Andreas Christensen
 Christensen playing for the Chelsea U21s in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Bødtker Christensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Lillerød, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2012 | Brøndby IF | ||
| 2012– | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Denmark U17 | 9 | (2) |
| 2013 | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013– | Denmark U21 | 15 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 October 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Andreas Bødtker Christensen (born 10 April 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Chelsea. He has also represented Denmark at several youth levels up to under-21 level
Career
Chelsea
Early career
Born in Lillerød, Christensen began his career in his native Denmark with Brøndby IF. He spent eight years at Brøndby, attracting the interest of Europe's elite clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich. On 7 February 2012, Christensen signed for Chelsea on a free transfer, near the end of André Villas-Boas' tenure as the club's manager. Upon joining the London side, Christensen said: "I have chosen Chelsea because they play the kind of football I like.”[3]
Christensen was first included in a Chelsea senior squad for their last game of the 2012–13 season on 19 May 2013, but did not feature in the match, which ended a 2–1 home win over Everton in Rafael Benítez's last match as manager.[4] In the pre-season tour of the United States before the 2013–14, he was part of the senior team squad and signed a professional contract thereafter.[2]
2014–15 season
He made his professional debut on 28 October 2014, playing the full 90 minutes at right-back as Chelsea won 2–1 away to Shrewsbury Town in the fourth round of the League Cup.[5] Christensen did not play again until 24 January 2015, when he was utilized in the same position for Chelsea's 2–4 home defeat to League One club Bradford City in the FA Cup fourth round.[6]
Although Christensen played no further part in the campaign, Chelsea won the League Cup with a 2–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the final. When asked who was man of the match for the final, manager José Mourinho said "Man of the match was Andreas Christensen who played well against Shrewsbury. There are more than John Terry (the official Man of the match for the final) because we are a team. I am proud of the guys."[7]
On 13 April 2015, Christensen played for Chelsea U19 in the final of the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League against Shakhtar Donetsk in Switzerland and although he scored an own goal to cancel out Isaiah Brown's opener in the first-half, Chelsea still ended with a 3–2 victory.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 13 April 2015[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea | 2014–15 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Honours
Club
- Chelsea
- Football League Cup (1): 2014–15
- Chelsea Reserves
- FA Youth Cup (1): 2013–14
- UEFA Youth League (1): 2014–15
References
- ↑ "01 February 2013 Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Christensen Chelsea Profile". Chelsea F.C. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ "Chelsea complete signing of 15-year-old Brondby defender Andreas Christensen on a free transfer". Goal.com (Goal.com). 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ↑ Phillips, Owen (15 May 2013). "Chelsea 2–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (28 October 2014). "Shrewsbury 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ↑ Emons, Michael (24 January 2015). "Chelsea 2-4 Bradford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ↑ "Matic’s kit, phone calls, but no party: Chelsea's cup celebrations". BBC Sport. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000561/match=2016409/postmatch/report/index.html#brown+inspires+chelsea+youth+league+glory
- ↑ Andreas Christensen profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
External links
- Andreas Christensen Chelsea profile
- Profile at DBU.dk (Danish)
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