Andreas Christensen

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Andreas Christensen
Andreas Christensen 2019.jpg
Andreas Christensen (2019)
Personnel
Surname Andreas Bødtker Christensen
birthday April 10, 1996
place of birth Allerød ,  Denmark
size 187 cm
position Central defense
Juniors
Years station
0000–2012 Brøndby IF
2012-2015 Chelsea FC
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
2012-2015 Chelsea FC U21 44 (4)
2014– Chelsea FC 57 (0)
2015-2017 →  Borussia M'Gladbach  (loan) 62 (5)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2011–2012 Denmark U16 2 (0)
2011–2012 Denmark U17 18 (5)
2013 Denmark U19 2 (0)
2013-2015 Denmark U21 21 (1)
2015– Denmark 31 (1)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2019/20

2 As of November 18, 2019

Andreas Bødtker Christensen (born April 10, 1996 in Allerød ) is a Danish football player who is under contract with Chelsea FC and is active in the Danish national team .

Career

societies

Starts at Brøndby IF

Christensen started playing football in the youth department of Brøndby IF and was promoted to youth national team. His achievements made talent scouts from foreign clubs aware of him.

Moved to England early

In 2012 Christensen moved to the youth academy of Chelsea FC . In the 2012/13 season he played eleven times in the club's U-21; on May 19, 2013 in the 2-1 win on the last day of the 2012/13 season , he sat on the bench for the first time in a game of the professional team. In the following season he came to 21 missions for the U-21. At the end of the season they won the championship after beating their peers at Manchester United 2-1 in the final . Christensen also made seven appearances in the UEFA Youth League . Also in the 2014/15 season he mainly played in reserve. Christensen often trained with the professional team; on October 24, 2014 he played for the first time for the professionals in the 2-1 victory in the League Cup eighth-finals against Shrewsbury Town . On January 24, 2015 he was used for the first time in the FA Cup in the fourth round in the 2-4 loss to Bradford City ; he was used for the full season. On May 24, 2015 Christensen played for the first time in league and professional football when he came on for John Obi Mikel in the 78th minute of the 3-1 win on the last day of the 2014/15 season against AFC Sunderland . At the end of the season, the English championship was won. He played eleven games in the U-21 league and ten games in the UEFA Youth League.

Borussia Monchengladbach

For the 2015/16 season Christensen moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach on loan to the German Bundesliga for two years . He made his Bundesliga debut on the first matchday in the away game against Borussia Dortmund , which was lost 4-0. On February 5, 2016 (20th matchday), he scored his first two Bundesliga goals in a 5-1 win at home against Werder Bremen with the 2-0 and 3-0 goals in the 31st and 50th minutes. During his two years at Gladbach, Christensen played in the Bundesliga and internationally, and over time has developed into a solid central defender. He played a total of 62 games in the Bundesliga and scored five goals. He played eleven times for Borussia in the Champions League (including qualification) and three times in the Europa League .

Return to Chelsea

Since FC Chelsea Borussia Mönchengladbach did not offer a purchase option despite demand, Christensen went back to the current English champions after the end of the 2016/17 season in the summer. When he returned to England, Christensen met his new coach Antonio Conte, among others . Under this he is now receiving regular assignments in his youth club in the first team for the first time. On January 9, 2018, Christensen extended his contract to June 30, 2022. Christensen made 57 league appearances in total.

National team

Christensen has played for all Danish national teams since the U-16s. He is currently the Danish U-21 international ; With this age group he took part in the 2015 European Championship , where he reached the semi-finals with the team.

On June 2, 2015, shortly after the nomination of U-21 national coach Jess Thorup in the squad for the U-21 European Championship, Christensen was invited to the squad of the Danish senior team for the first time by Morten Olsen when he was playing for the international matches against the selections of Montenegro and Serbia was nominated. On June 8, 2015, he came on as a substitute for Pierre Emile Højbjerg in the 2-1 victory in the friendly against the Montenegrins in Viborg in the 64th minute . Five days later he came on again in the 2-0 win in the European Championship qualifier at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen against the Serbs, this time in the 77th minute for William Kvist .

successes

Web links

Commons : Andreas Christensen  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Adrian Franke: Change of plan for Terry's heirs? In: spox.com. Perform Media Deutschland GmbH, July 23, 2015, accessed on March 19, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Chelsea FC (ed.): German loan for Christensen. In: Chelsea FC (website of the English top club). July 10, 2015, accessed February 3, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH (Ed.): Borussia borrows Andreas Christensen from Chelsea. In: Borussia Mönchengladbach (borussia.de). July 10, 2015, accessed July 11, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Match report on kicker.de, accessed on August 17, 2015
  5. ↑ Chelsea FC (ed.): Christensen commits . In: Chelsea FC (website of the English top club). January 9, 2018, accessed January 9, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Mikkel Nøhr: Olsen udtager yderligere syv U21-spillere. In: bold.dk. bold.dk Danmark ApS / Sport Publish OÜ, June 2, 2015, accessed on June 16, 2016 (Danish).
personal data
SURNAME Christensen, Andreas
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Christensen, Andreas Bødtker (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Danish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH Allerød , Denmark