William Mikelbrencis (born 25 February 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German club Hamburger SV.
Born in Forbach, Lorraine, William Mikelbrencis started playing football in the nearby Montbronn, before joining the FC Metz academy in 2015.
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 2022âÂÂdelivering an assist during a 1âÂÂ0 home friendly win against CS Sedan ArdennesâÂÂhe 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 2âÂÂ0 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.
A youth international for France since he played for the under-16 in 2019, he later was selected with the under-17âÂÂonly playing friendlies during a COVID pandemic contextâÂÂbefore becoming a member of the under-18 in 2021, delivering his first assist during a 3âÂÂ0 friendly away win against Italy.