Mats Møller Dæhli

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Mats Møller Dæhli
Personal information
Full nameMats Møller Dæhli
Date of birth (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995
Place of birthOslo, Norway
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubCardiff City
Number29
Youth career
000?–2010Lyn
2010Stabæk
2010Lyn
2011–2013Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–2014Molde12(0)
2014–Cardiff City2(0)
National team‡
2010Norway U155(1)
2011Norway U168(3)
2012–Norway U196(0)
2013–Norway U211(0)
2013–Norway2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2013

Mats Møller Dæhli (born 2 March 1995) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Cardiff City. Born in Oslo, he has previously been contracted to English club Manchester United, where he played for the reserve team. He joined Ole Gunnar Solskjær's club Molde in July 2013 and made his professional debut the same year, before he transferred to Cardiff City in January 2014 after Solskjær had been hired as manager of the Welsh team. Dæhli is said to be the most promising youth player in Norway, and has been a key player for every Norwegian youth team up to under-19 level. He has also played for the under-21 team, and made the step up to the senior team in 2013.

Early life

Dæhli was born in Oslo[1] to Mette Møller, a photographer for Dagbladet, and Truls Dæhli, a sports journalist for Verdens Gang (VG).[2] He grew up at Ullevål Hageby in Oslo, but lived in London for two years when his father worked as a correspondent for VG. While living in London, the seven-year-old Dæhli attended a training session with Chelsea.[3] After returning to Oslo, he spent most of his childhood playing for Lyn, but after the club was bankrupted in 2010 he had a spell at Stabæk,[4] where he was described by Pål Berg, one of Stabæk's coaches, as "an exceptional talent with superior technique".[5] He played for the reserve team in the 2. Divisjon,[4] before he returned to Lyn.[6]

Dæhli was discovered at the age of 12 by the talent scout John Vik, who recommended Manchester United to sign the player.[7] Dæhli was training with United a couple of times, before he signed a contract with the club in November 2010 and joined the academy in February 2011.[8]

Club career

Manchester United

Dæhli signed a professional contract with Manchester United on his 17th birthday,[9] and made his debut for the reserves in the match against West Bromwich later the same month.[10] His skillful performances for Paul McGuinness' Under-18s led to his elevation to the reserve squad in July 2012,[11] and he scored the match-winning goal against Irish side Longford on 22 July 2012 after an assist from countryman Joshua King.[12] He won the "Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award" at the end of his maiden season for Manchester United.[13]

Molde

In July 2013, he returned to Norway to sign a two-and-a-half-year contract with former Manchester United forward Ole Gunnar Solskjær's club Molde,[14] though it has been suggested that United requested a clause in Dæhli's contract giving them the opportunity to re-sign him in the future.[15] He made his professional début when he replaced Daniel Chima at half time in the Tippeligaen game against Brann on 3 August 2013.[16] Solskjær praised Dæhli after his performance in the semi-final of the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup against Lillestrøm, and claimed that Dæhli could have been playing at Manchester United's first-team if he hadn't returned to Norway. Solskjær also compared him to Adnan Januzaj, stating that the two played together at the under-18 team and that it was Dæhli that won the "player of the year" award.[17] During Dæhli's first eight matches in Tippeligaen, 91.88% of his passes was successful.[18] and was a contributor to Molde's good form during the second half of the 2013 season. In October 2013 Dæhli was awarded the "Statoil talent of the month" award.[19]

Cardiff City

Dæhli returned to the Premier League on 11 January 2014, joining up with former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær at Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee, making him their second signing of the window after fellow Norwegian Magnus Wolff Eikrem. Solskjær stated upon signing Dæhli for the second time in his managerial career: "It's taken a bit of time because we've met some competition from Manchester United signing Mats and I'm glad to say he's chosen to come to Cardiff. That shows the desire he has for doing well for Cardiff. Mats is an outstanding talent. He'll be 19 in March, he's just made his debut for Norway - made two appearances in November - so he'll give us energy and enthusiasm".[20]

Dæhli made his debut for Cardiff on 25 January 2014 in the 2013–14 FA Cup fourth round victory over Bolton Wanderers at the Reebok Stadium, coming on for Joe Mason in the 79th minute of the game.[21]

International career

Dæhli made his debut for the Norwegian under-15 team against Sweden U15 in 2010, and in an under-15 tournament against Spain, France and Netherlands in October 2010 he was named "player of the tournament".[8] After his performances for Norwegian youth teams, he was dubbed the most talented footballers in Norway by the former footballers Hallvard Thoresen[22] and Nils Johan Semb[23] while Ole Gunnar Solskjær called him one of the biggest talents in Europe[24] and was compared to Xavi by TV 2-pundit Morten Langli.[4]

Dæhli decided in August 2012 to take a break from Norwegian youth team, after he was promoted to Manchester United's reserve team to reduce the number of matches, as he was playing for both United's under-18 and reserve team.[25] The next month he had a meeting with under-21 coach Per Joar Hansen, after the under-21 match against England U-21, where Hansen told Dæhli that he soon wanted Dæhli to play for the under-21 team.[26] After qualifying for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, Hansen successor Tor Ole Skullerud, stated that he might include Dæhli in the squad for the championship.[27]

After Dæhli's break from Norwegian youth teams was over, he was selected for the under-19 squad that was playing three matches at La Manga in February 2013.[28] He was suspended from the last match, after receiving yellow cards in the first two matches, and together with Ivar Furu Dæhli was promoted to the under-21 squad that was also playing at La Manga.[29] The 17-year old made his debut for the under-21 team when he replaced Kristoffer Larsen after 60 minutes in the semi-final of the 2011–13 International Challenge Trophy against Russia U-21 on 7 February 2013.[30] When Skullerud announced the squad for friendly matches against Spain U-21 and Netherlands U-21 he did not call up Dæhli, and stated that because the under-19 team were playing qualification matches as the under-21 championship, he would not bring Dæhli to Israel unless he was a certain starter.[31] Instead of playing in the under-21 championship, Dæhli was a part of the under-19 team that played three matches in the elite qualification for the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship,[32] where Norway finished second behind Netherlands U-19.

At the age of 18, Dæhli was for the first time called up for the Norwegian national team squad for the friendly matches against Scotland and Denmark in November 2013.[33]

Career statistics

As of 28 January 2014
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Molde 2013 Tippeligaen 1202010150
Cardiff City 2013–14 Premier League 1010–20
Career total 1303010170

Honours

Individual

  • Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year (1): 2011–12
Molde

References

  1. ↑ Under 18s player profile, manutd.com
  2. ↑ Rake, Jamel (8 April 2011). "Se United-Dæhli herje med Tsjekkia". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  3. ↑ Stokstad, Morten (12 November 2013). "Ønsket av Chelsea som 7-åring: «Sparket» pappa som Norge-kommentator". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 November 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Solbakken, Espen (8 November 2010). "Norsk stortalent klar for Manchester United". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  5. ↑ "United set to tie up deal for Norwegian youngster Mats Moller Daehli". Mail Online (Associated Newspapers). 8 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2013. 
  6. ↑ Daneshmand, Erli Berg (8 March 2012). "Lyn lytter til United-proffens pengeønsker". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 February 2013. 
  7. ↑ Hustad, Trond (9 June 2011). "- Talent i europatoppen". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Haugen, Eivind A. (8 November 2010). "Mats (15) klar for Manchester United". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  9. ↑ Skuseth, Karianne Nelly (2 March 2012). "Fredag ble Mats Møller Dæhli (17) Manchester United-proff". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 March 2013. 
  10. ↑ Dyregrov, Silje (6 March 2012). "Norsk 17-åring debuterte for United-reservene". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 March 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Dæhli flyttet opp på Uniteds reservelag". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2013. 
  12. ↑ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (23 July 2012). "Dæhli matchvinner for United-reservene". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 March 2013. 
  13. ↑ Daehli is Academy star, manutd.com, 14 May 2012
  14. ↑ "Dæhli klar for Molde" [Mats Moller Dæhli ready for Molde]. NRK (in Norwegian). 3 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013. 
  15. ↑ Crafton, Adam (3 July 2013). "Man United discard Daehli as youngster rejoins Solskjaer in surprise £1.5m deal". Mail Online (Associated Newspapers). Retrieved 1 August 2013. 
  16. ↑ Loftheim, Øyvind Garnes (4 August 2013). "- Det er egentrening som skal til". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 August 2013. 
  17. ↑ Sande, Egil (27 September 2013). "Solskjær: - Mats kunne spilt for Uniteds førstelag nå". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 October 2013. 
  18. ↑ Hernes, Øystein (8 October 2013). "Sjekk tallene som plasserer Molde-Dæhli på Xavi-nivå". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 October 2013. 
  19. ↑ Hustad, Trond (3 November 2013). "Dæhli hylles av Sembo & Co". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2013. 
  20. ↑ "Transfer window: Cardiff City sign Mats Moller Daehli". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014. 
  21. ↑ Emons, Michael (25 January 2014). "Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 25 January 2014. 
  22. ↑ Skaret, Pål Morten (27 March 2012). "Thoresen spår stor fotballfremtid for United-Mats (17)". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 February 2013. 
  23. ↑ Stokstad, Morten (10 October 2011). "Semb roser Mats (16) - Norge jakter nye talenter". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  24. ↑ Holden, Lillian (9 June 2011). "Solskjær rangerer Dæhli høyt i Europa". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  25. ↑ Herrebrøden, Øyvind (22 August 2012). "Stortalentet tar pause fra Norges U-landslag". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  26. ↑ Kvamme, Sigve (27 September 2012). "U21-sjefen møtte Mats Møller Dæhli i England". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  27. ↑ Brenne, Øyvind (10 January 2013). "U21-sjefen åpner for å teste Dæhli". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  28. ↑ "Møller Dæhli tilbake på G19-landslaget". TV 2 (in Norwegian). 21 January 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  29. ↑ Skjerdingstad, Anders (6 February 2013). "Opprykk for United-Dæhli". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 March 2013. 
  30. ↑ "Målscorer Berisha storspilte på bursdagen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013. 
  31. ↑ Kvam, Lars Hojem (8 March 2013). "United-Dæhli kan trolig glemme U21-EM". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 March 2013. 
  32. ↑ Bergquist, Mathias (5 June 2013). "- United passer ikke for alle". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 July 2013. 
  33. ↑ Kvamme, Sigve Vittersø; Baardsen, Christer (5 November 2013). "Dæhli inn i landslagsvarmen". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 November 2013. 
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