Andreas Skov Olsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈskʌwˀ ˈoˀlsn̩]; born 29 December 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger or a right midfielder for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge and the Denmark national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Skov Olsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hillerød, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team 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 | 85 | (32) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U19 | 10 | (7) |
| 2017–2020 | Denmark U21 | 18 | (9) |
| 2020– | Denmark | 37 | (8) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:20, 23 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:00, 19 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Youth career
editOlsen started his career at local club, ASGI from Alsønderup, outside of Hillerød, but later joined the FC Nordsjælland at the age of 12.[2]
Club career
editNordsjælland
editAlready 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.[3]
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.[4] 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.
On 12 July 2018, Olsen scored his first European goal in a Europa League Qualifier against Cliftonville.[5]
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 11 goals despite his young age.[6] He ended the season scoring 22 league goals.
Bologna
editOn 24 July 2019, it was confirmed, that Olsen had left Denmark after two seasons in the Danish Superliga, to join Italian Serie A club Bologna.[7]
Club Brugge
editOn 28 January 2022, Bologna announced Olsen's transfer to Club Brugge in Belgium, where he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract.[8] He made his debut on 2 February in a Belgian Cup match against Gent, coming off the bench for Ruud Vormer at half-time and providing the decisive assist for Charles De Ketelaere, securing a 1–0 win for his team.[9][10] On 17 July 2022, Olsen scored the winning goal for Club in the 2022 Belgian Super Cup against Gent.[11]
International career
editOlsen was called up to the senior Denmark squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Belgium and England in September 2020.[12] He made his debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Faroe Islands and scored a goal in a 4–0 win.[13]
In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals.[14]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 27 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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[b] | 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 Pro League | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 1 | 30 | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 12[e] | 7 | – | 50 | 26 | |||
| 2024–25 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Total | 85 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 46 | ||
| Career total | 199 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 239 | 75 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, Belgian Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 18 November 2024[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skov Olsen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2020 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | 1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 31 March 2021 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 5 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 September 2021 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 11 | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | 9 October 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | 12 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 6 | 12 November 2021 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 14 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 7 | 13 June 2022 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 21 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A | |
| 8 | 25 September 2022 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 23 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Honours
editClub Brugge
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Denmark" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "17-årige Olsen efter debut for FC Nordsjælland: Kræver hårdt arbejde hver dag". tonsser.com. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Kasper Junker EM-testes søndag". bold.dk. 11 June 2017.
- ^ "NORDSJAELLAND VS. BRONDBY 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 23 July 2017.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Cliftonville-Nordsjælland | UEFA Europa League 2018/19". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Club Brugge wil met Danish Dynamite AA Gent in de vernieling spelen". Proximus (in Dutch). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Gent vs. Club Brugge – 2 February 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "CLUB BEATS GENT 1-0 AND LIFTS THE SUPERCUP". clubbrugge.be. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 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.
- ^ "Club Brugge completes hat trick of Belgian titles". AP News. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Skov Olsen sikrer Club Brugge belgisk Super Cup-triumf - TV 2". TV2 Sport (in Danish). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Arsenal Eyes Club Brugge's Andreas Skov Olsen in Strategic Summer Signing". Innews247. 25 August 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
Arsenal considers Andreas Skov Olsen a strategic fit, likening his style to Mo Salah, aiming to boost their squad.
External links
edit- Andereas Skov Olsen at the Club Brugge KN website
- Andreas Skov Olsen at Soccerway
- Andreas Skov Olsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Andreas Skov Olsen – UEFA competition record (archive)