Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 February 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Forbach, France | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hamburger SV | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2015 | AS Montbronn | ||
2015–2021 | Metz | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2021–2022 | Metz B | 15 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Metz | 14 | (1) |
2022– | Hamburger SV | 12 | (0) |
2023– | Hamburger SV II | 4 | (0) |
International career | |||
2019–2020 | France U16 | 4 | (0) |
2021–2022 | France U18 | 8 | (0) |
2022 | France U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 24 April 2024 (UTC) |
William Mikelbrencis (born 25 February 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. [1]
Born in Forbach, Lorraine, William Mikelbrencis started playing football in the nearby Montbronn, [2] [3] before joining the FC Metz academy in 2015. [4]
Having made his first training sessions with the Ligue 1 squad, Mikelbrencis signed his first professional contract with the club from Metz in April 2021. [2] [4] He started the following season playing with the reserve team in National 2, [5] scoring his first goal on 6 November, against Sainte-Geneviève. [6]
Having played his first senior game in early January 2022—delivering an assist during a 1–0 home friendly win against CS Sedan Ardennes [7]—he made his professional debut for Metz on 9 January, starting the Ligue 1 game against Strasbourg as right-back in a 3-4-3 formation. [8]
In a difficult context between the injuries and the players away for the AFCON 2021, he made a first good impression despite his team losing 2–0 at home (his team was only losing by a goal when he was subbed for Pape Ndiaga Yade). [3] [9]
On 31 August 2022, Mikelbrencis signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV in Germany. [10]
A youth international for France since he played for the under-16 in 2019, [4] he later was selected with the under-17—only playing friendlies during a covid pandemic context [4] [11]—before becoming a member of the under-18 in 2021, delivering his first assist during a 3–0 friendly away win against Italy. [12]