| Andreas Skov Olsen | |
| Full Name: | Andreas Skov Olsen[1] |
| Birth Date: | 29 December 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Hillerød, Denmark |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Currentclub: | Club Brugge |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthclubs1: | Alsønderup SG&I |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Nordsjælland |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Nordsjælland |
| Caps1: | 41 |
| Goals1: | 22 |
| Years2: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Bologna |
| Caps2: | 70 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Club Brugge |
| Caps3: | 74 |
| Goals3: | 29 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Denmark U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Denmark U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 7 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2017–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Denmark U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 9 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam4: | Denmark |
| Nationalcaps4: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 8 |
| Club-Update: | 23:20, 11 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:27, 29 June 2024 (UTC) |
Andreas Skov Olsen (in Danish pronounced as /ˈskʌwˀ ˈoˀlsn̩/; born 29 December 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger or a right midfielder for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge and the Denmark national team.
Olsen started his career at local club, ASGI from Alsønderup, outside of Hillerød, but later joined the FC Nordsjælland at the age of 12.[2]
Already at the age of 17, 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 then got his debut for the U21 national team in a game against Sweden U21.[3]
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 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.[4] 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.
On 12 July 2018, Olsen scored his first European goal in a Europa League Qualifier against Cliftonville.[5]
Olsen was officially promoted to the first team squad from the summer 2018. Olsen had a turbulent first half season in the Danish Superliga scoring 11 goals despite his young age.[6] He ended the season scoring 22 league goals.
On 24 July 2019, it was confirmed, that Olsen had left Denmark after two seasons in the Danish Superliga, to join Italian Serie A club Bologna.[7]
On 28 January 2022, Bologna announced Olsen's transfer to Club Brugge in Belgium, where he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract.[8] He made his debut on 2 February in a Belgian Cup match against Gent, coming off the bench for Ruud Vormer at half-time and providing the decisive assist for Charles De Ketelaere, securing a 1–0 win for his team.[9] [10] On 17 July 2022, Olsen scored the winning goal for Club in the 2022 Belgian Super Cup against Gent.[11]
Olsen was called up to the senior Denmark squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Belgium and England in September 2020.[12] He made his debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Faroe Islands and scored a goal in a 4–0 win.[13]
In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals.[14]
| Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Nordsjælland | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 36 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | – | 44 | 26 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | – | 51 | 27 | ||||
| Bologna | 2019–20 | Serie A | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 70 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 71 | 3 | |||||
| Club Brugge | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 6 | |||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 9 | |||
| 2023–24 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 7 | – | 50 | 26 | ||||
| 2024–25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 74 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 43 | |||
| Career total | 188 | 54 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 222 | 72 | |||
| Denmark | 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skov Olsen goal.
| Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 October 2020 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | 1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | |
| 2 | 31 March 2021 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria | 5 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 7 September 2021 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 11 | 3–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 5 | 9 October 2021 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | 12 | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 6 | 12 November 2021 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 14 | 1–0 | 3–1 | ||
| 7 | 13 June 2022 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 21 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A | |
| 8 | 25 September 2022 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | 23 | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
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