An Icelandic professional football player, Mikael Neville Anderson is best known as Mikael Anderson who currently plays Vendsyssel FF on loan from FC Midtjylland as a midfielder wearing the jersey no. 34.
The young talent has played both for Denmark and Iceland internationally at Youth Levels. Later he decided to represent Iceland national team permanently.
Mikael Anderson was born on 1st of July 1998, in Reykjavik, Iceland, to an Icelandic mother and a Jamaican father. Anderson’s birth sign is Cancer. Regarding his nationality, he is Icelandic but also has Danish citizenship having been partially raised in the country.
He started his football career with one of the oldest sports clubs in Denmark, Aarhus Gymnastikforening (AGF). Then he switched to FC Midtjylland as a U14 player. At his 14, he was also invited to a trial at Aston Villa.
The significant source of Mikael Anderson’s income is his club contract, salary from national team and endorsement deals with various brands. As of 2018, he is signed to Vendsyssel FF on loan from FC Midtjylland where he gets paid $1425.72 as his weekly salary i.e, $74100 annually. He also adds much value to his net worth through endorsement deal with Nike and SIGE MENS SkINCARE.
Anderson’s current market value is $187,404. His estimated net worth is around $500,000.
Following successful 2015-16season with the U-19 team at FC Midtjylland, Anderson was promoted up the main team of the club. In August 2016, he was offered a 5-year contract but he didn’t want to sign it. Nevertheless, he signed the contract agreeing to the deal in October 2016. After a month, Anderson went back from six-months in his knee.
On 4th December 2016, Anderson made his Danish Superliga debut for FC Midtjylland against AGF.
Following his two appearances for the club, he was loaned out to Vendsyssel FF in the Danish 1st Division, signing a season-long loan deal on 31st August 2017.
Thus far, he has made 10 appearances and scored 3 goals for Vendsyssel FF.
Mikael Anderson has represented both Denmark and Iceland internationally at youth levels, playing in various tournaments. In the year 2014, he made his international debut for Iceland U17 national team.
Then he played for Denmark U18 and the U19 national team as he was eligible to play having spent some years in the country.
In late 2017, Anderson decided to represent Iceland internationally. On 15th December 2017, he received a first call-up to the senior Iceland team for 2 friendlies against Indonesia in January 2018 with his other teammatesHaukur Hauksson, Arnor Smarason, and Olafur Skulason.
So far, he has earned only one cap for his national side.
Currently 19, Mikael Anderson is currently dating his girlfriend Susan Kræmmer. The couple is dating each other since November 2015 and has already been more than 2 years. His girlfriend Susan is also seen in the family photo of Mikael quite often. The couple might have been planning to get married soon and he had also mentioned that they are soon moving together.
He actively surfs social networking sites such as Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, where he has shared professional and personal photos of him. It seems that he spends quality time with his family, epically with his adorable sister and his white dog.
