Joachim Andersen (footballer)

Joachim Andersen
Personal information
Full name Joachim Christian Andersen
Date of birth (1996-05-31) 31 May 1996
Place of birth Solrød Strand, Denmark
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 3
Youth career
2000–2009 Greve Fodbold
FC Copenhagen
FC Midtjylland
2013 FC Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 FC Twente 49 (4)
2013–2017 Jong FC Twente 40 (0)
2017– Sampdoria 7 (0)
National team
2012 Denmark U16 1 (0)
2013 Denmark U17 2 (0)
2014–2015 Denmark U19 13 (0)
2017– Denmark U20 2 (0)
2015– Denmark U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2018

Joachim Christian Andersen (born 31 May 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays as a centre-back for Sampdoria in Serie A. He represented Denmark at U16, U17, U19, U20, and U21 levels.

Club career

Youth

Andersen started playing football at the age of 4 in a local club in Greve, where he played from 2000 until 2009. He then joined FC Copenhagen’s academy, before leaving for FC Midtjylland[2]

In April 2013, FC Twente sent out scouts to observe Andersen, and offered him a one-week trial, which he accepted.[3] Four months later, he signed a youth contract with FC Twente for a fee rumored about 5 million Danish krone (€650,000).[4][5] The plan was to start on the youth team, and play there in the first half year.

FC Twente

Andersen made his first appearance for Jong FC Twente on 8 November 2013, playing the whole match.[6] He did not play any matches for the first team in his first season.

On 7 March 2015, he finally got his chance on the first team debuting against Willem II, and playing the last 20 minutes.[7] A week later, he signed a new contract with Twente until 2018.[8]

In 2015, Andersen won the prize as the U19 talent of the year by Danish Football Association.[9] He slowly got more and more time on the pitch for the first team. He continued his development and became almost a regular part of the first team squad in the 2015–16 season.

Sampdoria

On 25 August 2017, Andersen signed a contract with Serie A club Sampdoria.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "201718 Joachim Andersen - U.C. Sampdoria". U.C. Sampdoria. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Grevedreng klar til prof-karriere‚ sn.dk, 23 August 2013
  3. ↑ FCM-talent: Tempo på i Twente, bold.dk, 15 April 2013
  4. ↑ FCM bekræfter talentsalg, bold.dk, 7 August 2013
  5. ↑ Avis: FCM får fem mio. kr. for talent‚ bold.dk, 8 August 2013
  6. ↑ TWENTE II VS. TELSTAR 3 - 0‚ soccerway.com, 8 November 2013
  7. ↑ Ung Twente-dansker fik debut i remis, bold.dk, 7 March 2015
  8. ↑ Twente-dansker forlænger til 2018, bold.dk, 16 March 2015
  9. ↑ Talentpriser til Yussuf P. og Joachim A.‚ bold.dk, 17 March 2015
  10. ↑ Officielt: Joachim A. på plads i Sampdoria‚ bold.dk, 25 August 2017
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