Anders Dreyer
Anders Laustrup Dreyer (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtʁɑjɐ]; born 2 May 1998) is a Danish footballer who plays for Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland. The right winger previously played for Esbjerg fB, Brighton, St Mirren and SC Heerenveen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anders Laustrup Dreyer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bramming, Denmark | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ribe BK | |||
| Bramming BK | |||
| Esbjerg fB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Esbjerg fB | 41 | (20) |
| 2018–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → St Mirren (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → SC Heerenveen (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2020– | FC Midtjylland | 2 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U17 | 6 | (3) |
| 2016 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2017 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Denmark U21 | 14 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:53, 17 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Esbjerg fB
On 20 September 2016, Esbjerg fB confirmed that they had extended Dreyer's contract by one year until 2018.[2] But he continued playing for their U19 squad.
Dreyer got his debut on 2 April 2017 in a 0–0 draw against Randers FC in the Danish Superliga[3] coming on in the 72nd minute to replace Awer Mabil. He scored his first goal for Esbjerg on 22 April 2017 against AC Horsens.[4]
He was promoted to the first team squad for the 2017–18 season in the Danish 1st Division. In this season he finished as the league topscorer with 18 goals, helping Esbjerg win promotion to the Superliga.
On the 27th of May 2018, Dreyer scored his first hat-trick of his career in the second leg of their promotion playoff games against Silkeborg IF. His 3 goals secured a 3-1 aggregate lead to take Esbjerg back into the Superliga. Dreyer ended the season as the topscorer 2017–18 Danish 1st Division, scoring 18 goals.
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 7 August 2018, Dreyer was sold to Brighton & Hove Albion.[5] Dreyer started on the U23 team, and got his debut in the first game of the season against Liverpool U23 on 8 October 2018.[6]
Loan to St Mirren
In January 2019, Dreyer joined St Mirren on loan until the end of the season.[7] After picking up an knee injury at the end of April, Dreyer returned to Brighton & Hove Albion and missed the end of the season. Dreyer scored one goal in his eleven appearances for the club.[8]
Loan to SC Heerenveen
On 23 August 2019 SC Heerenveen announced, that they had signed Dreyer on loan for the 2019-20 season.[9] He made his debut 8 days later coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Fortuna Sittard.[10]
FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland announced on 6 January 2020, that Dreyer had returned to Denmark and signed a 4,5-year contract with the club.[11]
Career Statistics
- As of 6 January 2020
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Esbjerg fB | 2016–17 | Superliga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 1.Division | 31 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 34 | 21 | ||
| 2018–19 | Superliga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 41 | 20 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | 48 | 23 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St Mirren (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Sc Heerenveen (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 62 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 70 | 25 | ||
References
- "Premier League clubs publish retained lists". Premier League. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- "EfB indgår nye aftaler med fremtidens spillere". efb.dk. 20 September 2016.
- "ESBJERG VS. RANDERS 0 - 0". soccerway.com. 2 April 2017.
- "HORSENS VS. ESBJERG 0 - 1". soccerway.com. 22 April 2017.
- "Så er det på plads: Anders Dreyer skifter til Brighton". jv.dk. 7 August 2018.
- "Anders Dreyer biography". brightonandhovealbion.com.
- "Anders Dreyer: St Mirren sign Brighton & Hove Albion winger on loan". BBC Sport. 26 January 2019.
- "Josef Sural: St Mirren's Vaclav Hladky will play before attending funeral". BBC Sport. 2 May 2019.
- sc Heerenveen verwelkomt Anders Dreyer, sc-heerenveen.nl, 25 August 2019
- "sc Heerenveen - Fortuna Sittard - sc Heerenveen". SC Heerenveen. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- "ANDERS DREYER SKIFTER TIL FC MIDTJYLLAND". FC Midtjylland. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.