Lucas Andersen
Lucas Qvistorff Andersen (born 13 September 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish side AaB.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Qvistorff Andersen | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AaB | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aalborg Freja | |||
| AaB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | AaB | 40 | (3) |
| 2012–2016 | Ajax | 37 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Jong Ajax | 23 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | → Willem II (loan) | 34 | (9) |
| 2016–2019 | Grasshoppers | 69 | (10) |
| 2018–2019 | → AaB (loan) | 23 | (10) |
| 2019– | AaB | 20 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Denmark U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Denmark U17 | 21 | (2) |
| 2011 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Denmark U19 | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Denmark U21 | 29 | (6) |
| 2014– | Denmark | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 February 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 October 2018 | |||
Club career
Aalborg BK
Andersen started playing youth football with Aalborg Freja, before moving to Aalborg BK (AaB) at the age of 10.[1] In September 2008, Andersen went on a one week trial at Liverpool at the age of only 14, without getting offered a contract.[2] He penned his first professional contract with AaB in September 2009.[3]
Andersen made his debut for AaB on 5 March 2011 at the age of 16 years and 174 days, making him the youngest player ever to play for AaB in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship[4] and the second youngest player ever to play in the Danish Superliga. One month later, he extended his contract until 2013.[5] He slowly became a regular part of, as he played 22 league matches for AaB in the 2011/12 season. He broke his toe in November 2011 and was out for the rest of the fall.[6] According to a Danish source, Andersen was followed by Liverpool and Ajax in the January 2012 market.[7] This was later confirmed by his agent.
Andersen was usually employed as a right winger, but was capable of playing on the left, as well as an attacking midfielder/playmaker behind the forwards. He was touted as the most promising player to come through the AaB youth ranks since Jesper Grønkjær, by AaB director of football Lynge Jakobsen[8] A number of foreign clubs wanted to sign him by 2012, but Lynge Jakobsen did not want to sell Andersen at too young an age.[1]
AFC Ajax
On 31 August 2012, Andersen signed with Ajax for an undisclosed fee, with a view to join the squad of Jong Ajax at first. AaB's good relationship with Ajax, having sold Jesper Grønkjær to Ajax as well, was emphasized by Lynge Jakobsen as a reason for the deal materializing.[1] Andersen made his debut 8 December, coming on as a substitute against FC Groningen.
Grasshopper
On 4 July 2016, Ajax announced that Andersen had been sold to Grasshopper Club Zürich.[9]
Back to Aalborg BK
After a less successful 2017/18 season at Grasshoppers with limited playing time, Andersen was loaned out to his former club, AaB, for the 2018/19 season.[10] Andersen did very well for the club which made AaB to buy him out of his contract with Grasshoppers, making the deal permanent from 1 July 2019.[11] Andersen signed a five-year contract. Andersen was named the new captain of AaB after long time veteran Rasmus Würtz ended his playing career.[12]
International career
He was a part of the Denmark under-17 squad at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
On 8 January 2012, he was called up for the Denmark League XI national football team for their matches in the 2011 King's Cup. With his age of only 17 years and 4 months, he is the youngest player ever to have been a part of the Danish League XI squad.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 28 February 2018[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AaB | 2010–11 | Danish Superliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Ajax | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 37 | 4 | ||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 54 | 5 | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 6 | — | 18 | 6 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 7 | — | 23 | 7 | |||||
| Willem II (loan) | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 3 | 37 | 10 |
| Grasshopper | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 41 | 7 |
| 2017–18 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
| Total | 53 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 11 | ||
| Career totals | 183 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 218 | 36 | ||
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, One appearance in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- Appearances in Promotion/relegation play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
References
- AaB sælger Lucas Andersen til Ajax - AaB A/S
- AaB-talenter til prøvetræning i Liverpool, bold.dk, 21 September 2008
- AaB skriver med stortalent | Tipsbladet
- AaB A/S Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- AaB forlænger med teenagekomet‚ bold.dk, 7 April 2011
- Lucas A. ude med brækket tå‚ bold.dk, 22 November 2011
- Avis: Ajax og Liverpool jagter Lucas A., bold.dk, 12 January 2012
- Lynge: Lucas størst siden Grønkjær - Superligaen - danske og udenlandske fodboldnyheder fra Onside.dk
- Andersen naar Grasshopper Club Zürich (Dutch). Ajax. 4 July 2016.
- AaB henter Lucas Andersen hjem, bold.dk, 30 August 2018
- AaB sikrer sig Lucas Andersen på femårig aftale, aabsport.dk, 10 March 2019
- , bold.dk 29 Juni 2019
- Lars Berendt (8 January 2012). "Lucas Andersen med Ligalandsholdet" [Lucas Andersen join the League XI] (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil Union. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- Lucas Andersen at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Lucas Andersen - Career Honours". Soccerway.
- Lucas A. starter op hos Jong Ajax, bold.dk, 20 June 2016