danish association football actor
Andreas Bødtker Christensen ( born 10 April 1996 ) is a danish professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the Denmark national team. Christensen began his career at Skjold Birkerød and later joined Brøndby. He joined Chelsea at the age of 15 in February 2012, making his professional debut in October 2014. From 2015 to 2017, he was loaned to Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach, where he made 82 appearances and scored 7 goals. Christensen made his full international debut for Denmark in June 2015, and represented the nation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020 .

Club career [edit ]

Chelsea [edit ]

early on career

[edit ]

Christensen playing for Chelsea in 2013 Christensen was born in Lillerød, Allerød Municipality. [ 4 ] The son of former Brøndby goalkeeper Sten Christensen, he began his career with Skjold Birkerød and late joined Brøndby. 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 director. Upon joining the London side, Christensen said : “ I have chosen Chelsea because they play the kind of football I like. ” [ 5 ] Christensen was first included in a Chelsea elder police squad for their last game of the 2012–13 season on 19 May 2013, but did not feature in the meet, which ended a 2–1 home win over Everton in Rafael Benítez ‘s last equal as coach. [ 6 ] In the pre-season enlistment of the United States before the 2013–14 season, he was character of the senior team police squad and signed a professional sign thereafter. [ 7 ]

2014–15 season [edit ]

He made his professional debut on 28 October 2014, playing the full 90 minutes at right-back as Chelsea won 2–1 aside to Shrewsbury Town in the fourthly attack of the League Cup. [ 8 ] Christensen did not play again until 24 January 2015, when he was utilized in the like position for Chelsea ‘s 4–2 home frustration to League One team Bradford City in the FA Cup fourthly round. [ 9 ] Although Christensen played no further character in the campaign, Chelsea won the League Cup with a 2–0 victory over equal club Tottenham Hotspur in the final. When asked who was man of the peer for the final examination, director 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 examination ) because we are a team. I am gallant of the guys. ” [ 10 ] On 13 April 2015, Christensen played for Chelsea U19 in the concluding of the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League against Shakhtar Donetsk in Switzerland and although he scored an own goal to cancel out Izzy Brown ‘s undoer in the first-half, Chelsea hush ended with a 3–2 victory. [ 11 ] 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. [ 12 ] Although Christensen only made one league appearances out of the whole season, Mourinho stated that he would receive a replica decoration from his baseball club for his contributions this season. [ 13 ]

loanword to Borussia Mönchengladbach [edit ]

On 10 July 2015, Christensen joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on a biennial loanword deal from Chelsea. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] He made his debut on 10 August against FC St. Pauli in the first cycle of the DFB-Pokal, winning 4–1. [ 16 ] Five days former, Christensen made his Bundesliga debut in a 4–0 loss at Borussia Dortmund. [ 17 ] He scored his first gear professional goals on 5 February 2016, a brace in a 5–1 win over Werder Bremen at Borussia-Park. [ 18 ] After an impressive debut season, Christensen was voted the team ‘s Player of the Season, ahead of Granit Xhaka, the team captain. [ 19 ] After the success of his foremost season, Mönchengladbach made multiple attempts to move his lend move into a permanent during the 2016 summer, although it was reported Chelsea rejected the £14.25 million invite from the german side. [ 20 ] In the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Christensen scored the final goal of a 4–2 gain off to Fiorentina in the second peg of the concluding 32 to assure a 4–3 aggregate winnings. [ 21 ] He was on target again in the following round against neighbours Schalke, who won on away goals after a 3–3 aggregate draw. [ 22 ]

tax return to Chelsea [edit ]

Christensen playing for Chelsea in 2017 On 12 August 2017, Christensen made his beginning appearance for Chelsea following his biennial lend spell in Germany, coming off the bench following captain Gary Cahill being sent off, in Chelsea ‘s 3–2 orifice day base frustration against Burnley. [ 23 ] Eight days late, he made his first Premier League begin in a 2–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium. [ 24 ] On 9 January 2018, Christensen signed a new four-and-half-year manage with Chelsea running until 2022, after establishing himself in the first team. [ 25 ] Christensen made 40 appearances for the Blues in 2017–18, including three in the victorious FA Cup campaign. however, a back injury meant he was not involved in the final examination. [ 26 ] Prior to the season ‘s coating, he was awarded the cabaret ‘s Young Player of the Year prize. [ 27 ] New director Maurizio Sarri preferred to pair David Luiz and Antonio Rüdiger in central defense, and by February 2019 Christensen had made 15 appearances, only two of which in the league. however, he ruled out wanting to leave the clubhouse. [ 28 ] On 29 May 2021, Christensen replaced the hurt Thiago Silva in the 39th moment as he won his first-ever UEFA Champions League after Chelsea won 1–0 against Manchester City in the 2021 UEFA Champions League Final in Porto. [ 29 ] On 20 October 2021, Christensen scored his first finish for Chelsea ina. 4–0 winnings against Malmö FF in the group phase of the Champions League. [ 30 ]

International career [edit ]

On 8 June 2015, Christensen made his aged external debut for Denmark in a 2–1 home friendly win against Montenegro at the Viborg Stadium, as a 69th-minute substitute for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. [ 31 ] On 24 March 2016, Christensen made his first Denmark start in a 2–1 victory over Iceland, playing the full 90 minutes of the friendly at the MCH Arena. [ 32 ] Christensen played six matches in Denmark ‘s successful 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. On 14 November 2017 he scored his first base external finish to equalise in a 5–1 winnings over the Republic of Ireland in the second gear leg of the play-off. [ 33 ] Manager Åge Hareide called him up for the final tournament in Russia. [ 34 ] He partnered Simon Kjær in cardinal defense, having been able to play in that position due to Andreas Bjelland ‘s absence through injury, but played in defensive midfield in the final group crippled against France. [ 35 ] In the last 16 against Croatia, he remained in midfield to combat the opponents ‘ force in that sector, but made an mistake that allowed Mario Mandžukić to equalize as Croatia went on to win on penalties. [ 36 ] Andreas Christensen was one of the key players for Denmark during their very successful UEFA Euro 2020 campaign, as he played all six games. [ 37 ] On 21 June 2021, Christensen scored a thunderous finish from farseeing range against Russia in a 4–1 acquire that helped Denmark promote to the knockout-phase of the tournament. [ 38 ] After having defeated both Wales and the Czech Republic to get there, Denmark lost to England in the semi-final 2–1 after supernumerary clock time at Wembley Stadium. [ 39 ]

style of looseness [edit ]

Christensen is a centre-back and is known for his composure in possession and precise pass, a well as his aerial dominance. In 2018, Chelsea director Antonio Conte said the Dane had displayed “ big adulthood ” adding that he has “ a lot of confidence in Christensen. This musician is a player for the present for Chelsea, and for Chelsea ‘s future for 10 or 14 years. He can besides become the captain of this team in the future ”. [ 40 ] In appreciation of his playing talents, fans have besides labelled him as the ‘Danish Maldini ‘, [ 41 ] drawing comparisons with the fabled italian defender Paolo Maldini .

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 6 November 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club

Season

League

National Cup[a]

League Cup[b]

Europe

Other

Total

Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals

Chelsea
2014–15[42]
Premier League

1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
—
3
0

2017–18[43]

Premier League

27
0
3
0
4
0
6[c]
0
0
0
40
0

2018–19[44]

Premier League

8
0
2
0
4
0
15[d]
0
0
0
29
0

2019–20[45]

Premier League

21
0
2
0
0
0
4[c]
0
1[e]
0
28
0

2020–21[46]

Premier League

17
0
3
0
0
0
7[c]
0
—
27
0

2021–22[47]

Premier League

8
0
0
0
0
0
4[c]
1
1[e]
0
13
1

Total

82
0
11
0
9
0
36
1
2
0
140
1

Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)

2015–16[48]
Bundesliga

31
3
3
0
—
5[c]
0
—
39
3

2016–17[48]

Bundesliga

31
2
3
0
—
9[f]
2
—
43
4

Total

62
5
6
0
—
14
2
—
82
7

Career total

144
5
17
0
9
0
50
3
2
0
222
8

International [edit ]

As of match played 12 October 2021[49]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Denmark

2015
2
0

2016
8
0

2017
4
1

2018
9
0

2019
8
0

2020
7
0

2021
14
1

Total
52
2

As of match played 12 October 2021. Denmark’s score listed first, score column indicates score after each Christensen goal.[49]

Honours [edit ]

Chelsea Youth
Chelsea
Individual

References [edit ]

  • Profile at the Chelsea F.C. website
  • Profile at the Danish Football Association website