Lucas Andersen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Qvistorff Andersen | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Ajax | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aalborg Freja | |||
| AaB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2012 | AaB | 41 | (3) |
| 2012– | Ajax | 9 | (0) |
| 2013– | → Jong Ajax | 7 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Denmark U17 | 21 | (2) |
| 2011 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Denmark U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012– | Denmark U21 | 4 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Lucas Qvistorff Andersen (born 13 September 1994) is a Danish footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie side Ajax.
Club career
Aalborg BK
Lucas Andersen started playing youth football with Aalborg Freja, before moving to Aalborg BK (AaB) at the age of 10.[1] He penned his first professional contract with AaB in September 2009.[2] Andersen made his debut for AaB on 5 March 2011 at the age of 16 years and 174 days, making him the youngest player ever to play for AaB in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship[3] and the second youngest player ever to play in the Danish Superliga.
Lucas was usually employed as a right winger, but was capable of playing on the left, as well as an attacking midfielder/playmaker behind the forwards. He was touted as the most promising player to come through the AaB youth ranks since Jesper Grønkjær, by AaB director of football Lynge Jakobsen[4] A number of foreign clubs wanted to sign him by 2012, but Lynge Jakobsen did not want to sell Andersen at too young an age.[1]
AFC Ajax
On 31 August 2012, Andersen signed with Ajax for an undisclosed fee, with a view to join the squad of Jong Ajax at first. AaB's good relationship with Ajax, having sold Jesper Grønkjær to Ajax as well, was emphasized by Lynge Jakobsen as a reason for the deal materializing.[1] Lucas Andersen got his debut 8 December, coming in against FC Groningen, where he almost had a dream debut, hitting the post in the 90th min.
International career
He was a part of the Denmark under-17 squad at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
On 8 January 2012, he was called up for the Denmark League XI national football team for their matches in the 2011 King's Cup. With his age of only 17 years and 4 months, he is the youngest player ever to have been a part of the Danish League XI squad.[5]
Career statistics
Club performance
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Denmark | League | Danish Cup | Europe1 | Other | Total | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Aalborg BK | Superligaen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Beker | Europe | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2012–13 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Totals | Denmark | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 3 | |||
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 27 July 2013.[6]
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.
- Reserves performance
| Club performance | League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | Total | ||||
| 2013–14 | Jong Ajax | Jupiler League | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 |
| Total | Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| Career total | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||
Honours
Club
- Eredivisie (1): 2012–13
- Johan Cruijff Shield (1): 2013
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 AaB sælger Lucas Andersen til Ajax - AaB A/S
- ↑ AaB skriver med stortalent | Tipsbladet
- ↑ AaB A/S
- ↑ Lynge: Lucas størst siden Grønkjær - Superligaen - danske og udenlandske fodboldnyheder fra Onside.dk
- ↑ Lars Berendt (8 January 2012). "Lucas Andersen med Ligalandsholdet" [Lucas Andersen join the League XI] (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil Union. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ↑ "Lucas Andersen - Voetbal International profile". Voetbal International.
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