Mikael Uhre
Uhre with Brøndby in 2021
Personal information
Full name Mikael Brandhof Uhre
Date of birth (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Ribe, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Philadelphia Union
Number 7
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 75 (13)
2018–2022 Brøndby 101 (42)
2022– Philadelphia Union 66 (23)
International career
2016–2017 Denmark U21 1 (0)
2018 Denmark League XI 2 (0)
2021 Denmark 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:29, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Mikael Brandhof Uhre (Danish: [ˈmiˌkʰɛˀl ˈuɐ]; born 30 September 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.

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,[2] and Brøndby signed him in 2018. After a few years as a reserve, Uhre grew into a starter and became top goalscorer of the league and Danish Superliga Player of the Season as Brøndby won the 2020–21 Danish Superliga. In 2022, he signed for the Philadelphia Union in the United States.

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.[3] 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,[3] where he subsequently joined their youth academy.[4] On 28 March 2013, Uhre made his debut for SønderjyskE.[5] 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.[6]

Skive IK

On 15 August 2014, Uhre was sent on a six-month loan deal to Skive IK.[7] He played on an amateur deal while at Skive, working weekdays at an office.[3] He made 13 league appearances and scored three goals during his loan.[8] 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.[9] During his sole season under contract in Skive, Uhre scored 15 goals in 33 appearances, only two goals behind league top goalscorer Kjartan Finnbogason.[10]

Return to SønderjyskE

Uhre rejoined SønderjyskE on 5 June 2016, signing a three-year contract with the club.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

Uhre made 75 total appearances during his two seasons in SønderjyskE in which he scored 13 goals.[8]

Brøndby

2018–20

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.[4][14] The transfer fee was later revealed to be around 3 million DKK.[15] 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.[16]

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.[17] 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.

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.[18][19] This marked his first goal in 11 months, and came after him coming on as a substitute for Sigurd Rosted in the 84th minute.[20] He would then feature as a starter in Brøndby's following matches, after Hedlund and Mráz had been tested positive for COVID-19.[8] On 9 July, Uhre provided an assist and netted a hat-trick in the club's 4–0 victory over FC Nordsjælland.[21][22] Thereafter, he became an established starter for Brøndby.

2020–21: Top goalscorer

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.[23] 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.[23][24] 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.[25] He was voted Player of the Month in December 2020 by Brøndby's fans, having scored three goals in four appearances during the month.[26]

On 14 March 2021, Uhre scored a perfect hat-trick in the first half of the Superliga match against Odense Boldklub – all from assists from Jesper Lindstrøm – sealing the 0–3 win for Brøndby and the first place in the league table ahead of the championship round.[27][28] His performances led to him being named Superliga Player of the Month for March.[29] As Brøndby qualified for the championship round, Uhre's goalscoring continued with goals against Copenhagen, Nordsjælland, Randers, Midtjylland and a brace against AGF on 20 May, which propelled the club to a first place in the league table with one match to go.[30][31] Earlier that day, he was voted the Tipsbladet Player of the Spring by managers of the Superliga.[32] On 24 May, as Brøndby won their first league title in 16 years after a 2–0 win over Nordsjælland, Uhre became top goalscorer of the Superliga with 19 goals to his name.[33]

At the end of the season, Uhre was awarded with the Danish Superliga Player of the Season award.[34]

2021–22

Uhre scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season on the third matchday against Vejle Boldklub.[35] On 17 August 2021, Uhre scored the opener in a 1–2 loss to Red Bull Salzburg in the first leg of the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League.[36] He also scored a brace against OB and a goal against Midtjylland to bring his season total to five goals in nine games.[37][38]

Philadelphia Union

In January 2022, Uhre signed for Philadelphia Union competing in Major League Soccer as a designated player through the 2024 season, with a club option for 2025.[39] Philadelphia reportedly paid a club record $2.8 million transfer fee to acquire Uhre.[40]

On 22 April 2023, Uhre scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 victory at home against Toronto FC, the first and only such time he had achieved such a feat in his career. He was then voted MLS Player of the Matchday.[41]

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.[42]

Uhre received his first call up to the Denmark senior team in November 2021 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Scotland.[43] Uhre made his debut for the Danish national team against Scotland, when he was substituted in the 72nd minute of Denmark's 2–0 defeat at Hampden Park.[44]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 October 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SønderjyskE 2012–13 Superliga 5 0 0 0 — — 5 0
2013–14 Superliga 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
2014–15 Superliga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 19 1 0 0 — — 19 1
Skive (loan) 2014–15 1st Division 13 3 2 0 — — 15 3
Skive 2015–16 1st Division 31 14 3 1 — — 34 15
SønderjyskE 2016–17 Superliga 34 5 2 0 6[b] 3 — 42 8
2017–18 Superliga 29 5 2 0 — 4[c] 0 35 5
Total 63 10 4 0 6 3 4 0 77 13
Brøndby 2018–19 Superliga 27 6 4 2 3[b] 0 1[d] 0 35 8
2019–20 Superliga 24 6 2 0 3[b] 0 — 29 6
2020–21 Superliga 32 19 1 1 — — 33 20
2021–22 Superliga 16 11 3 1 7[e] 2 — 27 14
Total 99 42 10 4 14 2 1 0 124 48
Philadelphia Union 2022 Major League Soccer 27 13 0 0 — 0 0 27 13
Career total 246 79 19 5 19 5 5 0 290 89
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup and U.S. Open Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Danish Superliga relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearance in Danish Superliga Europa League play-off
  5. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Brøndby

Philadelphia Union

Individual

References

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