William Mikelbrencis (born 25 February 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Darmstadt 98.
Early life Born in Forbach, Lorraine, William Mikelbrencis started playing football in the nearby Montbronn, before joining the FC Metz academy in 2015.
Club career 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. He started the following season playing with the reserve team in National 2, scoring his first goal on 6 November, against Sainte-Geneviève.
Having played his first senior game in early January 2022—delivering an assist during a 1–0 home friendly win against CS Sedan Ardennes—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.
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).
On 31 August 2022, Mikelbrencis signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV in Germany.
International career A youth international for France since he played for the under-16 in 2019, he was later selected for the under-17—only playing friendlies during the COVID pandemic—before becoming a member of the under-18 in 2021, delivering his first assist during a 3–0 friendly away win against Italy.
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+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMetz II2021–22National 2151——151Metz2021–22Ligue 19000—902022–23Ligue 25100—51Total2920000292Hamburger SV2022–232. Bundesliga601010802023–246020—802024–2525010—2602025–26Bundesliga25000—250Total6104010660Hamburger SV II2023–24Regionalliga60——602024–2551——51Total1110000111Career total101340101063
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