Lucas Andersen

Danish footballer (born 1994)

Lucas Andersen
Personal information
Full name Lucas Qvistorff Andersen
Date of birth (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Aalborg, Denmark
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Queens Park Rangers
Number 25
Youth career
Aalborg Freja
AaB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 AaB 40 (3)
2012–2016 Ajax 37 (2)
2013–2016 Jong Ajax 23 (7)
2015–2016 → Willem II (loan) 34 (9)
2016–2019 Grasshoppers 69 (10)
2018–2019 → AaB (loan) 23 (10)
2019–2024 AaB 97 (14)
2024– Queens Park Rangers 1 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Denmark U16 7 (1)
2010–2011 Denmark U17 21 (2)
2011 Denmark U18 1 (0)
2011–2012 Denmark U19 14 (0)
2012–2017 Denmark U21 29 (6)
2014–2020 Denmark 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Lucas Qvistorff Andersen (born 13 September 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Queens Park Rangers.

Club career

AaB

Andersen started playing youth football with Aalborg Freja, before moving to Aalborg BK (AaB) at the age of 10.[1] In September 2008, Andersen went on a one week trial at Liverpool at the age of only 14, without getting offered a contract.[2] He penned his first professional contract with AaB in September 2009.[3]

Andersen made his debut for AaB on 5 March 2011 at the age of 16 years and 174 days, making him the youngest player ever to play for AaB in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship[4] and the second youngest player ever to play in the Danish Superliga. One month later, he extended his contract until 2013.[5] He slowly became a regular part of, as he played 22 league matches for AaB in the 2011/12 season. He broke his toe in November 2011 and was out for the rest of the fall.[6] According to a Danish source, Andersen was followed by Liverpool and Ajax in the January 2012 market.[7] This was later confirmed by his agent.

Andersen was usually employed as a right winger, but was capable of playing on the left, as well as an attacking midfielder/playmaker behind the forwards. He was touted as the most promising player to come through the AaB youth ranks since Jesper Grønkjær, by AaB director of football Lynge Jakobsen[8] A number of foreign clubs wanted to sign him by 2012, but Lynge Jakobsen did not want to sell Andersen at too young an age.[1]

Ajax

On 31 August 2012, Andersen signed with Ajax for an undisclosed fee, with a view to join the squad of Jong Ajax at first. AaB's good relationship with Ajax, having sold Jesper Grønkjær to Ajax as well, was emphasized by Lynge Jakobsen as a reason for the deal materializing.[1] Andersen made his debut 8 December, coming on as a substitute against FC Groningen.

Grasshopper

On 4 July 2016, Ajax announced that Andersen had been sold to Grasshopper Club Zürich.[9]

Return to AaB

After a less successful 2017–18 season at Grasshoppers with limited playing time, Andersen was loaned out to his former club, AaB, for the 2018–19 season.[10] Andersen had strong performances for the club which made AaB buy him out of his contract with Grasshoppers, making the deal permanent from 1 July 2019.[11] Andersen signed a five-year contract. Andersen was named the new captain of AaB after long time veteran Rasmus Würtz ended his playing career.[12]

On 2 February 2024 AaB confirmed that they had terminated Andersen's contract by mutual agreement.[13] Three days later, he signed for Championship club Queens Park Rangers, reuniting with former boss Martí Cifuentes.[14]

International career

He was a part of the Denmark under-17 squad at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

On 8 January 2012, he was called up for the Denmark League XI national football team for their matches in the 2011 King's Cup. With his age of only 17 years and 4 months, he is the youngest player ever to have been a part of the Danish League XI squad.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played on 28 February 2018[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AaB 2010–11 Danish Superliga 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2011–12 22 1 0 0 0 0 22 1
2012–13 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
Total 40 3 0 0 0 0 40 3
Ajax 2012–13 Eredivisie 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 1
2013–14 9 0 0 0 5[a] 0 14 0
2014–15 27 2 2 1 8[b] 1 37 4
Total 37 2 4 2 13 1 54 5
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 18 6 — 18 6
2014–15 2 1 — 2 1
2015–16 3 0 — 3 0
Total 23 7 — 23 7
Willem II (loan) 2015–16 Eredivisie 30 6 3 1 4[c] 3 37 10
Grasshopper 2016–17 Swiss Super League 33 6 2 0 6[d] 1 41 7
2017–18 20 4 3 0 0 0 23 4
Total 53 10 5 0 6 1 64 11
Career totals 183 28 12 3 23 5 218 36
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  2. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, One appearance in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  3. ^ Appearances in Promotion/relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club

Ajax[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c AaB sælger Lucas Andersen til Ajax - AaB A/S
  2. ^ AaB-talenter til prøvetræning i Liverpool, bold.dk, 21 September 2008
  3. ^ AaB skriver med stortalent | Tipsbladet
  4. ^ AaB A/S Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ AaB forlænger med teenagekomet‚ bold.dk, 7 April 2011
  6. ^ Lucas A. ude med brækket tå‚ bold.dk, 22 November 2011
  7. ^ Avis: Ajax og Liverpool jagter Lucas A., bold.dk, 12 January 2012
  8. ^ Lynge: Lucas størst siden Grønkjær - Superligaen - danske og udenlandske fodboldnyheder fra Onside.dk
  9. ^ Andersen naar Grasshopper Club Zürich (Dutch). Ajax. 4 July 2016.
  10. ^ AaB henter Lucas Andersen hjem, bold.dk, 30 August 2018
  11. ^ AaB sikrer sig Lucas Andersen på femårig aftale, aabsport.dk, 10 March 2019
  12. ^ [1], bold.dk 29 Juni 2019
  13. ^ Afskedstid for AaB og Lucas Andersen, aabsport.dk, 2 February 2024
  14. ^ "Lucas Andersen: QPR sign Denmark midfielder on free transfer". BBC. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  15. ^ Lars Berendt (8 January 2012). "Lucas Andersen med Ligalandsholdet" [Lucas Andersen join the League XI] (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil Union. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  16. ^ Lucas Andersen at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  17. ^ "Lucas Andersen - Career Honours". Soccerway.

External links

  • Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)
  • Official Danish Superliga player statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
  • Stats on 7msport
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Queens Park Rangers F.C. – current squad