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, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Grasshopper | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aalborg Freja | |||
| AaB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | AaB | 41 | (3) |
| 2012–2016 | Ajax | 37 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Jong Ajax | 23 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | → Willem II (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 2016– | Grasshopper | 31 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Denmark U17 | 21 | (2) |
| 2011 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Denmark U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2012– | Denmark U21 | 20 | (5) |
| 2014– | Denmark | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2015 | |||
Lucas Qvistorff Andersen (born 13 September 1994) is a Danish footballer who currently plays as a winger for Swiss side Grasshopper.
Club career
Aalborg BK
Andersen started playing youth football with Aalborg Freja, before moving to Aalborg BK (AaB) at the age of 10.[1] In September 2008, Andersen went on a one week trial at Liverpool at the age of only 14, without getting offered a contract.[2] He penned his first professional contract with AaB in September 2009.[3]
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[4] and the second youngest player ever to play in the Danish Superliga. One month later, he extended his contract until 2013.[5] He slowly became a regular part of, as he played 22 league matches for AaB in the 2011/12 season. He broke his toe in November 2011 and was out for the rest of the fall.[6] According to a Danish source, Andersen was followed by Liverpool and Ajax in the January 2012 market.[7] This was later confirmed by his agent.
Andersen 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[8] 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] 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.
Grasshopper
On 4 July 2016, Ajax announced that Andersen had been sold to Grasshopper.[9]
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.[10]
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 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2015-16 | Willem II (loan) | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 36 | 13 | ||
| Totals | Denmark | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 3 | |||
| Netherlands | 57 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 15 | ||
| Career totals | 97 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 119 | 18 | ||
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 16 May 2016.[11]
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and promotion/relegation play-offs matches.
- Reserves performance
| Club performance | League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | Total | ||||
| 2013–14 | Jong Ajax | Jupiler League | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2015-16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | Netherlands | 23 | 7 | 23 | 7 | |
| Career total | 23 | 7 | 23 | 7 | ||
Honours
Club
- Eredivisie (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Johan Cruijff Shield (1): 2013
References
- 1 2 3 AaB sælger Lucas Andersen til Ajax - AaB A/S
- ↑ AaB-talenter til prøvetræning i Liverpool, bold.dk, 21 September 2008
- ↑ AaB skriver med stortalent | Tipsbladet
- ↑ AaB A/S
- ↑ AaB forlænger med teenagekomet‚ bold.dk, 7 April 2011
- ↑ Lucas A. ude med brækket tå‚ bold.dk, 22 November 2011
- ↑ Avis: Ajax og Liverpool jagter Lucas A., bold.dk, 12 January 2012
- ↑ Lynge: Lucas størst siden Grønkjær - Superligaen - danske og udenlandske fodboldnyheder fra Onside.dk
- ↑ Andersen naar Grasshopper Club Zürich (Dutch). Ajax. 4 July 2016.
- ↑ 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 - Soccerway profile". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Lucas Andersen - Career Honours". Soccerway.
- Lucas A. starter op hos Jong Ajax, bold.dk, 20 June 2016