Nicholas Mickelson
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Mickelson with Thailand in 2024 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Look Saa Nicholas Kengkhetkid Mickelson | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1999 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Skien, Norway | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back[1] | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | SV Elversberg | |||||||||||||
| Number | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| Ottestad | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | HamKam | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | HamKam | 54 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Strømsgodset | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | OB | 95 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | SV Elversberg | 18 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 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 | 31 | (2) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:14, 6 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Look Saa Nicholas Kengkhetkid Mickelson (Thai: ลูกโซ่ นิโคลัส เก่งเขตกิจ มิคเคลสัน; born 24 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg. Born in Norway, he plays for the Thailand national team.[2][3]
Club career
Nicholas Mickelson began his professional career at Hamarkameratene. On 23 May 2015, He made the first-team debut as a substitute in the Norwegian Second Division match against Molde 2.[4] Mickelson joined the Norwegian top-flight club Strømsgodset on 1 January 2019.[5]
On 30 August 2021, Danish Superliga club Odense BK confirmed that Mickelson would join the club on 1 January 2022 on a free agent, when his contract with Norwegian club, Strømsgodset expired.[6] 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.[7] He made 102 appearances for Odense BK.
In July 2025, Mickelson signed a two-year contract the German 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg.[8] He made his debut for SV Elversberg as an 81st-minute substitute in their third league match of the season against Kaiserslautern.[9] Mickelson made his first start in the 4–0 win against Magdeburg on 5 October 2025, providing the assist for the first goal by Bambasé Conté in the 23rd minute.[10]
International career
Youth
Mickelson represented Norway at the youth levels. He was part of the Norway Under-19 squad at the 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Finland.[11] He was called up for the Norway Under-20 squad for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[12] but had to withdraw from the squad due to an Achilles tendon injury.[13]
On 26 May 2022, Mickelson was called up to the Thailand under-23 for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[14]
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.
Personal life
Mickelson was born in Skien, Norway to a Norwegian father and a Thai mother from Phitsanulok.[15]
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 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 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 | 1st Division | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 80 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 2 | ||
International
- As of match played 13 November 2025.[18]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2023 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 2 | |
- Notes
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup, Danish Cup
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 September 2023 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai, Thailand | Iraq | 1–1 | 2–2 (4–5 p) |
2023 King's Cup |
| 2. | 8 December 2024 | Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, Vietnam | Timor-Leste | 10–0 | 10–0 | 2024 ASEAN Championship |
Honours
Odense Boldklub
Thailand
Individual
- ASEAN Championship Best XI: 2024[19]
References
- ^ Nicholas Mickelson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ รู้จัก "นิโคลัส มิคเกลสัน" ชายหนุ่มจากนอร์เวย์ ผู้มีฝันพาไทยไปบอลโลก
- ^ กาลครั้งหนึ่งของ นิโคลัส มิคเกลสัน – ฮาลันด์ – โอเดการ์ด
- ^ "Look Saa Nicholas Kengkhetkid Mickelson" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Nicholas Mickelson skifter til OB". godset.no (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset. 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Nico Mickelson valgte Godset". ob.dk (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. 15 August 2018.
- ^ "Mickelson skifter omgående til OB". ob.dk (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Außenverteidiger Nicholas Mickelson schließt sich der SVE an" (in German). SV 07 Elversberg. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ "นับหนึ่ง! นิโกลัส มิคเคลสัน ประเดิมสนามเอลเวอร์สแบร์ก มีส่วนพาทีมซิวชัยลีกาสอง". Siamsport (in Thai). 23 August 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ Fischer, Daniel (12 October 2025). "Thailand feiert einen Elversberg-Profi!". Bild (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ Sæteren, Thomas Brekke (4 July 2018). "G19: EM-troppen er klar" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ Madsen, Christer (11 April 2019). "U20: Her er de første åtte spillerne i VM-troppen" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ Nilsen, Magne Jordan (6 May 2019). "Nico mister hele sesongen" (in Norwegian). Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
- ^ Chittinad, Tor (26 May 2022). "Worrawoot has 'best team' for U23 event". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "แฟนบอลพิษณุโลก รับ นิโคลัส แข้งยู-23 สุดอบอุ่น-โชว์เสียงร้อง 'วอเอ๊ะๆ' (มีคลิป)". Khaosod Online (in Thai). 17 June 2022.
- ^ Nicholas Mickelson at Soccerway
- ^ Nicholas Mickelson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Nicholas Mickelson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Instagram".