2025–26 FC Midtjylland season

FC Midtjylland
2025–26 season
OwnerAnders Holch Povlsen
ChairmanCliff Crown
ManagerThomas Thomasberg
StadiumMCH Arena
SuperligaPreseason
Danish CupThird Round
UEFA Europa LeagueSecond Qualifying Round
Average home league attendance0
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is FC Midtjylland's 27th season in existence, and its 25th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, the top tier of football in Denmark. As a result of Midtjylland's second-place finish in the 2024–25 Danish Superliga title, the club will participate in the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League, and will also vie for the 2025–26 Danish Cup.

Squad

As of 8 July 2025 [1]
    No. Name Nat Position Since Date of birth Signed from
    Goalkeepers
    1 Jonas Lössl GK 2021 1 February 1989 Everton
    16 Elías Rafn Ólafsson GK 2020 11 March 2000 Breiðablik
    Defenders
    3 Lee Han-beom DF 2023 17 June 2002 FC Seoul
    4 Ousmane Diao DF 2024 8 June 2004 C.D. Mafra
    13 Adam Gabriel DF 2023 28 May 2001 Sparta Prague
    22 Mads Bech Sørensen (captain) DF 2023 7 January 1999 Brentford
    29 Paulinho DF 2019 3 January 1995 Bahia
    43 Kevin Mbabu DF 2024 19 April 1995 Fulham
    55 Victor Bak DF 2020 3 October 2003 Homegrown
    Midfielders
    11 Darío Osorio MF 2023 24 January 2004 Club Universidad de Chile
    19 Pedro Bravo MF 2024 26 November 2004 América de Cali
    20 Valdemar Byskov MF 2021 25 January 2005 Homegrown
    21 Denil Castillo MF 2024 24 March 2004 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
    24 Oliver Sørensen (vice-captain) MF 2019 10 March 2002 Homegrown
    58 Aral Şimşir MF 2021 19 June 2002 Homegrown
    80 Dani Silva MF 2025 11 April 2000 Hellas Verona
    Forwards
    7 Franculino Djú FW 2023 28 June 2004 Benfica U23
    10 Cho Gue-sung FW 2023 25 January 1998 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
    14 Edward Chilufya FW 2022 17 September 1999 Djurgårdens IF
    18 Adam Buksa FW 2024 12 July 1996 Lens
    41 Mikel Gogorza FW 2024 27 September 2006 Homegrown
    90 Friday Etim FW 2025 21 May 2002 Mafra

    Out on loan

    Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

    No. Pos. Nation Player
    DF  ENG Ovie Ejeheri (at Fredericia until 30 June 2026)
    No. Pos. Nation Player
    FW  NOR Ola Brynhildsen (at Toronto FC until 31 December 2025)

    Transfers

    In

    Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
    1 July 2025 FW Friday Etim Mafra Undisclosed [2]

    Out

    Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Fee Ref.
    10 June 2025 FW Marrony Remo Free Transfer [3]
    1 July 2025 FW Jan Kuchta Sparta Prague €2.0M [4]
    1 July 2025 DF Christian Sørensen Vejle €290K [5]
    8 July 2025 DF Joel Andersson Ludogorets Razgrad Undisclosed [6]

    Loans out

    Date Pos. Nat. Name Club Duration Ref.
    1 July 2025 GK Ovie Ejeheri Fredericia 30 June 2026 [7]

    Released

    Date Pos. Nat. Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.

    New contracts

    Date Pos. Nat. Name Contract until Ref.
    1 July 2025 MF Edward Chilufya 30 June 2028 [8]

    Non-competitive

    Pre-season friendlies

    27 June 2025 Midtjylland 2–0 Silkeborg Ikast
    12:00 CEST Djú 33' 39' (Lössl) Report Stadium: Træningsbanen at Dream99
    2 July 2025 Midtjylland 2–3 Randers Ikast
    12:00 CEST Djú 33' (Şimşir)
    Bjerge 100' (Overgaard)
    Report Albæk 51'
    Themsen 74'
    Lux 115'
    Stadium: Træningsbanen at Dream99
    10 July 2025 Dynamo Kyiv v Midtjylland Bad Waltersdorf, Austria
    16:00 CEST Stadium: Thermenstadion
    13 July 2025 Slovan Bratislava v Midtjylland Bratislava, Slovakia
    14:00 CEST Stadium: Tehelné pole

    Competitions

    Competition Starting round Record
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Superliga Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
    Danish Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
    Europa League Second Qualifying Round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
    Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

    Last updated: Preseason
    Source: Soccerway

    [9]

    Danish Superliga

    Regular season

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    3 Copenhagen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Championship round
    4 Fredericia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    5 Midtjylland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    6 Nordsjælland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    7 OB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Relegation round
    First match(es) will be played: 18 July 2025. Source: Danish Football Association (in Danish), Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Away goals scored; 5) Play-off (played on neutral ground if determining teams for different rounds); 6) Draw.

    Superliga results summary

    Overall Home Away
    Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
    0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

    Last updated: Season complete.
    Source: Soccerway

    Results by round - Regular season

    Matchday1
    Ground
    Result
    Position
    Updated to match(es) played on Preseason. Source: http://www.superliga.dk/
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Regular season

    Danish Cup


    UEFA Europa League

    Second qualifying round

    24 July 2025 First leg Midtjylland v Hibernian Herning
    TBD CEST Stadium: MCH Arena
    31 July 2025 Second leg Hibernian v Midtjylland Edinburgh
    TBD CEST Stadium: Easter Road

    Statistics

    As of Preseason

    Appearances and goals

    No. Pos Nat Player Total Superliga Danish Cup Europa League
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    Players who left Midtjylland during the season:

    Goal scorers

    Place Position Nation Number Name Superliga Pokalen Europa League Total
    Players away on loan:
    Players who left Midtjylland during the season:
    Total

    Assists

    Place Position Nation Number Name Superliga Pokalen Europa League Total
    Players away on loan:
    Players who left Midtjylland during the season:
    Total

    Clean sheets

    Place Position Nation Number Name Superliga Pokalen Europa League Total
    Total

    Hat-tricks

    Player Against Result Date Competition Ref

    Disciplinary record

    Number Position Nation Name Superliga Pokalen Europa League Total
           

    Home attendance

    As of Preseason
    Competition Total Games Average
    Superliga
    Pokalen
    Europa League
    Total

    References

    1. ^ "Squad" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
    2. ^ "FC Midtjylland køber Friday Etim".
    3. ^ "Marrony solgt til brasilianske Remo".
    4. ^ "Jan Kuchta solgt til Sparta Prag".
    5. ^ "Christian Sørensen solgt til Vejle Boldklub".
    6. ^ "Joel Andersson solgt til Ludogorets".
    7. ^ "Ovie Ejeheri udlejes til FC Fredericia".
    8. ^ "Edward Chilufya forlænger med FC Midtjylland".
    9. ^ "Kampprogram". FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 30 June 2023.