title: 2020–21 FC Midtjylland season
text: # 2020–21 FC Midtjylland season
  
  The 2020–21 FC Midtjylland season was FC Midtjylland's 22nd season of existence, and their 20th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. As a result of the club's league title in 2019–20, it qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League, advancing to the group stage and vied for the 2020–21 Danish Cup, losing in the semi-finals.
  
  ## Squad
  
      As of 1 February 2021
  
  | No. | Name | Position | Since | Date of birth | Signed from |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Goalkeepers |||||||
  | 1 | Jesper Hansen | GK | 2017 | 31 March 1985 | Lyngby BK |
  | 16 | Valdemar Birksø | GK | 2021 | 17 March 2001 | Homegrown |
  | 30 | Oliver Ottesen | GK | 2017 | 22 August 1998 | Roskilde |
  | 31 | Mikkel Andersen | GK | 2018 | 17 December 1988 | Lyngby BK |
  | 49 | Jonas Lössl | GK | 2021 | 1 February 1989 | Everton F.C. |
  | Defenders |||||||
  | 2 | Dion Cools | DF | 2020 | 4 June 1996 | Club Brugge |
  | 5 | Daniel Høegh | DF | 2020 | 6 January 1991 | SC Heerenveen |
  | 6 | Joel Andersson | DF | 2018 | 11 November 1996 | BK Häcken |
  | 14 | Alexander Scholz | DF | 2018 | 24 October 1992 | Club Brugge |
  | 17 | Ailton | DF | 2021 | 16 March 1995 | VfB Stuttgart |
  | 18 | Kristian Riis | DF | 2016 | 17 February 1997 | Homegrown |
  | 27 | Oliver Olsen | DF | 2018 | 13 August 2000 | Esbjerg fB Youth |
  | 28 | Erik Sviatchenko | DF | 2018 | 4 October 1991 | Celtic F.C. |
  | 29 | Paulinho | DF | 2019 | 3 January 1995 | Bahia |
  | 46 | Japhet Sery Larsen | DF | 2020 | 10 April 2000 | Brentford F.C. B |
  | 50 | Hosine Bility | DF | 2021 | 10 May 2001 | FC Midtjylland U19 |
  | Midfielders |||||||
  | 7 | Pione Sisto | MF | 2020 | 4 February 1995 | Celta de Vigo |
  | 10 | Evander | MF | 2018 | 9 June 1998 | CR Vasco da Gama |
  | 11 | Awer Mabil | MF | 2015 | 15 September 1995 | Adelaide United FC |
  | 34 | Mikael Anderson | MF | 2019 | 1 July 1998 | SBV Excelsior |
  | 36 | Anders Dreyer | MF | 2020 | 2 May 1998 | Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |
  | 38 | Frank Onyeka | MF | 2017 | 1 January 1998 | F.C. Ebedei |
  | 40 | Jens Cajuste | MF | 2018 | 10 August 1999 | Örgryte IS |
  | 43 | Nicolas Madsen | MF | 2017 | 17 March 2000 | Homegrown |
  | 45 | Gustav Isaksen | MF | 2019 | 19 April 2001 | Homegrown |
  | Forwards |||||||
  | 9 | Sory Kaba | FW | 2019 | 28 July 1995 | Dijon FCO |
  | 26 | Lasse Vibe | FW | 2020 | 22 February 1987 | IFK Göteborg |
  | 33 | Luca Pfeiffer | FW | 2020 | 20 August 1996 | Würzburger Kickers |
  | 48 | Mads Hansen | FW | 2021 | 28 July 2002 | Homegrown |
  | 58 | Aral Simsir | FW | 2021 | 19 June 2002 | Homegrown |
  | 74 | Júnior Brumado | FW | 2019 | 15 May 1999 | EC Bahia |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | FW | CRC | Mayron George (at Pau until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | MF | BUL | Bozhidar Kraev (at Famalicão until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | MF | NGA | Babajide David (at Hatayspor until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | DF | CAN | Manjrekar James (at Lamia until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | DF | DEN | Rasmus Nicolaisen (at Portsmouth until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | DF | DEN | Nikolas Dyhr (at AC Horsens until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | DF | DEN | Søren Reese (at AC Horsens until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | FW | DEN | Casper Tengstedt (at AC Horsens until 30 June 2021) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | DEN | Victor Torp (at Lyngby Boldklub until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | GK | ISL | Elías Ólafsson (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | MF | NGA | Raphael Onyedika (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | DF | DEN | Tobias Anker (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | MF | DEN | Christian Tue Jensen (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | MF | DEN | Oliver Sørensen (at Fredericia until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | FW | DEN | Sebastian Buch (at Skive IK until 30 June 2021) |
  | — | MF | COD | Gloire Rutikanga (at Thisted until 30 June 2021) |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Arrivals
  
  **Summer**
  
  | Position | Player | Transferred from | Date | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | MF | Pione Sisto | Celta de Vigo | 5 September 2020 | £2,500,000 |
  | FW | Luca Pfeiffer | Würzburger Kickers | 5 October 2020 | £1,500,000 |
  | DF | Daniel Høegh | Heerenveen | 5 October 2020 | Free |
  
  **Winter**
  
  | Position | Player | Transferred from | Date | Fee | Source |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | MF | Ailton | Stuttgart | 1 February 2020 | Undisclosed | |
  | GK | Jonas Lössl | Everton | 1 February 2020 | Free | |
  
  ### Departures
  
  **Summer**
  
  | Position | Player | Transferred to | Date | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | MF | Artem Dovbyk | SC Dnipro-1 | 1 August 2020 | €450,000 |
  | MF | Tim Sparv | AE Larisa | 26 August 2020 | Free transfer |
  | MF | Nikolaj Kirk | Aarhus Fremad | 5 August 2020 | Undisclosed |
  | MF | Marc Dal Hende | SønderjyskE | 9 August 2020 | Undisclosed |
  | MF | Ayo Simon Okosun | Odense BK | 5 October 2020 | Undisclosed |
  
  **Winter**
  
  | Position | Player | Transferred to | Date | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | MF | Kaan Kairinen | Lillestrøm | 15 December 2020 | Undisclosed |
  | MF | Michael Baidoo | Jerv | 16 December 2020 | Undisclosed |
  | FW | Ronnie Schwartz | Charlton Athletic | 4 January 2021 | €295,000 |
  
  ## Competitive
  
  ### Competition record
  
  | Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Danish Superliga | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 056.25 |
  | Danish Cup | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 066.67 |
  | UEFA Champions League | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | −2 | 030.00 |
  | Total | 48 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 78 | 51 | +27 | 052.08 |
  
  Last updated: 24 May 2021. Source: Competitive matches
  
  ### Danish Superliga
  
  **Regular season**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brøndby | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 45 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 2 | Midtjylland | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 43 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 3 | AGF | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 38 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 4 | Copenhagen | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 35 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 5 | Randers | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 32 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 6 | Nordsjælland | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 29 | Qualification for the Championship round |
  | 7 | SønderjyskE | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 8 | OB | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | −3 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 9 | AaB | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 30 | −6 | 28 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 10 | Vejle | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 24 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 11 | Lyngby | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 43 | −18 | 20 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  | 12 | Horsens | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 12 | Qualification for the Relegation round |
  
  **Championship round**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRO | MID | COP | AGF | NOR | RAN |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brøndby (C) | 32 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 58 | 38 | +20 | 61 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
  | 2 | Midtjylland | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 60 | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round | 1–0 | — | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
  | 3 | Copenhagen | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 53 | +8 | 55 | Qualification to Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 2–1 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
  | 4 | AGF (O) | 32 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 42 | +6 | 48 | Qualification to European play-off match | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
  | 5 | Nordsjælland | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 43 | | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 |
  
  ### UEFA Champions League
  
  **Group stage**
  
  **Group D**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | LIV | ATA | AJX | MID |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
  | 2 | Atalanta | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–5 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 |
  | 3 | Ajax | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 |
  | 4 | Midtjylland | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 2 | | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — |
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Appearances
  
      As of 24 May 2021
  
  Includes all competitive matches.
  
  | Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | UEFA Champions League | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | MF | 36 | Anders Dreyer | 31 | 4 | 10 | 45 |
  | 1 | DF | 14 | Alexander Scholz | 31 | 4 | 10 | 45 |
  | 3 | MF | 45 | Awer Mabil | 29 | 4 | 10 | 43 |
  | 4 | FW | 9 | Sory Kaba | 27 | 5 | 10 | 42 |
  | 4 | MF | 7 | Pione Sisto | 29 | 4 | 9 | 42 |
  | 6 | 28 | DF | Erik Sviatchenko | 28 | 4 | 9 | 41 |
  | 7 | FW | 38 | Frank Onyeka | 27 | 4 | 9 | 40 |
  | 8 | MF | 10 | Evander | 28 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
  | 8 | MF | 34 | Mikael Anderson | 26 | 4 | 8 | 38 |
  | 10 | MF | 40 | Jens Cajuste | 27 | 3 | 8 | 37 |
  | 10 | DF | 29 | Paulinho | 25 | 2 | 10 | 37 |
  | 12 | FW | 45 | Gustav Isaksen | 22 | 5 | 3 | 30 |
  | 13 | GK | 1 | Jesper Hansen | 18 | 3 | 8 | 29 |
  | 14 | DF | 29 | Dion Cools | 21 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
  | 15 | DF | 6 | Joel Andersson | 13 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
  | 16 | MF | 43 | Nicolas Madsen | 16 | 3 | 4 | 23 |
  | 17 | FW | 33 | Luca Pfeiffer | 12 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
  | 17 | FW | 74 | Júnior Brumado | 12 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
  | 19 | MF | 15 | Bozhidar Kraev | 9 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
  | 20 | GK | 49 | Jonas Lössl | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
  | 21 | FW | 26 | Lasse Vibe | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
  | 21 | DF | 17 | Ailton | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
  | 23 | DF | 46 | Japhet Sery Larsen | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
  | 23 | DF | 5 | Daniel Høegh | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
  | 25 | DF | 25 | Manjrekar James | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
  | 26 | GK | 31 | Mikkel Andersen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
  | 27 | DF | 44 | Nikolas Dyhr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 28 | FW | 48 | Mads Hansen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 28 | DF | 55 | Kristoffer Hansen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 28 | DF | 18 | Kristian Riis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
      As of 24 May 2021
  
  This includes all competitive matches.
  
  | Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | UEFA Champions League | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | FW | 9 | Sory Kaba | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
  | 2 | MF | 36 | Anders Dreyer | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
  | 3 | DF | 14 | Alexander Scholz | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
  | 4 | MF | 7 | Pione Sisto | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
  | 5 | MF | 10 | Evander | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
  | 6 | MF | 38 | Frank Onyeka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
  | 7 | MF | 11 | Awer Mabil | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 7 | FW | 45 | Gustav Isaksen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 7 | FW | 74 | Júnior Brumado | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
  | 7 | DF | 28 | Erik Sviatchenko | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 11 | FW | 33 | Luca Pfeiffer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 12 | MF | 15 | Bozhidar Kraev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | DF | 5 | Daniel Høegh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | DF | 2 | Dion Cools | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | DF | 46 | Japhet Sery Larsen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | FW | 26 | Luca Pfeiffer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | MF | 40 | Jens Cajuste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | MF | 34 | Mikael Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 12 | FW | 26 | Lasse Vibe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | | O.G. | | Opponent Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 57 | 9 | 12 | 78 |
  
  ### Assists
  
      As of 24 May 2021
  
  This includes all competitive matches.
  
  | Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | UEFA Champions League | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | MF | 10 | Evander | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
  | 2 | FW | 9 | Sory Kaba | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
  | 2 | MF | 36 | Anders Dreyer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
  | 4 | DF | 2 | Dion Cools | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 4 | DF | 29 | Paulinho | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 4 | MF | 11 | Awer Mabil | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
  | 4 | DF | 28 | Erik Sviatchenko | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 8 | MF | 40 | Jens Cajuste | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 8 | MF | 38 | Frank Onyeka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 10 | DF | 44 | Nikolas Dyhr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | MF | 15 | Bozhidar Kraev | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 10 | FW | 74 | Júnior Brumado | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | DF | 28 | Erik Sviatchenko | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | MF | 7 | Pione Sisto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | MF | 45 | Gustav Isaksen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | MF | 34 | Mikael Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | DF | 6 | Joel Andersson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 34 | 3 | 6 | 43 |
  
  ### Clean sheets
  
      As of 24 May 2021
  
  This includes all competitive matches.
  
  | Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Superliga | Danish Cup | UEFA Champions League | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | 1 | Jesper Hansen | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
  | 2 | GK | 46 | Jonas Lössl | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
  | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
  
  ### Disciplinary record
  
      As of 24 May 2021
  
  This includes all competitive matches.
  
  | Rnk | Pos. | No. | Player | Superliga | Superliga | Danish Cup | Danish Cup | UEFA Europa League | UEFA Europa League | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | DF | 29 | Paulinho | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
  | 2 | FW | 38 | Frank Onyeka | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
  | 3 | DF | 28 | Erik Sviatchenko | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
  | 4 | MF | 40 | Jens Cajuste | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | 2 | Dion Cools | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
  | 6 | DF | 14 | Alexander Scholz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 6 | FW | 9 | Sory Kaba | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
  | 8 | FW | 45 | Gustav Isaksen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
  | 9 | MF | 10 | Evander | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | 43 | Nicolas Madsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
  | 10 | FW | 74 | Júnior Brumado | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 10 | MF | 34 | Mikael Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | 13 | MF | 15 | Bozhidar Kraev | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 13 | DF | 46 | Japhet Sery Larsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 13 | MF | 36 | Anders Dreyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | 49 | Jonas Lössl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | 7 | Pione Sisto | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 17 | DF | 25 | Manjrekar James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | 26 | Lasse Vibe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | 11 | Awer Mabil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 17 | DF | 17 | Ailton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | 17 | DF | 5 | Daniel Høegh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 57 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 85 | 7 |
  