSON È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "IL CENTROCAMPISTA MIKAEL ELLERTSSON CEDUTO ALLO SPEZIA RIMANE IN PRESTITO ALLA SPAL" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ "MIKAEL EGILL ELLERTSSON JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia F.C. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Profil Mikael Egill Ellertsson, gelandang andalan timnas Islandia yang ibunya orang Indonesia" [Profile of Mikael Egill Ellertsson, the mainstay midfielder for the Icelandic national team whose mother is Indonesian.]. Suara.com (in Indonesian). 14 February 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Iceland v Armenia game report". FIFA. 8 October 2021.
  9. ^ "M. ELLERTSSON". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Leikmaður - Mikael Egill Ellertsson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 15 December 2024.


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