Mikkel Andersen (born 17 December 1988 in Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish football goalkeeper. He is currently playing for League One side Bristol Rovers on loan from Reading.

[edit] Club career

Andersen began his career with Danish club AB Copenhagen and became the youngest goalkeeper to play in Danish senior football.^[1] He joined Reading on a two-and-a-half year contract on 26 January 2007, having played seven times for AB.^[2]

Andersen signed a loan deal with Torquay United on 26 February 2008,^[3] making his debut the same day in a 1-1 draw at home to Altrincham.

He returned to Reading having played three times for Torquay during his one month on loan and looked set to remain with Reading for the remainder of the season. However, he joined Rushden & Diamonds on a seven-day emergency loan on 15 April 2008,^[4] making his Rushden debut in a 2-1 win at home to Torquay. He also played in the defeats against Exeter City and Oxford United before returning to Reading.

In December 2008,he was again signed on an emergency loan, this time for Brentford whose first-choice keeper Ben Hamer, also borrowed from Reading, was suspended.^[5]

On the 6 March, 2009, it was revealed that Andersen had joined League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for one month.^[6]

On September 1 2009, deadline day, Andersen was signed on loan by Bristol Rovers until January 1. He made his debut against Millwall which Bristol Rovers won 2-0, keeping a clean sheet, and went on to play in all eighteen of The Pirates' league games during his initial four month spell. Shortly before the deal expired it was extended for a further four weeks, Rovers wanting to keep him until the end of the season, but managerless Reading wanted to appoint a new boss before committing him to a longer term move.^[7]

[edit] International career

On 2 October 2009, Andersen was given a call-up to play in a friendly against Georgia. To date, including this one, he has been called up twice.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Mikkel Andersen profile at readingfc.co.uk
• Mikkel Andersen career stats at Soccerbase
• Denmark national team profile