Andreas Skov Olsen
Andreas Skov Olsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈskʌwˀ ˈoˀlsn̩]; born 29 December 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian side Club Brugge and the Denmark national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillerød, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alsønderup SG&I | |||
| 2012–2018 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Nordsjælland | 41 | (22) |
| 2019–2022 | Bologna | 70 | (3) |
| 2022– | Club Brugge | 9 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Denmark U-18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U-19 | 10 | (7) |
| 2017–2020 | Denmark U-21 | 18 | (9) |
| 2020– | Denmark | 17 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:38, 29 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Youth career
Olsen started his career at local club, ASGI from Alsønderup, outside of Hillerød, but later joined the FC Nordsjælland at the age of 12.[1]
Club career
Nordsjælland
Already at the age of 17, Olsen was called up by the coach of the Danish national under-21 football team, to replace an injured Kasper Junker in June 2017. He then got his debut for the U21 national team in a game against Sweden U21.[2]
The winger got his first senior call up on 17 July 2017, where he sat on the bench for the whole game against OB. He was also with the first team squad in Sweden in the summer 2017, where he played a in a friendly match.
Olsen got his debut for FC Nordsjælland on 23 July 2017 at the age of 17. He started on the bench, but replaced Emiliano Marcondes in the 95th minute in a 3–2 victory against Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga.[3] Few days later, he played 72 minutes in a Danish Cup game against amateur side Vejgaard B, where he both scored and assisted a goal.
Olsen was officially promoted to the first team squad from the summer 2018. Olsen had a turbulent first half season in the Danish Superliga scoring an impressing 11 goals despite his young age.[4] He ended the season scoring 22 league goals.
Bologna
On 24 July 2019, it was confirmed, that Olsen had left Denmark after two impressive seasons in the Danish Superliga, to join Italian Serie A club Bologna.[5]
Club Brugge
On 28 January 2022, Bologna announced his transfer to Club Brugge in Belgium.[6]
International career
Olsen was called up to the senior Denmark squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Belgium and England in September 2020.[7] He made his debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Faroe Islands and scored a goal in a 4–0 win.[8]
In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 10 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | – | 44 | 26 | |||
| Total | 41 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | – | 51 | 27 | |||
| Bologna | 2019–20 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 71 | 3 | ||||
| Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 5 | |
| Career total | 120 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 35 | ||
International
- As of match played 29 March 2022[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Olsen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2020 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | 1 |  Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 31 March 2021 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 5 |  Austria | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 September 2021 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 11 |  Israel | 3–0 | 5–0 | |
| 5 | 9 October 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | 12 |  Moldova | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 6 | 12 November 2021 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 14 | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 3–1 |
References
- "17-årige Olsen efter debut for FC Nordsjælland: Kræver hårdt arbejde hver dag". tonsser.com. 17 July 2017.
- "Kasper Junker EM-testes søndag". bold.dk. 11 June 2017.
- "NORDSJAELLAND VS. BRONDBY 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 23 July 2017.
- FCN-komet har indfriet sæsonmål: Det er stort, bold.dk, 14 January 2019
- Andreas Skov Olsen al Bologna, bolognafc.it, 24 July 2019
- "Skov Olsen al Bruges" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- "Denmark vs Belgium live stream: Watch today's Nations League game online". squawka.com. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
- "Denmark v Faroe Islands game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
- "26 spillere klar til EM for Danmark" [26 players ready for the European Championship for Denmark]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- "Andreas Skov Olsen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
External links
- Andreas Skov Olsen at Soccerway
- Andreas Skov Olsen at DBU
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