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====Return to Chelsea====
====Return to Chelsea====
On 12 August 2017, Christensen made his first appearance for Chelsea following his two-year loan spell in Germany, coming off the bench following captain [[Gary Cahill]] being sent off, in Chelsea's 3–2 opening day home defeat against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40835426|title=Chelsea 2–3 Burnley|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 August 2017}}</ref> Eight days later, he made his first Premier League start in a 2–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40914668|title=Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Chelsea|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2017}}</ref> On 9 January 2018, Christensen signed a new four-and-half-year deal with Chelsea running until 2022, after establishing himself in the first team.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Christensen commits |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2018/01/christensen-commits-.html |publisher=Chelsea Football Club |date=9 January 2018 |accessdate=9 January 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Revealed: Why Andreas Christensen was not in Chelsea's squad for FA Cup victory over Man United |url=https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/players/christensen-chelsea-fa-cup-final-14680790 |publisher=football.london |date=20 May 2018 |accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref> Prior to the season’s finish though, he was awarded the club’s Young Player of the Year award.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Christensen: Great to play on the big stage |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2018/05/christensen--great-to-play-on-the-big-stage.html |publisher=Chelsea Football Club |date=15 May 2018 |accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref>
On 12 August 2017, Christensen made his first appearance for Chelsea following his two-year loan spell in Germany, coming off the bench following captain [[Gary Cahill]] being sent off, in Chelsea's 3–2 opening day home defeat against [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40835426|title=Chelsea 2–3 Burnley|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 August 2017}}</ref> Eight days later, he made his first Premier League start in a 2–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40914668|title=Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Chelsea|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2017}}</ref> On 9 January 2018, Christensen signed a new four-and-half-year deal with Chelsea running until 2022, after establishing himself in the first team.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Christensen commits |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2018/01/christensen-commits-.html |publisher=Chelsea Football Club |date=9 January 2018 |accessdate=9 January 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Revealed: Why Andreas Christensen was not in Chelsea's squad for FA Cup victory over Man United |url=https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/players/christensen-chelsea-fa-cup-final-14680790 |publisher=football.london |date=20 May 2018 |accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref> Prior to the season’s finish though, he was awarded the club’s Young Player of the Year award.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |title=Christensen: Great to play on the big stage |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2018/05/christensen--great-to-play-on-the-big-stage.html |publisher=Chelsea Football Club |date=15 May 2018 |accessdate=21 May 2018}}</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
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==Honours==
==Honours==
'''Chelsea'''

FA Cup: 2018

'''Individual'''
'''Individual'''

*[[Danish Football Player of the Year|Danish Talent of the Year]]: 2015<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/dfa-ac-snuppede-aarets-talent/ DFA: AC Snuppede Årets Talent (Danish)], Accessed 22 March 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.dbu.dk/oevrigt_indhold/Om_DBU/Dansk_Fodbold_Award DFA: Dansk Fodbold Award (Danish)], Accessed 22 March 2016</ref>
*[[Danish Football Player of the Year|Danish Talent of the Year]]: 2015<ref>[http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/dfa-ac-snuppede-aarets-talent/ DFA: AC Snuppede Årets Talent (Danish)], Accessed 22 March 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.dbu.dk/oevrigt_indhold/Om_DBU/Dansk_Fodbold_Award DFA: Dansk Fodbold Award (Danish)], Accessed 22 March 2016</ref>
*[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] Player of the Year: [[2015–16 Borussia Mönchengladbach season|2015–16]]<ref>[http://www.bt.dk/fodbold/andreas-christensen-vinder-haeder-i-gladbach|Andreas Christensen vinder hæder i Gladbach (Danish)], Accessed 13 June 2016</ref>
*[[Borussia Mönchengladbach]] Player of the Year: [[2015–16 Borussia Mönchengladbach season|2015–16]]<ref>[http://www.bt.dk/fodbold/andreas-christensen-vinder-haeder-i-gladbach|Andreas Christensen vinder hæder i Gladbach (Danish)], Accessed 13 June 2016</ref>
*Chelsea Young Player of the Year: 2018<ref name=":0" />


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:27, 25 August 2018

Andreas Christensen
Christensen playing for Chelsea in 2017
Personal information
Full name Andreas Bødtker Christensen[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Lillerød, Denmark
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Number 27
Youth career
2004–2012 Brøndby IF
2012–2015 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Chelsea 28 (0)
2015–2017 → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 62 (5)
International career‡
2011–2012 Denmark U16 2 (0)
2011–2012 Denmark U17 18 (5)
2013 Denmark U19 2 (0)
2013– Denmark U21 21 (1)
2015– Denmark 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:45, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2018

Andreas Bødtker Christensen (pronounced [ˈkʁɛsdn̩sn̩]; born 10 April 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League club Chelsea and the Denmark national team.

He began his career at Brøndby and 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.

Club career

Chelsea

Early career

Born in Blovstrød, Denmark, the son of former Brøndby IF goalkeeper Sten Christensen, he began his career with Brøndby IF. 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 manager. Upon joining the London side, Christensen said: "I have chosen Chelsea because they play the kind of football I like.”[4]

Christensen was first included in a Chelsea senior squad for their last game of the 2012–13 season on 19 May 2013, but did not feature in the match, which ended a 2–1 home win over Everton in Rafael Benítez's last match as manager.[5] In the pre-season tour of the United States before the 2013–14 season, he was part of the senior team squad and signed a professional contract thereafter.[6]

2014–15 season

He made his professional debut on 28 October 2014, playing the full 90 minutes at right-back as Chelsea won 2–1 away to Shrewsbury Town in the fourth round of the League Cup.[7] Christensen did not play again until 24 January 2015, when he was utilized in the same position for Chelsea's 2–4 home defeat to League One club Bradford City in the FA Cup fourth round.[8]

Although Christensen played no further part in the campaign, Chelsea won the League Cup with a 2–0 victory over rival club Tottenham Hotspur in the final. When asked who was man of the match for the final, manager 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) because we are a team. I am proud of the guys."[9]

On 13 April 2015, Christensen played for Chelsea U19 in the final of the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League against Shakhtar Donetsk in Switzerland and although he scored an own goal to cancel out Isaiah Brown's opener in the first-half, Chelsea still ended with a 3–2 victory.[10] 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.[11] Although Christensen only made one league appearances out of the whole season, Mourinho stated that he would receive a winner's medal for his contributions this season.[12]

Loan to Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 10 July 2015, Christensen joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on a two-year loan deal from Chelsea.[13][14] He made his debut on 10 August against FC St. Pauli in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, winning 4–1.[15] Five days later, Christensen made his Bundesliga debut in a 4–0 loss at Borussia Dortmund.[16] He scored his first professional goals on 5 February 2016, a brace in a 5–1 win over Werder Bremen at Borussia-Park.[17]

After an impressive debut season, Christensen was voted the team's Player of the Season, ahead of Granit Xhaka, the team captain.[18] After the success of his first season, Monchegladbach made multiple attempts to move his loan move into a permanent during the 2016 summer, although it was reported Chelsea rejected the £14.25 million bid from the German side.[19]

In the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Christensen scored the final goal of a 4–2 win away to Fiorentina in the second leg of the last 32 to assure a 4–3 aggregate win.[20] He was on target again in the next round against neighbours Schalke, who won on away goals after a 3–3 aggregate draw.[21]

Return to Chelsea

On 12 August 2017, Christensen made his first appearance for Chelsea following his two-year loan spell in Germany, coming off the bench following captain Gary Cahill being sent off, in Chelsea's 3–2 opening day home defeat against Burnley.[22] Eight days later, he made his first Premier League start in a 2–1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium.[23] On 9 January 2018, Christensen signed a new four-and-half-year deal with Chelsea running until 2022, after establishing himself in the first team.[24] 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.[25] Prior to the season’s finish though, he was awarded the club’s Young Player of the Year award.[26]

International career

On 8 June 2015, Christensen made his senior international debut for Denmark in a 2–1 home friendly win against Montenegro at the Viborg Stadion, as a 69th-minute substitute for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.[27] 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.[28]

Christensen played six matches in Denmark's successful 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. On 14 November 2017 he scored his first international goal to equalise in a 5–1 win over the Republic of Ireland in the second leg of the play-off.[29]

Style of play

Christensen is a central defender.

In 2018, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte said the Dane had displayed "great maturity" adding that he has "a lot of trust in Christensen. This player is a player for the present for Chelsea, and for Chelsea's future for 10 or 12 years. He can also become the captain of this team in the future".[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 May 2018[31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chelsea 2014–15 Premier League 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
2017–18 Premier League 27 0 3 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 40 0
2018–19 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 28 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 0 0 43 0
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 2015–16 Bundesliga 31 3 3 0 — 5[a] 0 — 39 3
2016–17 Bundesliga 31 2 3 0 — 9[b] 2 — 43 4
Total 62 5 6 0 — 14 2 — 82 7
Career total 90 5 10 0 5 0 20 2 0 0 125 7
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played on 1 July 2018[32]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Denmark 2015 2 0
2016 4 0
2017 8 1
2018 6 0
Total 20 1

International goals

As of match played 14 November 2017. Denmark score listed first, score column indicates score after each Christensen goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 14 November 2017 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 14  Republic of Ireland 1–1 5–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]

Honours

Chelsea

FA Cup: 2018

Individual

References

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  2. ^ "Andreas Christensen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2018. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Chelsea complete signing of 15-year-old Brondby defender Andreas Christensen on a free transfer". Goal.com. Goal.com. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  5. ^ Phillips, Owen (15 May 2013). "Chelsea 2–1 Everton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Christensen Chelsea Profile". Chelsea F.C. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Chowdhury, Saj (28 October 2014). "Shrewsbury 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. ^ Emons, Michael (24 January 2015). "Chelsea 2–4 Bradford". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Matic's kit, phone calls, but no party: Chelsea's cup celebrations". BBC Sport. 1 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  10. ^ http://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/season=2015/matches/round=2000561/match=2016409/postmatch/report/index.html#brown+inspires+chelsea+youth+league+glory
  11. ^ Winton, Richard (24 May 2015). "Chelsea 3–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  12. ^ "Every Chelsea player to get a Premier League medal says Jose Mourinho".
  13. ^ "German loan for Christensen". Chelsea. 10 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Borussia bring in Chelsea's Andreas Christensen on loan". Borussia Mönchengladbach. Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach GmbH. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  15. ^ "St. Pauli vs. Borussia M'gladbach 1 – 4", Soccerway, 10 August 2015
  16. ^ "Borussia Dortmund vs. Borussia M'gladbach 4 – 0", Soccerway, 15 August 2015
  17. ^ "Mönchengladbach delight at dismantling Bremen". Bundesliga. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  18. ^ "Chelsea prodigy Andreas Christensen wins Borussia Monchegladbach player of the year ahead of Arsenal's Granit Xhaka". Metro. Metro. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
  19. ^ "Chelsea reject Borussia Monchengladbach bid for Andreas Christensen – Sky sources". Sky Sports. 19 July 2016.
  20. ^ "Fiorentina 2–4 Borussia Mönchengladbach". BBC Sport. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  21. ^ "Borussia Monchengladbach 2 Schalke 2 (3-3 agg, Schalke win on away goals): Bentaleb penalty sends visitors through". FourFourTwo. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  22. ^ "Chelsea 2–3 Burnley". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Chelsea". BBC Sport. 20 August 2017.
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  26. ^ a b "Christensen: Great to play on the big stage". Chelsea Football Club. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  27. ^ Olsen, Allan (8 June 2015). "Pierre-Emile er vores panzerwagen!" [Pierre-Emile is our tank!]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  28. ^ "Denmark vs. Iceland (2 : 1)". OneFootball. 25 March 2016.
  29. ^ a b Hafez, Shamoon (14 November 2017). "Republic of Ireland 1–5 Denmark". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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  32. ^ Andreas Christensen at National-Football-Teams.com
  33. ^ DFA: AC Snuppede Årets Talent (Danish), Accessed 22 March 2016
  34. ^ DFA: Dansk Fodbold Award (Danish), Accessed 22 March 2016
  35. ^ Christensen vinder hæder i Gladbach (Danish), Accessed 13 June 2016
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