Damsgaard's current-season form is level with last season (Season 48→48), while his Rating held around 79. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 48).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Brentford · 3rd	1	0	0	7.3	79	48
2025/26	Brentford · 9th	33	4	4	7.01	79	48
2024/25	Brentford · 10th	38	2	10	7.21	89	40
2023/24	Brentford · 16th	23	0	2	6.82	73	16
2022/23	Brentford · 9th	26	0	0	6.62	76	10

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons in the full career.

Denmark · international

Side	Apps	G
Denmark	45	10
Denmark U21	7	1
Denmark U19	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Top-tier performerDefensive midfielder

M. Damsgaard is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder at Brentford, rated 79.3 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (60.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Damsgaard.

On the season, Damsgaard graded 48 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 4 assists and 3.725 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 48 → 48). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 79. At 26 Damsgaard is in his prime years, and a market index of 95.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Damsgaard is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25

79.3

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

47.8

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

60.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.73

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Brentford finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

3.73

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 60.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.35 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.8/100).

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 79.3 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %60.8%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.173

Assists / 900.173

Goal contribution / 900.346

Defensive actions / 903.725

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~96), then tapers with age. At 26, Damsgaard sits on 95.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is Damsgaard's projected Rating — 79.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles57

Interceptions25

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€15M total transfer fees · 1 moves

BrentfordAug 2022 – now€ 15M

Sampdoriauntil Aug 2022

About M. Damsgaard

Mikkel Krogh Damsgaard is a 26-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Brentford, born on July 3, 2000 in Jyllinge, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Denmark. Brentford currently sit 3rd of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, M. Damsgaard has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 14 minutes, averaging a 7.75 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 6-1 win away at Birmingham (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)
August 22, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Tottenham (14 minutes, 7.3 rating)

M. Damsgaard's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Brentford face Leeds away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Damsgaard at 79.3 with a Season form score of 47.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, M. Damsgaard has totalled 251 club appearances with 20 goals and 25 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for Brentford.

M. Damsgaard's career has also included time at Sampdoria.

On the international stage, M. Damsgaard has represented Denmark, Denmark U21, Denmark U19 — 56 caps and 11 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.