Introduction
Lucas Qvistorff Andersen (born 13 September 1994) is a Danish footballer who currently plays as a winger for Swiss side Grasshopper.
Club career
Aalborg BK
Andersen started playing youth football with Aalborg Freja, before moving to Aalborg BK (AaB) at the age of 10. He penned his first professional contract with AaB in September 2009. 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 and the second youngest player ever to play in the Danish Superliga.
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 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.
AFC 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. Andersen got his debut 8 December, coming in against FC Groningen, where he almost had a dream debut, hitting the post in the 90th min.
Grasshopper
On 4 July 2016, Ajax announced that Andersen had been sold to Grasshopper.
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.
Career statistics
Club performance
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Denmark | League | Danish Cup | Europe1 | Other | Total | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Aalborg BK | Superligaen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Beker | Europe | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2012–13 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2015-16 | Willem II (loan) | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 36 | 13 | ||
| Totals | Denmark | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 3 | |||
| Netherlands | 57 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 78 | 15 | ||
| Career totals | 97 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 119 | 18 | ||
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 16 May 2016.
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and promotion/relegation play-offs matches.
- Reserves performance
| Club performance | League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | Total | ||||
| 2013–14 | Jong Ajax | Jupiler League | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2015-16 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | Netherlands | 23 | 7 | 23 | 7 | |
| Career total | 23 | 7 | 23 | 7 | ||
Honours
Club
- Ajax
- Eredivisie (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Johan Cruijff Shield (1): 2013
- Eusébio Cup (1): 2014
- "Lucas Andersen - Career Honours". Soccerway.
- "Ajax pakt Eusébio Cup dankzij solo Kishna en save Vermeer". Voetbal International. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.