Andreas Christensen

Andreas Christensen

Christensen playing for the Chelsea U21s in 2013
Personal information
Full name Andreas Bødtker Christensen[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996
Place of birth Lillerød, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 3
Youth career
2004–2012 Brøndby IF
2012–2015 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2014– Chelsea 1 (0)
2015– → Borussia M'gladbach (loan) 29 (3)
National team‡
2011 Denmark U16 1 (0)
2011–2012 Denmark U17 9 (2)
2013 Denmark U19 2 (0)
2013– Denmark U21 21 (1)
2015– Denmark 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2016

Andreas Bødtker Christensen (born 10 April 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a defender for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach on loan from English club Chelsea. He also plays on the Denmark national team.

Career

Chelsea

Early career

Born in Lillerød, Denmark, the son of former Brøndby IF goalkeeper Sten Christensen, he began his career with Brøndby IF. He spent eight years there, 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] He made his Premier League debut against Sunderland on 24 May, replacing John Obi Mikel with 12 minutes remaining in a 3–1 home victory.[9] Although Christensen only made one league appearances out of the whole season, Mourinho stated that he would receive a winner's medal for his contributions this season.[10]

Loan to Borussia Monchengladbach

On 10 July 2015, Christensen joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on a two year loan deal from Chelsea.[11][12] Christensen scored a brace in a 5-1 win over Werder Bremen on 5 February.[13]

International career

On 8 June 2015, Christensen made his senior international debut for Denmark in a 2–1 home friendly win against Montenegro at the Viborg Stadion, as a 69th-minute substitute for Pierre Højbjerg.[14] On 24 March 2016, Christensen made his first Denmark start in a 2-1 victory over Iceland, playing the full 90 minutes.[15]

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2016[16]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2014–15 Premier League 102[lower-alpha 1]000—30
Borussia M'gladbach (loan) 2015–16 Bundesliga 2933[lower-alpha 2]050—323
Career totals 303505000403
  1. ↑ One appearances in FA Cup, one appearances in League Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in DFB-Pokal

Honours

Club

Chelsea
Chelsea Reserves

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "01 February 2013 Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Christensen Chelsea Profile". Chelsea F.C. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Phillips, Owen (15 May 2013). "Chelsea 2–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (28 October 2014). "Shrewsbury 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Emons, Michael (24 January 2015). "Chelsea 2-4 Bradford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Matic’s kit, phone calls, but no party: Chelsea's cup celebrations". BBC Sport. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000561/match=2016409/postmatch/report/index.html#brown+inspires+chelsea+youth+league+glory
  9. ↑ Winton, Richard (24 May 2015). "Chelsea 3-1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  10. ↑ Every Chelsea player to get a Premier League medal says Jose Mourinho | ESPN
  11. ↑ "German loan for Christensen". Chelsea. 10 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Borussia bring in Chelsea’s Andreas Christensen on loan". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  13. ↑ Dunbar, Ross (5 February 2016). "Gladbach rebound with emphatic win against Werder Bremen". Fox. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Olsen, Allan (8 June 2015). "Pierre-Emile er vores panzerwagen!" [Pierre-Emile is our tank!]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  15. ↑ "Denmark vs. Iceland (2 : 1)". OneFootball. 25 March 2016.
  16. ↑ Andreas Christensen profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  17. ↑ DFA: AC Snuppede Årets Talent (Danish), Accessed 22 March 2016
  18. ↑ DFA: Dansk Fodbold Award (Danish), Accessed 22 March 2016

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