Andreas Christensen

Andreas Christensen
Christensen with Chelsea in 2018
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 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back / Defensive-midfielder
Team information
Current team
Barcelona
Number 15
Youth career
2000–2006 Skjold Birkerød
2006–2012 Brøndby
2012–2014 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2022 Chelsea 93 (0)
2015–2017Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 62 (5)
2022– Barcelona 54 (3)
International career
2011–2012 Denmark U16 2 (0)
2011–2012 Denmark U17 18 (5)
2013 Denmark U19 2 (0)
2013–2015 Denmark U21 21 (1)
2015– Denmark 74 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:48, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024

Andreas Bødtker Christensen (born 10 April 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays either as a centre-back or defensive-midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Denmark national team.

Christensen began his career at Skjold Birkerød and later joined Brøndby. He joined Chelsea at the age of 15 in February 2012, making his professional debut in October 2014. After a two-year loan to German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, he returned to Chelsea in 2017, winning the FA Cup, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League with the club. In 2022, he was signed by Barcelona, where he won La Liga in his debut season.

Christensen made his full international debut for Denmark in June 2015, and represented the nation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.

  1. ^ "Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2021: Chelsea FC" (PDF). FIFA. 9 February 2022. p. 1. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Andreas Christensen". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Andreas Christensen". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 27 December 2022.