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Mika Godts

Belgian footballer

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Source revisionSep 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ113515004 ↗
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Mika Marcel Godts (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmikaː ˈɣɔts]; born 7 June 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Belgium national team.

Early life

Born in Tienen, Godts began playing football at a young age. He started playing for Ksc Grimbergen where he was discovered by the youth setup of Anderlecht, where he developed his technical and tactical skills, before signing with Genk in 2020. He also represented Belgium at under-17 level for the first time in 2020.

Club career

Genk

Godts progressed to Jong Genk, Genk's reserve team, competing in the Challenger Pro League. During the first half of the 2022–23 season, he made 19 appearances and scored 7 goals. As his contract approached its expiry date in June 2023, Godts indicated he did not intend to sign a new deal with Genk, attracting interest from other clubs.

Ajax

On 31 January 2023, Godts signed for Ajax on a contract until June 2025, with Ajax paying a reported fee of €1 million plus a sell-on clause. He initially joined Jong Ajax, making a goal-scoring debut on 20 February 2023 in a 4–2 Eerste Divisie home win against MVV Maastricht. His performances quickly earned him a first-team call-up, and on 9 April 2023, he made his Eredivisie debut for Ajax as a substitute in a 4–0 home win over Fortuna Sittard.

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Editorial reviewStrongest as a route into the people, institutions and dated events that shaped the subject’s public record. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2005, 2020, 2022, 2023—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2005-06-07. For this dossier, Mika, Godts and Belgian is the immediate research focus.
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