Mikel Johan Gogorza Krüger-Johnsen (born 27 September 2006) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.
Club career Early years Gogorza started playing football when he was four years old at B 1903.Eks-B1903'er skriver kontrakt med FCM, b1903.dk, 21 March 2023 After a few years, he switched to local club BSV. Here, the offensive player played until the age of eight before moving on to Lyngby BK's youth department.
He spent five years at Lyngby, after which he returned to the Copenhagen football environment to play at U13, U14 and finally U15 for F.C. Copenhagen. Halfway through his time as an U15 player, Gogorza felt it was time to try something new. He then joined FC Midtjylland at the age of 14. After a good start to his new adventure, where Gogorza had scored four goals for his new club in the U15 league, he signed his first contract with Midtjylland, putting his signature on a three-year youth contract in October 2021.TALENTFULD ANGRIBER SKRIVER MED FC MIDTJYLLAND, fcm.dk, 12 October 2021
FC Midtjylland On 27 September 2023, Gogorza was included in the first team squad for the first time when he was selected for a cup match against Næstved Boldklub, but without playing.DE STARTENDE 11 I NÆSTVED, fcm.dk, 27 September 2023 In November and December 2023, he was also on the bench for two Danish Superliga matches, again without making his debut.FCM-talent foran mulig debut: Minder om Simsir, bold.dk, 27 November 2023
In January 2024, 17-year-old Gogorza traveled with the first team to Portugal for a training camp.FORBEREDELSERNE FORTSÆTTER I PORTUGAL, fcm.dk, 31 January 2024 He made his official debut. On 18 February 2024, he came on for the final 11 minutes of the Danish Superliga match against Brøndby IF. At 17 years and 144 days, he became the third-youngest Midtjylland player ever to make his debut.BRØNDBY VS. MIDTJYLLAND 1 - 0, Soccerway, 18 February 2024
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Gogorza was permanently promoted to the first team squad in Midtjylland.Stortalent forlod FCK for FCM: Det lød så fedt, tipsbladet.dk, 20 July 2024 In February 2025, he signed a new contract until the end of 2029.Underskriften er sat: Fem år mere til Mikel Gogorza, fcm.dk, 22 February 2025
Personal life Gogorza is of Danish-Basque descent with a mother from Denmark and a father from the Basque Country. Therefore, he has both a Danish and a French passport.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMidtjylland2023–24Danish Superliga100000—102024–25Danish Superliga2132080—3132025–26Danish Superliga2333192—356Career total4565117200679
Honours Midtjylland Danish Cup: 2025–26
Individual Danish Superliga Young Player of the Month: April 2025,
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