Mika Godts
Mika Marcel Godts (born 7 June 2005) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Ajax.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mika Marcel Godts | ||
| Date of birth | 7 June 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Leuven, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2020-2022 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Jong Genk | 19 | (7) |
| 2023– | Jong Ajax | 23 | (7) |
| 2023– | Ajax | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Belgium U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | Belgium U19 | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Early life
From Leuven, Godts was initially a youth player at Anderlecht before signing with Genk in 2020. He also represented Belgium at under-17 level for the first time in 2020.
Career
Genk
During the 2022–23 season Godts played 19 times for Jong Genk in the Challenger Pro League scoring 7 goals. Godts signalled he had no intention to sign a new contract with the club as he approached a contract expiry date of June 2023.
Ajax
On 31 January 2023, Godts signed for Ajax on a two-and-a-half year contract. Ajax paid €1million with a sell-on clause reported to have been negotiated. Godts made a goal-scoring debut for Jong Ajax on 20 February 2023 in a 4–2 Eerste Divisie home win against MVV Maastricht. On 9 April 2023, he made his league debut for Ajax in the Eredivisie appearing as a substitute in a 4–0 home win over Fortuna Sittard. Godts appeared as a substitute in the 2023 KNVB Cup final which finished 1–1 between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven. Godts scored a penalty in the resulting shoot-out but PSV won 3–2 on penalties.
Style of play
Godts is described as a left sided winger who can also play centrally, He has drawn comparisons with Belgian former international Eden Hazard.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Genk | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 19 | 7 | — | — | 19 | 7 | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 4 | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| Total | 23 | 7 | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||||
| Ajax | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 11 | ||
References
External links
- Mika Godts at Soccerway
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