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Andreas Christensen

Andreas Bødtker Christensen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈænˌdʁe̝ː.æs ˈkʁesn̩sn̩]; born 10 April 1996) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Barcelona and the Denmark national team. Christensen began his career at Skjold Birkerød and later joined Brøndby. He joined Chelsea at the age of 15 in February 2012, making his professional debut in October 2014. After a two-year loan to German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, he returned to Chelsea in 2017, winning the FA Cup, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League with the club. In 2022, he was signed by Barcelona, where he won La Liga in his debut season. Christensen made his full international debut for Denmark in June 2015, and represented the nation at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020, the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024.

Infobox

2013
Denmark U19
Full name
Andreas Bødtker Christensen
Date of birth
(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth
Lillerød, Denmark
Height
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position
Centre-back
Current team
Barcelona
Number
15
2000–2006
Skjold Birkerød
2006–2012
Brøndby
2012–2014
Chelsea
Years
Team
2014–2022
Chelsea
2015–2017
→ Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)
2022–
Barcelona
2011–2012
Denmark U17
2013–2015
Denmark U21
2015–
Denmark

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
National cup
Apps
National cup
Goals
League cup
Apps
League cup
Goals
Europe
Apps
Europe
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Chelsea
Chelsea
Club
Chelsea
Season
2014–15
League
Premier League
League
1
League
0
National cup
1
National cup
0
League cup
1
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
—
Other
3
Total
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Premier League
League
27
League
0
League
3
National cup
0
National cup
4
League cup
0
League cup
6
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
40
Total
0
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Premier League
League
8
League
0
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
4
League cup
0
League cup
15
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
0
Other
29
Total
0
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Premier League
League
21
League
0
League
2
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
4
Europe
0
Europe
1
Other
0
Other
28
Total
0
2020–21
2020–21
Club
2020–21
Season
Premier League
League
17
League
0
League
3
National cup
0
National cup
0
League cup
0
League cup
7
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
27
Other
0
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Premier League
League
19
League
0
League
3
National cup
1
National cup
1
League cup
0
League cup
8
Europe
1
Europe
3
Other
0
Other
34
Total
2
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
93
League
0
League
14
League
1
National cup
10
National cup
0
League cup
40
League cup
1
Europe
4
Europe
0
Other
161
Other
2
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)
Club
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)
Season
2015–16
League
Bundesliga
League
31
League
3
National cup
3
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
5
Europe
0
Europe
—
Other
39
Other
3
2016–17
2016–17
Club
2016–17
Season
Bundesliga
League
31
League
2
League
3
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
9
League cup
2
Europe
—
Europe
43
Other
4
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
62
League
5
League
6
League
0
National cup
—
National cup
14
League cup
2
League cup
—
Europe
82
Europe
7
Barcelona
Barcelona
Club
Barcelona
Season
2022–23
League
La Liga
League
23
League
1
National cup
2
National cup
0
League cup
—
League cup
5
Europe
0
Europe
2
Other
0
Other
32
Total
1
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
La Liga
League
30
League
2
League
3
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
7
League cup
1
Europe
2
Europe
0
Other
42
Other
3
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
La Liga
League
5
League
0
League
0
National cup
0
National cup
—
League cup
1
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
6
Other
0
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
La Liga
League
12
League
0
League
1
National cup
1
National cup
—
League cup
4
League cup
0
Europe
0
Europe
0
Other
17
Other
1
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
70
League
3
League
6
League
1
National cup
—
National cup
17
League cup
1
League cup
4
Europe
0
Europe
97
Other
5
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
225
League
8
League
26
League
2
National cup
10
National cup
0
League cup
71
League cup
4
Europe
8
Europe
0
Other
340
Other
14
Club
Season
League
National cup
League cup
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Chelsea
2014–15
Premier League
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
—
3
0
2017–18
Premier League
27
0
3
0
4
0
6
0
0
0
40
0
2018–19
Premier League
8
0
2
0
4
0
15
0
0
0
29
0
2019–20
Premier League
21
0
2
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
28
0
2020–21
Premier League
17
0
3
0
0
0
7
0
—
27
0
2021–22
Premier League
19
0
3
1
1
0
8
1
3
0
34
2
Total
93
0
14
1
10
0
40
1
4
0
161
2
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)
2015–16
Bundesliga
31
3
3
0
—
5
0
—
39
3
2016–17
Bundesliga
31
2
3
0
—
9
2
—
43
4
Total
62
5
6
0
—
14
2
—
82
7
Barcelona
2022–23
La Liga
23
1
2
0
—
5
0
2
0
32
1
2023–24
La Liga
30
2
3
0
—
7
1
2
0
42
3
2024–25
La Liga
5
0
0
0
—
1
0
0
0
6
0
2025–26
La Liga
12
0
1
1
—
4
0
0
0
17
1
Total
70
3
6
1
—
17
1
4
0
97
5
Career total
225
8
26
2
10
0
71
4
8
0
340
14
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
Denmark
Denmark
National team
Denmark
Year
2015
Apps
2
Goals
0
2016
2016
National team
2016
Year
8
Apps
0
2017
2017
National team
2017
Year
4
Apps
1
2018
2018
National team
2018
Year
9
Apps
0
2019
2019
National team
2019
Year
8
Apps
0
2020
2020
National team
2020
Year
7
Apps
0
2021
2021
National team
2021
Year
16
Apps
1
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
7
Apps
1
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
7
Apps
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
5
Apps
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
6
Apps
1
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
79
Apps
4
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Denmark
2015
2
0
2016
8
0
2017
4
1
2018
9
0
2019
8
0
2020
7
0
2021
16
1
2022
7
1
2023
7
0
2024
5
0
2025
6
1
Total
79
4
List of international goals scored by Andreas Christensen · Career statistics › International
1
1
No.
1
Date
14 November 2017
Venue
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Cap
14
Opponent
Republic of Ireland
Score
1–1
Result
5–1
Competition
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
2
No.
2
Date
21 June 2021
Venue
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
Cap
44
Opponent
Russia
Score
3–1
Result
4–1
Competition
UEFA Euro 2020
3
3
No.
3
Date
26 November 2022
Venue
Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar
Cap
60
Opponent
France
Score
1–1
Result
1–2
Competition
2022 FIFA World Cup
4
4
No.
4
Date
8 September 2025
Venue
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece
Cap
75
Opponent
Greece
Score
2–0
Result
3–0
Competition
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
Ref.
1
14 November 2017
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
14
Republic of Ireland
1–1
5–1
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2
21 June 2021
Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
44
Russia
3–1
4–1
UEFA Euro 2020
3
26 November 2022
Stadium 974, Doha, Qatar
60
France
1–1
1–2
2022 FIFA World Cup
4
8 September 2025
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece
75
Greece
2–0
3–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. Includes Football League/EFL Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearance in UEFA Super Cup
  6. One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League
  8. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  9. Appearances in Supercopa de España
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