Andreas Bjelland

Andreas Bjelland
Bjelland playing for Copenhagen in 2018
Personal information
Full name Andreas Bjelland[1]
Date of birth (1988-07-11) 11 July 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Fredensborg, Denmark[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Lyngby
Number 6
Youth career
Fredensborg BI
0000–2001 BSV
2001–2006 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Lyngby 46 (1)
2009–2012 Nordsjælland 72 (3)
2012–2015 Twente 65 (3)
2015–2018 Brentford 62 (1)
2018–2022 Copenhagen 54 (1)
2021–2022Lyngby (loan) 24 (1)
2022– Lyngby 46 (1)
International career
2004 Denmark U16 1 (0)
2006 Denmark U18 1 (0)
2006 Denmark U19 3 (0)
2009–2011 Denmark U21 16 (0)
2010–2018 Denmark 29 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

Andreas Bjelland (born 11 July 1988) is a Danish-Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lyngby Boldklub.

Bjelland began his professional career in his homeland with Lyngby and established himself in the top division of Danish football with FC Nordsjælland. He played in the Netherlands and England between 2011 and 2018 and returned to Denmark to play for F.C. Copenhagen in 2018. He returned to Lyngby in 2021. Bjelland represented Denmark at international level and was part of the Danes' Euro 2012 squad. He is also adept as a full back or defensive midfielder.[3]

  1. ^ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Soccerbase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Brentford transfer news: FC Twente defender Andreas Bjelland on Marinus Dijkhuizen's radar". Retrieved 2 July 2015.