Andreas Christensen

Andreas Bodtker Christensen (born 10 April 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Chelsea and the Denmark national team. Christensen began his career at Skjold Birkerod and later joined Brondby. He joined Chelsea at the age of 15 in February 2012, making his professional debut in October 2014. From 2015 to 2017, he was loaned to Bundesliga club Borussia Monchengladbach, where he made 82 appearances and scored 7 goals. Christensen made his full international debut for Denmark in June 2015, and represented the nation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2020.

Club Career

Chelsea

Early career

Christensen was born in Lillerod, Allerod Municipality. The son of former Brondby goalkeeper Sten Christensen, he began his career with Skjold Birkerod and later joined Brondby. He spent eight years there, attracting the interest of Europe's elite clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich. On 7 February 2012, Christensen signed for Chelsea on a free transfer, near the end of Andre Villas-Boas' tenure as the club's manager. Upon joining the London side, Christensen said: "I have chosen Chelsea because they play the kind of football I like.”

Christensen was first included in a Chelsea senior squad for their last game of the 2012–13 season on 19 May 2013, but did not feature in the match, which ended a 2–1 home win over Everton in Rafael Benitez's last match as manager. In the pre-season tour of the United States before the 2013–14 season, he was part of the senior team squad and signed a professional contract thereafter.

2014–15 season

He made his professional debut on 28 October 2014, playing the full 90 minutes at right-back as Chelsea won 2–1 away to Shrewsbury Town in the fourth round of the League Cup. Christensen did not play again until 24 January 2015, when he was utilized in the same position for Chelsea's 4–2 home defeat to L

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