Mikael Uhre

Mikael Uhre (Danish: [ˈmiˌkʰɛˀl ˈuɐ]; born 30 September 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.

Mikael Uhre
Personal information
Full name Mikael Uhre
Date of birth (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994
Place of birth Ribe, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 11
Youth career
Skovlund IF
2007–2010 Grindsted GIF
2011–2013 SønderjyskE
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 SønderjyskE 19 (1)
2014–2015 → Skive (loan) 13 (3)
2015–2016 Skive 31 (15)
2016–2018 SønderjyskE 63 (10)
2018– Brøndby 64 (18)
National team
2016–2017 Denmark U21 1 (0)
2018 Denmark League XI 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:36, 30 November 2020 (UTC)

A youth product of SønderjyskE, Uhre enjoyed his breakthrough in the second tier for Skive during the 2015–16 season, prompting a return to SønderjyskE. There, he became noted for his physical strength, speed and ability in the air,[1] and Brøndby signed him in 2018

Club career

SønderjyskE

As a youth, Uhre played for Skovlund IF before moving to Grindsted GIF at age 12. At one point, he had a youth trial with Midtjylland, where he did not manage to impress.[2] After spending a year at efterskole between primary and secondary education at Sportsefterskolen SINE in Løgumkloster, one of his teachers encouraged him to participate in tryouts with Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE,[2] where he subsequently joined their youth academy.[3] On 28 March 2013, Uhre made his debut for SønderjyskE.[4] Uhre started on the bench, but replaced Nicolaj Madsen in the 88th minute in a 5-0 away win over Silkeborg IF. In April 2013, Uhre signed his first professional contract with the club.[5]

Skive IK

On 15 August 2014, Uhre sent on a six-month loan deal to Skive IK.[6] He played on an amateur deal while at Skive, working weekdays at an office.[2] He made 13 league appearances and scored three goals during his loan.[7] After his loan deal expired in January 2015, he played for SønderjyskE for six more months, before officially joining Skive in the summer 2015 on a one-year contract.[8] During his sole season under contract in Skive, Uhre scored 15 goals in 33 appearances, only two goals behind league top goalscorer Kjartan Finnbogason.[9]

Return to SønderjyskE

Uhre rejoined SønderjyskE on 5 June 2016, signing a three-year contract with the club.[10] On 14 July, Uhre made his Europa League debut as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Norwegian side Strømsgodset, appearing in the last 27 minutes in place of Troels Kløve.[11] On 17 July, he played his first Superliga match after returning to SønderjyskE, a matchup against AGF. Coming as a 59th-minute substitute, SønderjyskE lost the match 2–1.[12]

Uhre made 75 total appearances during his two seasons in SønderjyskE in which he scored 13 goals.[7]

2018–19 season

On 18 January 2018, it was announced that a deal had been agreed with SønderjyskE for Uhre to join Brøndby IF on 15 June 2018 on a four-and-a-half year deal.[3][13] The transfer fee was later revealed to be around 3 million DKK.[14] On 16 July, Uhre made his debut for Brøndby in a Superliga match against Randers FC. The match ended in a 2–0 away win for Brøndby.[15]

On 29 July, Uhre came off the bench against Hobro IK substituting Ante Erceg in the 68th minute. Subsequently, he secured a 2–1 away win for Brøndby, scoring the winning goal deep in injury time.[16] He finished the 2018–19 season with 6 goals in 28 league matches. During large parts of the 2018–19 season, Uhre was mostly used as a substitute for regular strikers Kamil Wilczek and Simon Hedlund.

2019–20 season

On 21 June 2020, he scored the decisive 1–1 equaliser off a bad return ball to seal a draw against FC Copenhagen in the 89th minute.[17][18] This marked his first goal in 11 months, and came after him coming on as a substitute for Sigurd Rosted in the 84th minute.[19] He would then feature as a starter in Brøndby's following matches, after Hedlund and Mráz had been tested positive for COVID-19.[7] On 9 July, Uhre provided an assist and netted a hat-trick in the club's 4–0 victory over FC Nordsjælland.[20][21] Thereafter, he became an established starter for Brøndby.

2020–21 season

In the second match-day of the 2020–21 season, on 20 September 2020, Uhre scored the winner deep into stoppage time in a derby against Copenhagen as Brøndby won 2–1.[22] He had also earlier provided an assist to Jesper Lindstrøm who had netted the equaliser after former Brøndby player Kamil Wilczek had scored the opener for Copenhagen.[22][23] His strong form continued throughout the fall, and he topped the list of players in the Superliga with most goals and assists combined in late November.[24] He was voted Player of the Month in December 2020 by Brøndby's fans, having scored three goals in four appearances during the month.[25]

International career

On 27 March 2017, Uhre gained his only cap for the Denmark national under-21 team in a 0–4 defeat in Randers to England.[26]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 November 2020[7]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SønderjyskE 2012–13 Superliga 5000——50
2013–14 12100——121
2014–15 2000——20
Total 19100——191
Skive (loan) 2014–15 1st Division 13320——153
Skive 2015–16 311431——3415
Total 441751——4918
SønderjyskE 2016–17 Superliga 345206[lower-alpha 1]3—428
2017–18 29520—4[lower-alpha 2]0355
Total 63104063407713
Brøndby 2018–19 Superliga 276423[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 3]0358
2019–20 246203[lower-alpha 1]0—296
2020–21 10500——105
Total 58156260107117
Career total 184431531235021649
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in the Danish Superliga relegation play-offs
  3. Appearance in Danish Superliga Europa League play-off

Honours

Individual

References
  1. Okstrøm, Oliver (9 December 2018). "Matchvinder Uhre: Der blev gået til vaflerne". tipsbladet.dk. Tipsbladet. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. "FRA VESTJYLLAND TIL VESTEGNEN: MIKAEL UHRES HISTORIE". 3point.dk (in Danish). 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. Haugaard, Kell (18 January 2018). "SønderjyskE sælger Uhre til Brøndby" (in Danish). SønderjyskE Fodbold. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  4. "Silkeborg vs. SønderjyskE 0-5". scoresway.com. 28 March 2013.
  5. Anker-Møller, Kristian (24 May 2013). "SønderjyskE skriver med ung angriber". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 September 2020. SønderjyskE har skrevet en toårig kontrakt med Mikael Uhre. Den 18-årige angriber er noteret for fem Superliga-indhop for sønderjyderne.
  6. Blond, Mikael (15 August 2014). "SønderjyskE-angriber tager til Skive". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 September 2020. Skive har lejet SønderjyskE's unge angriber Mikael Uhre frem til årsskiftet.
  7. "M. Uhre". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. "Mikael Uhre på kontrakt hos SIK" (in Danish). Skive Her. 16 July 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2020. SIKs Sportschef Jesper Larsen oplyser:Det er en fornøjelse at kunne berette, at den 20 årige angriber Mikael Uhre netop har sat sin signatur på en 1 årig kontrakt med Skive Ik.
  9. "NordicBet Liga 15/16: Tabel og kampprogram". bold.dk. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  10. Blond, Mikael (5 June 2016). "SønderjyskE henter Uhre tilbage". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  11. "Late goal secures win for European debutants SønderjyskE". Nordjyske. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  12. "Superligakamp SønderjyskE-AGF, 17.17.2016 - Superstats". superstats.dk. 17 July 2016.
  13. Jensen, Kenneth (18 January 2018). "Official: Brøndby signs Mikael Uhre - will start in the club this summer". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  14. Sorgenfri, Søren (19 January 2018). "NordicBet Transfer Talk: The Price of Uhre and Ajax After FCM-talent". NordicBet. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  15. Nørgård Dupont, Tobias (16 July 2018). "Report: Efficient Brøndby strikers ruined Randers FC's opening match". Randers Amtsavis. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  16. Colstrup Vinkel, Per (29 July 2018). "VIDEO Brøndby wins in injury time in Hobro". dr.dk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  17. Jensen, Anders (21 June 2020). "Målscorer Uhre: Det var en speciel oplevelse". bold.dk. bold.dk. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  18. Wehlast, Mads Glenn (21 June 2020). "Reddede Brøndby: Første mål i 11 måneder". ekstrabladet.dk. Ekstra Bladet. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  19. Nøhr, Mikkel (21 June 2020). "SLUT: BIF - FCK minut for minut". bold.dk. bold.dk. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  20. "Mikael Uhre-show sænker FC Nordsjælland". dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  21. "Hattrick-helten Uhre: Rigtig, rigtig fedt". brondby.com. Brøndby IF. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  22. Ritzau (20 September 2020). "Dramatisk derby: Brøndby tager sejren med overtidsscoring". www.dr.dk (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 20 September 2020. Mikael Uhre blev matchvinder for Brøndby mod FCK, i et opgør hvor Kamil Wilczek også scorede.
  23. Nielsen, Jonas (20 September 2020). "Lindstrøm efter derby: Det er sindssygt". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  24. "Uhre: Vi skal ud og angribe kampen". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 21 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020. Uhre er en af de angribere i 3F Superligaen, der har været med i flest mål, og det betyder meget for ham, at han er i stand til at hjælpe holdet med mål – om det så er ved hjælp af at score mål eller lave assists.
  25. "Fansene har talt: Mikael Uhre er månedens spiller for december". brondby.com (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 28 December 2020. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  26. "Danmark - England 0 - 4". www.dbu.dk. Danish Football Association (DBU). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
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