Lucas Andersen
Personal information
Full name Lucas Qvistorff Andersen
Date of birth (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994
Place of birth Aalborg, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Winger
Team 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 97 (14)
International career‡
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)
2014–2020 Denmark 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Lucas Qvistorff Andersen (born 13 September 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish 1st Division club AaB.

Club career

AaB

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]

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]

Return to AaB

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 had strong performances for the club which made AaB 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AaB2010–11Danish Superliga 1100000110
2011–12 2210000221
2012–13 72000072
Total 4030000403
Ajax2012–13Eredivisie 10210031
2013–14 90005[lower-alpha 1]0140
2014–15 272218[lower-alpha 2]1374
Total 37242131545
Jong Ajax2013–14Eerste Divisie 186—186
2014–15 21—21
2015–16 30—30
Total 237—237
Willem II (loan)2015–16Eredivisie 306314[lower-alpha 3]33710
Grasshopper2016–17Swiss Super League 336206[lower-alpha 4]1417
2017–18 2043000234
Total 531050616411
Career totals 1832812323521836
  1. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  2. ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, One appearance in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  3. ↑ Appearances in Promotion/relegation play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Ajax[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 AaB sælger Lucas Andersen til Ajax - AaB A/S
  2. ↑ AaB-talenter til prøvetræning i Liverpool, bold.dk, 21 September 2008
  3. ↑ AaB skriver med stortalent | Tipsbladet
  4. ↑ AaB A/S Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ AaB forlænger med teenagekomet‚ bold.dk, 7 April 2011
  6. ↑ Lucas A. ude med brækket tå‚ bold.dk, 22 November 2011
  7. ↑ Avis: Ajax og Liverpool jagter Lucas A., bold.dk, 12 January 2012
  8. ↑ Lynge: Lucas størst siden Grønkjær - Superligaen - danske og udenlandske fodboldnyheder fra Onside.dk
  9. ↑ Andersen naar Grasshopper Club Zürich (Dutch). Ajax. 4 July 2016.
  10. ↑ AaB henter Lucas Andersen hjem, bold.dk, 30 August 2018
  11. ↑ AaB sikrer sig Lucas Andersen på femårig aftale, aabsport.dk, 10 March 2019
  12. ↑ , bold.dk 29 Juni 2019
  13. ↑ Lars Berendt (8 January 2012). "Lucas Andersen med Ligalandsholdet" [Lucas Andersen join the League XI] (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil Union. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  14. ↑ Lucas Andersen at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Lucas Andersen - Career Honours". Soccerway.
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