Andreas Schjelderup

Norwegian footballer (born 2004)

Andreas Schjelderup
Personal information
Full name Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup
Date of birth (2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Bodø, Norway
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Nordsjælland
(on loan from Benfica)
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2020 Bodø/Glimt
2020–2021 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Nordsjælland 55 (17)
2023– Benfica B 5 (1)
2023– Benfica 1 (0)
2023– → Nordsjælland (loan) 20 (6)
International career‡
2019 Norway U15 8 (2)
2020 Norway U16 3 (0)
2021–2022 Norway U18 5 (0)
2022–2023 Norway U19 6 (2)
2021– Norway U21 8 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:05, 12 September 2023

Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup (born 1 June 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Nordsjælland, on loan from Primeira Liga club Benfica.

Club career

Early years

Born in Bodø, Norway,[2] Schjelderup began his career in the youth sector at Bodø/Glimt.[3] Schjelderup was coveted by many big clubs throughout Europe, including reported interest from clubs in top leagues in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.

Nordsjælland

In July 2020, Schjelderup chose to move to Denmark to sign with Superliga club Nordsjælland.[3] He was promoted to the Nordsjælland first team following the winter break during the 2020–21 season. He made his senior debut from the starting eleven, in a 2–0 defeat to OB on 7 February 2021.[4] Aged 16 years and 248 days old, he became the 13th youngest player in Superliga history.[3] He scored his first senior goal for the club in a 3–0 win over local rivals Lyngby on 12 March.[5] In doing so, he became the club's record youngest goalscorer in Superliga history, edging out teammate Tochi Chukwuani's record set the previous season, and the fourth youngest overall in league history.[6] On 21 March, the final day of the 2020–21 Danish Superliga regular season, Schjelderup scored both goals in Nordsjælland's 2–1 defeat of SønderjyskE, leapfrogging his club above SønderjyskE and into sixth place, securing the final spot in the Superliga championship play-offs.[7]

Benfica

On 12 January 2023, Schjelderup signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Benfica.[8] The fee reported by Portuguese media was around €14 million. Norwegian media reported, however, that the fee was 105 million kroner (approximately €10 million), and Nordsjælland also secured 20% of a potential future sale.[9] Schjelderup made his Benfica debut in the Primeria Liga, against Maderian side Maritimo on 12 March 2023. Later on, Schjelderup made his Champions League Debut against Italian team Inter Milan.

The Norwegian had a difficult start to his stay at Benfica. In the first six months, he only made two brief appearances for the first team, while he also made five appearances for the club's B team.

Return to Nordsjælland (loan)

On 2 September 2023, Nordsjælland announced that Schjelderup would be returning to the club on a season-long loan deal from Benfica,[10] with the Danish club paying a €2.5 million loan fee.[11]

International career

Schjelderup has been capped at youth level for Norway.[12]

Style of play

Schjelderup is regarded as a highly skillful and technical player capable of playing in several offensive positions, due to his versatility; throughout his career, he has been deployed as a striker, as a second striker, or even as a winger, although his primary position is that of an attacking midfielder. Playing primarily as a left winger, Schjelderup tends to hug the touchline off the ball. He receives possession from teammates out wide before cutting inside and driving towards more central areas, thus ensuring that he can pick up the ball with space and time before looking to make a real impact. Schjelderup also has the ability to draw defenders toward him. That opens up space for his teammates to exploit. Another aspect of his game is his dribbling, Schjelderup has extremely quick feet and excellent agility in one-on-one duels. When making attacking runs off the ball, Schjelderup’s main objective is to create lateral separation. He very rarely tries to make runs in behind, and instead prefers to make runs out wide and receive in front of the defence.[13] Schjelderup idolises Norwegians Martin Ødegaard and Erling Haaland, being compared to the latter due to his goalscoring abilities.[3][14]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 April 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nordsjælland 2020–21 Danish Superliga 16 3 0 0 — — — 16 3
2021–22 Danish Superliga 22 4 1 0 — — — 23 4
2022–23 Danish Superliga 17 10 0 0 — — — 17 10
Total 55 17 1 0 — — — 56 17
Benfica B 2022–23 Liga Portugal 2 5 1 — — — — 5 1
Benfica 2022–23 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 — 2 0
2023–24 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Nordsjælland (loan) 2023–24 Danish Superliga 20 6 6 1 — 6[d] 0 — 32 7
Career total 81 24 7 1 0 0 7 0 1 0 96 25
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Benfica

References

  1. ^ "Andreas Schjelderup". www.slbenfica.pt. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ^ Toresen, Freddy; Høgland, Stian (7 July 2020). "Stortalentet glipper for Glimt: – Hadde egentlig lagt Glimt bak meg i fjor". Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian).
  3. ^ a b c d "«Hele» Europa ville ha Andreas (16): – Dette var beviset på at jeg valgte riktig". TV2 (in Norwegian). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  4. ^ "FCN 0:2 OB". Superliga (in Danish). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ "FCN win derby battle". Spielverlagerung. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ "ANDREAS SCHJELDERUP ER YNGSTE FCN-MÅLSCORER I SUPERLIGAEN NOGENSINDE". FCN (in Danish). 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Takket være den norske 16-åringen ble plassen i sluttspillet, og sjansen til å spille i europacuper sikret. I siste runde". Nettavisen (in Danish). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Andreas Schjelderup é do Benfica!". S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 12 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Officielt: FCN sælger Andreas Schjelderup til Benfica". bold.dk (in Danish). 12 January 2023.
  10. ^ Han er tilbage: FCN lejer Andreas Schjelderup i SL Benfica, fcn.dk, 1 September 2023
  11. ^ "Venda de Vlachodimos rendeu cerca de cinco milhões de euros ao Benfica" [Sale of Vlachodimos made Benfica around five million euros] (in European Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  12. ^ Andreas Schjelderup at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  13. ^ "ANDREAS SCHJELDERUP". www.scoutedftbl.com. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Andreas Schjelderup scout report: Another Norwegian goal-machine joins Benfica". www.foottheball.com. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  15. ^ Andreas Schjelderup at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  16. ^ Eis os 32 campeões de 2022/2023 (oito já tinham saído) - Fotogaleria A Bola
  17. ^ Vaza, Marco (9 August 2023). "Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2023.

External links

  • Profile at the S.L. Benfica website
  • Andreas Schjelderup at Soccerway
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