Mikael Egill Ellertsson

	Ellertsson in 2025 with Venezia
Personal information
Full name	Mikael Egill Ellertsson
Date of birth	11 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Genoa
Number	77
Youth career
0000–2018	Fram Reykjavik
2018–2021	SPAL
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018	Fram Reykjavik
2021	SPAL
2021–2023	Spezia
2021–2022	→ SPAL (loan)
2023–2025	Venezia
2025–	Genoa
2025	→ Venezia (loan)
International career‡
2017–2018	Iceland U16
2018–2019	Iceland U17
2018–2019	Iceland U18
2019	Iceland U19
2021–2023	Iceland U21
2021–	Iceland
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:32, 20 September 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025
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Mikael Egill Ellertsson (born 11 March 2002) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Serie A club Genoa and the Iceland national team.

Club career

Mikael made his professional debut for SPAL on the 14 August 2021, replacing Moustapha Yabre during the 2–1 Coppa Italia loss against Benevento,^[2] just a few days after scoring a brace in the 5–0 friendly win against Adriese.^[3]

On 30 August 2021, Mikael signed a five-year contract for Spezia;^[4] on the same day he returned to SPAL on loan until 2022.^[4]^[5]

On 26 January 2023, Mikael joined Venezia in Serie B and signed a contract through the 2026–27 season.^[6]

On 31 January 2025, Mikael signed with Genoa and was loaned back to Venezia for the remainder of the 2024–25 season.^[7]

International career

He was born in Iceland to an Icelandic father and an Icelandic mother of Indonesian descent.^[8]

Having played for the country at youth level, he made his debut for the Iceland national team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 September 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fram Reykjavi	2018	1. deild karla	8	0	2	0	10	0
SPAL	2021–22	Serie B	2	0	1	0	3	0
Spezia	2022–23	Serie A	11	0	2	0	13	0
SPAL (loan)	2021–22	Serie B	4	0	0	0	4	0
Venezia	2022–23	Serie B	17	2	0	0	17	2
	2023–24	Serie B	37	2	1	0	38	2
	2024–25	Serie A	36	2	0	0	36	2
	Total		90	6	1	0	91	6
Genoa	2025–26	Serie A	4	1	0	0	4	1
Career Total			119	7	6	0	125	7

^ Includes Icelandic Men's Football Cup, Coppa Italia

International

As of match played 9 September 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iceland	2021	4	0
	2022	6	0
	2023	4	1
	2024	5	0
	2025	4	0
Total		23	1

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.^[11]

List of international goals scored by Mikael Egill Ellertsson
No.	Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12	26 March 2023	Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	7–0	7–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Iceland

Baltic Cup: 2022

References

^ "Mikael Egill Ellertsson". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "Benevento, urlo liberatorio all'ultimo respiro: 2-1 alla Spal, c'è la Fiorentina". Ottopagine.it. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ "Spal-Adriese 5-0: doppiette per Ellertsson e Latte Lath. In gol Viviani". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b "UFFICIALE | MIKAEL EGILL ELLERTSSON È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 30 August 2021.
^ "IL CENTROCAMPISTA MIKAEL ELLERTSSON CEDUTO ALLO SPEZIA RIMANE IN PRESTITO ALLA SPAL" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 30 August 2021.
^ "MIKAEL EGILL ELLERTSSON JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia F.C. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
^ "Ellertsson è un nuovo giocatore del Genoa" [Ellertsson is a new Genoa player] (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
^ "Profil Mikael Egill Ellertsson, gelandang andalan timnas Islandia yang ibunya orang Indonesia" [Profile of Mikael Egill Ellertsson, the mainstay midfielder for the Icelandic national team whose mother is Indonesian.]. Suara.com (in Indonesian). 14 February 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "Iceland v Armenia game report". FIFA. 8 October 2021.
^ "M. ELLERTSSON". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
^ "Leikmaður - Mikael Egill Ellertsson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

External links

Mikael Egill Ellertsson at Soccerway

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[11] Includes Icelandic Men's Football Cup, Coppa Italia

[1] "Mikael Egill Ellertsson". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[2] "Benevento, urlo liberatorio all'ultimo respiro: 2-1 alla Spal, c'è la Fiorentina". Ottopagine.it. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[3] "Spal-Adriese 5-0: doppiette per Ellertsson e Latte Lath. In gol Viviani". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 10 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.

[spezia-4] "UFFICIALE | MIKAEL EGILL ELLERTSSON È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 30 August 2021.

[5] "IL CENTROCAMPISTA MIKAEL ELLERTSSON CEDUTO ALLO SPEZIA RIMANE IN PRESTITO ALLA SPAL" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 30 August 2021.

[6] "MIKAEL EGILL ELLERTSSON JOINS VENEZIA FC". Venezia F.C. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.

[7] "Ellertsson è un nuovo giocatore del Genoa" [Ellertsson is a new Genoa player] (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.

[8] "Profil Mikael Egill Ellertsson, gelandang andalan timnas Islandia yang ibunya orang Indonesia" [Profile of Mikael Egill Ellertsson, the mainstay midfielder for the Icelandic national team whose mother is Indonesian.]. Suara.com (in Indonesian). 14 February 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[9] "Iceland v Armenia game report". FIFA. 8 October 2021.

[10] "M. ELLERTSSON". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

[12] "Leikmaður - Mikael Egill Ellertsson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

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