Andreas Skov Olsen

Andreas Skov Olsen
Personal information
Full name Andreas Skov Olsen
Date of birth (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999
Place of birth Hillerød, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current team
FC Nordsjælland
Number 21
Youth career
Hillerød
2012–2018 FC Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– FC Nordsjælland 15 (6)
National team
2017– Denmark U-18 1 (0)
2017– Denmark U-19 10 (4)
2017– Denmark U-21 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 September 2018

Andreas Skov Olsen (born 29 December 1999) is a Danish footballer who plays as a winger for FC Nordsjælland.

Youth career

Olsen started his career at a local club in Hillerød, but later joined FC Nordsjælland at the age of 12.[1]

Club career

FC Nordsjælland

Already in the U17, 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 also got his debut for the U21 national team in a game against Sweden U21.[2]

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 only 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.[3] 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.

Skov Olsen was officially promoted to the first team squad from the summer 2018.

References

  1. "17-årige Olsen efter debut for FC Nordsjælland: Kræver hårdt arbejde hver dag". tonsser.com. 17 July 2017.
  2. "Kasper Junker EM-testes søndag". bold.dk. 11 June 2017.
  3. "NORDSJAELLAND VS. BRONDBY 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 23 July 2017.
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