Players / Mikkel Desler Puggaard
Mikkel Desler Puggaard
Austin

Mikkel Desler Puggaard

Defender · Austin. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionDEF Age31 ClubAustin Market value€1.2mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-02
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubAustinMLS
PositionDefenderDefender
Date of birth31 years old
NationalityDenmarkAssens
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract untilNot currently verifiedExpired dates are not shown as current
Market value€1.2mTransfermarkt · 2026-06-02
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedAchilles Tendon Injury
Height184 cm73 kg
Shirt number#3Austin
Performance
Season stats

MLS · 2026

Austin · Defender

Appearances1611 starts
Minutes10045 substitute entries
Rating6.85provider season average
Goals + assists11 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 900.09minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 900minimum 90-minute sample
Shots62 on target
Passing91601 passes · 4 key
Defensive work2117 interceptions · 11 blocks
Duels won58.9%53 of 90
Dribble success71.4%5 of 7
Cards4Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability record

Injury and absence history

Provider-reported fixture absences are grouped into episodes; this is not a medical diagnosis.

No current absence reportedAchilles Tendon InjuryFixture date ·
Last 12 months2groups in recorded history
Last 24 months2groups in recorded history
Last 36 months2groups in recorded history
Provider records10fixture-level reports
Reported episodeRecord datesFixture recordsClub / competitionSource confidence
Achilles Tendon InjuryAnkle / footFixture date → 7Not equal to matches missedAustinMLSAPI-FootballProvider record
Groin InjuryMuscleFixture date → 3Not equal to matches missedAustinMLSAPI-FootballProvider record

Days missed, matches missed and availability percentage appear only when a source supplies start, return and fixture-total data. This feed does not currently support those claims reliably.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to Mikkel Desler Puggaard

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Lucas HalterLucas HalterHouston Dynamo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar value range83match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,004 min / 2026 · 1,206 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Mikkel Desler Puggaard and Lucas Halter — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikkel Desler PuggaardLucas Halter
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSMLS
Team in this sampleAustinHouston Dynamo
Minutes1,0041,206
Appearances1614
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90211.88 per 90181.34 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90171.52 per 90100.75 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90110.99 per 90181.34 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Rafael SantosRafael SantosSt. Louis City · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile74match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,004 min / 2026 · 1,107 min

Performance comparison uses the same recorded season and competition.

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Mikkel Desler Puggaard and Rafael Santos — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikkel Desler PuggaardRafael Santos
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSMLS
Team in this sampleAustinSt. Louis City
Minutes1,0041,107
Appearances1616
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90211.88 per 9080.65 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90171.52 per 90110.89 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90110.99 per 9050.41 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

CacáCacáVitoria · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar value range71match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,004 min / 2026 · — min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • Playing time is missing.

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Mikkel Desler Puggaard and Cacá — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikkel Desler PuggaardCacá
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleAustinCorinthians
Minutes1,004—
Appearances160
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90211.88 per 90—— per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90171.52 per 90—— per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90110.99 per 90—— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

IgnacioIgnacioFluminense · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile70match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,004 min / 2026 · 1,057 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Mikkel Desler Puggaard and Ignacio — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikkel Desler PuggaardIgnacio
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleAustinFluminense
Minutes1,0041,057
Appearances1614
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90211.88 per 90191.62 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90171.52 per 90131.11 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90110.99 per 9080.68 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Zé IvaldoZé IvaldoRemo · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · close age profile70match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,004 min / 2026 · 366 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.

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Mikkel Desler Puggaard and Zé Ivaldo — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikkel Desler PuggaardZé Ivaldo
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleAustinSantos
Minutes1,004366
Appearances165
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90211.88 per 9061.48 per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90171.52 per 90112.7 per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90110.99 per 9051.23 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Léo DuarteLéo DuarteAtletico-MG · DEFsame defender role · same defender group · similar age69match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 1,004 min / 2026 · 0 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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Mikkel Desler Puggaard and Léo Duarte — stored season statistics
Context / metricMikkel Desler PuggaardLéo Duarte
Season20262026
CompetitionMLSSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleAustinAtletico-MG
Minutes1,0040
Appearances160
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
TacklesTotal / per 90211.88 per 900— per 90
InterceptionsTotal / per 90171.52 per 900— per 90
BlocksTotal / per 90110.99 per 900— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves20 loans · 1 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Toulouse → Austin · 18 Jul 2024, with terms recorded as Free transfer. The player was 29.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202418 Jul 2024Toulouse → AustinFreeFree transfer29
202120 Jul 2021Haugesund → ToulouseTransferTerms not supplied26
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Austin · MLS

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
Fixture dateAchilles Tendon Injury

Austin

Fixture dateAchilles Tendon Injury

Austin

Fixture dateAchilles Tendon Injury

Austin

Fixture dateAchilles Tendon Injury

Austin

Fixture dateAchilles Tendon Injury

Austin

Fixture dateAchilles Tendon Injury

Austin

Fixture dateAchilles Tendon Injury

Austin

Fixture dateGroin Injury

Austin

Fixture dateGroin Injury

Austin

Fixture dateGroin Injury

Austin

FreeToulouse → Austin

Provider transfer record

TransferHaugesund → Toulouse

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Assens, Denmark

Value & contract

Market value

€1.2m

Transfermarkt · 2026-06-02

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Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract

A current contract expiry has not been verified. Contract length, options and release clauses are unavailable.

News

Mikkel Desler Puggaard in the news

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

Confidence describes the stored field and its source, not the player's quality.

IdentityMikkel Desler PuggaardHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubAustinHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionMLSHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionDefenderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonNot assessedAPI-Football
Availability10MediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history2HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours2 updates · 8 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

Right BackDefender

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ProfileDetailed position updated

DefenderRight Back

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7 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.