Nicholas Mickelson
 Mickelson with Thailand in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Look So Nicholas Kengkhetkid Mickelson | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Skien, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OB | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ottestad | |||
| 2014–2015 | HamKam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | HamKam | 55 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Strømsgodset | 29 | (0) |
| 2021– | OB | 81 | (2) |
| 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 | 16 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 | |||
Look So Nicholas Kengkhetkid Mickelson (Thai: ลูกโซ่ นิโคลัส เก่งเขตกิจ มิคเคลสัน; born 24 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Danish Superliga club OB.[2] Born in Norway, he plays for the Thailand national team.[3][4]
Club career
On 30 August 2021 Danish Superliga club OB confirmed, that Mickelson would join the club on 1 January 2022 on a free agent, when his contract with Norwegian club, Strømsgodset expired.[5] 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.[6]
International career
Youth
On 26 May 2022, Mickelson was called up to the Thailand under-23 for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[7]
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.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HamKam | 2015 | 2. divisjon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2019 | Eliteserien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Odense boldklub | 2021–22 | Superligaen | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 163 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 2 | ||
International
Overall stats
- As of match played 14 October 2024.[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | |
- Notes
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Danish Cup
Goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 September 2023 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai |  Iraq |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2023 King's Cup |
Personal life
Mickelson was born in Skien, Norway to a Norwegian father and a Thai mother from Phitsanulok.[11][12]
Honours
International
Thailand
References
- ^ Nicholas Mickelson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Thai Norwegian football player nominated in Thailand
- ^ รู้จัก "นิโคลัส มิคเกลสัน" ชายหนุ่มจากนอร์เวย์ ผู้มีฝันพาไทยไปบอลโลก
- ^ กาลครั้งหนึ่งของ นิโคลัส มิคเกลสัน – ฮาลันด์ – โอเดการ์ด
- ^ Nicholas Mickelson skifter til OB, ob.dk, 30 August 2021
- ^ Mickelson skifter omgående til OB, ob.dk, 31 August 2021
- ^ Chittinad, Tor (26 May 2022). "Worrawoot has 'best team' for U23 event". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ N. MICKELSON
- ^ Nicholas Mickelson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Nicholas Mickelson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ แฟนบอลพิษณุโลก รับ นิโคลัส แข้งยู-23 สุดอบอุ่น-โชว์เสียงร้อง 'วอเอ๊ะๆ' (มีคลิป)
- ^ ลูกโซ่ฟีเวอร์! แฟนพิษณุโลก แห่ต้อนรับ นิโคลัส หลังเสร็จภารกิจกับ ช้างศึกยู-23
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Thai men's footballers
- Thailand men's international footballers
- Thailand men's youth international footballers
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Norway men's under-21 international footballers
- Thai people of Norwegian descent
- Norwegian people of Thai descent
- Footballers from Skien
- Hamarkameratene players
- Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
- Odense Boldklub players
- Norwegian Second Division players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eliteserien players
- Danish Superliga players
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- 21st-century Thai sportsmen