Mikkel Kaufmann

Mikkel Kaufmann Sørensen (born 3 January 2001) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for German Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.^[3]

Mikkel Kaufmann

Personal information
Full name	Mikkel Kaufmann Sørensen[1]
Date of birth	(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Hjørring, Denmark
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	1. FC Heidenheim
Number	29
Youth career
	Hjørring IF
2015–2018	AaB
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	AaB	26	(9)
2020–2023	Copenhagen	30	(2)
2021–2022	→ Hamburger SV (loan)	26	(2)
2022–2023	→ Karlsruher SC (loan)	30	(10)
2023–2024	Union Berlin	18	(1)
2024–	1. FC Heidenheim	9	(0)
2025	→ Karlsruher SC (loan)	14	(1)
International career‡
2017–2018	Denmark U17	6	(0)
2018	Denmark U18	2	(1)
2018–2019	Denmark U19	13	(4)
2021	Denmark U20	2	(0)
2021	Denmark U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2021

Career

AaB

A youth prospect of AaB,^[4] Kaufmann made his official debut for the club on 6 August 2018 in a game against Vendsyssel FF, coming on the pitch from the bench with three minutes left.^[5] On 7 April 2019, Kaufmann scored his first professional goal against Hobro IK in stoppage time, as the game ended 1–1.^[6]

Copenhagen

On 24 January 2020, Danish Superliga champions Copenhagen announced, that they had signed AaB topscorer Kaufmann from the summer 2020.^[7] However, after Carlo Holse was sold from Copenhagen, the club decided to bring him in immediately on the last day of the winter transfer market.^[8] The fee was rumored to be about DKK 20 million plus an additional 1.5 million to sign him immediately. Kaufmann's transfer became the third biggest deal in the history of AaB.

On 9 July 2021, Kaufmann joined Hamburger SV on a season-long loan deal.^[9] After a disappointing season in Hamburger with two goals 32 games, Kaufmann was loaned out again: fellow league club, Karlsruher SC, confirmed on 22 June 2022, that Kaufmann had been loaned out to the club for one year.^[10]

Union Berlin

On 12 June 2023, it was announced that Kaufmann had signed for Bundesliga club Union Berlin for a reported fee of €2.7 million.^[11]

Heidenheim

On 28 June 2024, Kaufmann signed a four-year contract with 1. FC Heidenheim.^[12] On 17 January 2025, Kaufmann returned to Karlsruher SC on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 August 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AaB	2018–19	Danish Superliga	8	1	1	0	—		—		9	1
	2019–20	Danish Superliga	17	7	2	0	—		—		19	7
	Total		25	8	3	0	—		—		28	8
Copenhagen	2019–20	Danish Superliga	15	1	0	0	5[a]	0	—		20	1
	2020–21	Danish Superliga	15	1	1	0	2[a]	0	—		18	1
	Total		30	2	1	0	7	0	—		38	2
Hamburger SV II	2021–22	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Hamburger SV	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	26	2	4	0	—		2[b]	0	32	2
Karlsruher SC	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	30	10	2	0	—		—		32	10
Union Berlin	2023–24	Bundesliga	18	1	1	0	—		—		19	1
1. FC Heidenheim	2024–25	Bundesliga	9	0	2	0	6[c]	0	—		17	0
	2025–26	Bundesliga	0	0	1	1	—		—		1	1
	Total		9	0	3	1	6	0	—		18	1
Career total			139	23	14	1	13	0	2	0	168	24

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in promotion play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League