| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lucas Qvistorff Andersen | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BG Pathum United | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Queens Park Rangers | 43 | (3) |
| 2026- | BG Pathum United | 0 | (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 as of 6 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Lucas Qvistorff Andersen (born 13 September 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Thai League 1 outfit Pathum United.
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 championship4 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 Jakobsen8 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
Queens Park Rangers
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
On 23 June 2025, Queens Park Rangers announced that Andersen would depart the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the month.15
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.16
Career statistics
- As of match played on 28 February 201817
| 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 | 5a | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8b | 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 | 4c | 3 | 37 | 10 |
| Grasshopper | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6d | 1 | 41 | 7 |
| 2017–18 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
| Total | 53 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 64 | 11 | ||
| AaB | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 |
| 2019–20 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | ||
| 2020–21 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2021-22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish 1st Division | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
| Total | 120 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 25 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| Career totals | 318 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 370 | 62 | ||
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, One appearance in UEFA Europa League, One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
- Appearances in Promotion/relegation play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Club
Ajax18
References
References
- AaB sælger Lucas Andersen til Ajax - AaB A/S
- AaB-talenter til prøvetræning i Liverpool, bold.dk, 21 September 2008
- AaB skriver med stortalent | Tipsbladet
- AaB A/S Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- AaB forlænger med teenagekomet‚ bold.dk, 7 April 2011
- Lucas A. ude med brækket tå‚ bold.dk, 22 November 2011
- Avis: Ajax og Liverpool jagter Lucas A., bold.dk, 12 January 2012
- "Lynge: Lucas størst siden Grønkjær - Superligaen - danske og udenlandske fodboldnyheder fra Onside.dk". Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- Andersen naar Grasshopper Club Zürich (Dutch). Ajax. 4 July 2016.
- AaB henter Lucas Andersen hjem, bold.dk, 30 August 2018
- AaB sikrer sig Lucas Andersen på femårig aftale, aabsport.dk, 10 March 2019
- [1], bold.dk 29 Juni 2019
- Afskedstid for AaB og Lucas Andersen, aabsport.dk, 2 February 2024
- "Lucas Andersen: QPR sign Denmark midfielder on free transfer". BBC. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- "Lucas Andersen departs". www.qpr.co.uk. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- Lars Berendt (8 January 2012). "Lucas Andersen med Ligalandsholdet" [Lucas Andersen join the League XI] (in Danish). Dansk Boldspil Union. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- Lucas Andersen at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Lucas Andersen - Career Honours". Soccerway.
External links
External links
- Lucas Andersen at Voetbal International Archived 25 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- Official Danish Superliga player statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Stats on 7msport