Mikael Ishak (Arabic: ميكائيل إسحاق; born 31 March 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań, which he captains.
[4] After being used mostly as a substitute during his first month in Köln, Ishak made his first start for the club on 18 March following a suspension for regular striker Lukas Podolski, playing the entire match in a 4–1 away loss at Hannover 96.
In August 2014, a year after joining Parma, Ishak moved to Danish Superliga club Randers FC, signing a three-year contract.
[15] On 14 July 2020, Ishak joined Polish club Lech Poznań on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract.
[20] Ishak opened the 2022–23 campaign season by scoring the only goal in a UEFA Champions League first qualifying round match against Azerbaijani side Qarabağ on 5 July 2022.
[21] Although marred by health concerns throughout the season, he appeared in all but one of Lech's twenty games across their European campaign, scoring nine goals as the Poznań outfit reached the UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-finals.
On 13 April 2024, Ishak became Lech's top foreign scorer of all time, taking the title away from Gytkjær, after scoring his 66th goal in a 2–1 away loss against Puszcza Niepołomice.
[27] Ishak made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 15 January 2015 in a friendly 2–0 win against the Ivory Coast, coming on as a substitute for Isaac Kiese Thelin in the 82nd minute.
[29] Ishak made his competitive international debut for Sweden on 24 September 2022, in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B game against Serbia, coming on as a substitute for Dejan Kulusevski in the 85th minute of a 1–4 loss.