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Defender

Mikkel Desler

  • Austin FC
  • Denmark
  • 31 yrs
  • 187 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
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Appearances
24
1,516 min
Goals
1
G+A per 90: 0.06
Assists
0
Average rating
6.68
Age31
Date of birth19 Feb 1995
Height187 cm
Weight77 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€1.1M
Contract until31 Dec 2027

Injury / suspension history

  • Injury Knock Injury · Day-to-day Since 14 Oct 2026 · Ended: 18 Oct 2026
  • Injury Knock Injury · Doubtful Ended: 15 Oct 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts22 / 16
Minutes1,393
Rating6.68
Goals / Assists1 / 0
Shots (on target)9 (2)
Passes · accuracy814 · 93%
Key passes8
Tackles / Interceptions23 / 26
Duels won60 / 113
Successful dribbles5
Yellow cards / Red cards5 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.72 / 0.67
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed1
Goal conversion11%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls19
Accurate crosses4
Touches1,087
Possession lost90
Dispossessed7
Aerial duels won12
Ground duels won48
Clearances43
Ball recoveries68
Fouls won20
Fouls committed18
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets2
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)151.97
Top speed (km/h)34.57
Appearances / Starts1 / 0
Minutes45
Rating6.60
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy22 · 82%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 2
Duels won5 / 8
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.00 / 0.20
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses1
Touches34
Possession lost6
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won4
Clearances1
Ball recoveries2
Fouls won2
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes78
Rating6.80
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)2 (0)
Passes · accuracy45 · 87%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 0
Duels won5 / 7
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls1
Accurate crosses1
Touches61
Possession lost7
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won3
Ground duels won2
Clearances1
Ball recoveries1
Fouls won1
Fouls committed0
Offsides1
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking38
Technical46
Tactical47
Defending60
Creativity43

Characteristics

Strengths

15

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
8 Nov 2026 Austin FC – Portland Timbers – – –
1 Nov 2026 LA Galaxy – Austin FC 4–1 90' 6.1
29 Oct 2026 Austin FC – Real Salt Lake 1–2 64' 6.6
25 Oct 2026 Sporting Kansas City – Austin FC 1–2 71' 6.5
18 Oct 2026 Austin FC – Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 16' 6.8
11 Oct 2026 Austin FC – Nashville SC 1–4 69' 6.1
27 Sep 2026 Austin FC – San Diego FC 3–3 90' 5.7
20 Sep 2026 FC Dallas – Austin FC 0–0 85' 6.9
14 Sep 2026 Vancouver Whitecaps – Austin FC 1–2 85' 7.3
10 Sep 2026 Austin FC – Colorado Rapids 1–1 90' 6.6
6 Sep 2026 Austin FC – San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 75' 7.1
30 Aug 2026 Portland Timbers – Austin FC 1–2 71' 6.8
27 Aug 2026 CD Toluca – Austin FC 2–0 45' 6.6
23 Aug 2026 Austin FC – Philadelphia Union 1–1 18' 7.0
20 Aug 2026 Seattle Sounders FC – Austin FC 1–2 19' 6.5

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 4 moves · total fees 500k €
  1. Free transfer
  2. Transfer 500k €
  3. Transfer Undisclosed
  4. Odense BK U19 To: OB
    Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 1 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)24
Average rating6.68
Last match rating6.11 Nov 2026
Matches missed81 injury record
5 6 7 8 9 6.68 Mar 2026 Aug 2026 Nov 2026 6.1

Last 10 matches

6.1 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.1 5.7 6.9 7.3 6.6 7.1

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 MLS Austin FC 22 (16) 1,393 1 0 6.68
2026 US Open Cup Austin FC 1 (1) 78 0 0 6.80
2026 Leagues Cup Austin FC 1 (0) 45 0 0 6.60

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

MLS 2026 · percentile among defenders (139 players)

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50 Tackles 65 Interceptions 88 Clearances 36 Aerials won 28 Duels won 29 Pass accuracy 96 Progressive carries 56 Rating 41

8 matches · 533 min

Mikkel Desler: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.86
65
Interceptions / 90 min 2.20
88
Clearances / 90 min 2.70
36
Aerials won / 90 min 0.68
28
Duels won 52.2%
29
Pass accuracy 93.9%
96
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.84
56
Rating 6.74
41

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