Andreas Skov Olsen

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.

Andreas Skov Olsen
Personal information
Full name Andreas Skov Olsen[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-29) 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 48 (20)
International career‡
2017 Denmark U-18 1 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U-19 10 (7)
2017–2020 Denmark U-21 18 (9)
2020– Denmark 29 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:34, 8 OCtober 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:23, 24 September 2023 (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.[2]

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.[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

On 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

On 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

Olsen 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

Club
As of match played 8 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nordsjælland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 5021––71
2018–19 3622216[lower-alpha 2]3–4426
Total 41224263–5127
Bologna 2019–20 Serie A 26100––261
2020–21 26200––262
2021–22 18010––190
Total 70310––713
Club Brugge 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 15620––176
2022–23 237105[lower-alpha 3]11[lower-alpha 4]1309
2023–24 107006[lower-alpha 5]3–1610
Total 482030114116325
Career total 15945821771118555
  1. Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, Belgian Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 19 June 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 202021
2021135
2022102
202320
Total278
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Olsen goal.
List of international goals scored by Andreas Skov Olsen
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2020MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark1 Faroe Islands1–04–0Friendly
2 31 March 2021Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria5 Austria1–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 4–0
4 7 September 2021Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark11 Israel3–05–0
5 9 October 2021Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova12 Moldova1–04–0
6 12 November 2021Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark14 Faroe Islands1–03–1
7 13 June 2022Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark21 Austria2–02–02022–23 UEFA Nations League A
8 25 September 2022Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark23 France2–02–0

Honours

Club Brugge

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "Kasper Junker EM-testes søndag". bold.dk. 11 June 2017.
  4. "NORDSJAELLAND VS. BRONDBY 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 23 July 2017.
  5. UEFA.com. "Cliftonville-Nordsjælland | UEFA Europa League 2018/19". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. FCN-komet har indfriet sæsonmål: Det er stort, bold.dk, 14 January 2019
  7. Andreas Skov Olsen al Bologna, bolognafc.it, 24 July 2019
  8. "Skov Olsen al Bruges" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  9. "Club Brugge wil met Danish Dynamite AA Gent in de vernieling spelen". Proximus (in Dutch). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  10. "Gent vs. Club Brugge – 2 February 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  11. "CLUB BEATS GENT 1-0 AND LIFTS THE SUPERCUP". clubbrugge.be. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  12. "Denmark vs Belgium live stream: Watch today's Nations League game online". squawka.com. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  13. "Denmark v Faroe Islands game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  14. "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.
  15. "Andreas Skov Olsen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  16. "Club Brugge completes hat trick of Belgian titles". AP News. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  17. "Skov Olsen sikrer Club Brugge belgisk Super Cup-triumf - TV 2". TV2 Sport (in Danish). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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