Andreas Evald Cornelius (born 16 March 1993) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a striker for

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and the Denmark national team.

Club career

F.C. Copenhagen

Cornelius had joined the

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first team squad for its training camps in July 2011 and January 2012. On 9 April 2012, he played his first Superliga match, coming on as a substitute for

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against AGF at

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. In the previous Superliga match (against Brøndby at

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on 5 April 2012), he had been an unused substitute. On 20 May 2012, it was announced that Cornelius would join the first team squad on a permanent basis at the beginning of the upcoming season, together with

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and Jakob Busk. Cornelius scored his first goal for

against

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in the first game of the new 2012–13 season. He scored the opening goal against

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in a 2–2 draw. He also scored the winning goal against

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in the

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on 20 September. Cornelius was awarded player of the month in the Danish Superliga on 7 October 2012. On 15 April, he scored the final goal in a 3–2 win against FC Nordsjælland. This gave FCK a 10-point lead in the league to number 2, and was crucial for Copenhagen winning the title. Even though Cornelius only played one full season with the first team, he quickly became one of the most popular players of the club, as the print with his name and number on the official shirts being the most popular, selling around 40% of all prints.

Cardiff City

On 27 June 2013,

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announced they had signed Cornelius, for a club record fee. Reports from Denmark suggested a fee of 75 million

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r (approximately £8 million). On 1 July, Cornelius completed his medical and signed a five-year deal with the club, saying "I've been given a great opportunity and this is a very exciting project that's taking place at Cardiff City." Twenty-three days later, he made his debut in a friendly against

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and scored a goal in a 4–3 victory. However, he sustained a minor injury to his ankle during training the following week, and consequently missed out on the team's first ever

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game, against

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on 17 August. Andreas Cornelius warming up for Cardiff City

Cornelius made his competitive debut for Cardiff on 25 August against

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, coming on as a stoppage-time replacement for Fraizer Campbell who had scored twice in the 3–2 home victory. Three days later, in a League Cup match against League Two club

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, he made his first competitive start for the club in a 2–0 win; however he re-aggravated the ankle injury he had picked up in pre-season following a heavy tackle and was carried off on a stretcher just before half-time. The injury would prove worse than first feared; and left Cornelius on the sidelines for the next three months, meaning he missed 10 games for Cardiff, as well as the chance to compete for his country

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in their final qualification games for the

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in Brazil. During the final international break of 2013, Cornelius once again began training with the first team squad, in order to be accessed by the medical staff. They deemed that he was fit to return to action, and therefore arranged a behind closed door friendly with

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club Yeovil Town on 14 November. He played 60 minutes as planned in a 2–1 defeat and told the media that he was fit and ready to return to action.

F.C. Copenhagen return

On 31 January 2014, Cornelius returned to F.C. Copenhagen for an undisclosed fee, but Cardiff claim they lost most of the money they paid for him. He scored a hat-trick in his first game back at Copenhagen in a friendly match against Slovan Liberec. On 23 February 2014, Cornelius made his first competitive start after re-signing with the club and crowned his comeback with a header to put his team 1–0 in front against AGF at

. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. Cornelius ended his first half season with 5 goals in 13 appearances, including a brace against

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where he dribbled past four men before sending the ball into the back of the net. In April 2015, he suffered a "horrific" ankle injury during Copenhagen's match against

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Atalanta

On 2 May 2017, it was announced that Cornelius would join

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side

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for a fee of around €3.5 million.

Bordeaux loan

On 31 August 2018, hours before the closing of the 2018 summer transfer window, Cornelius joined

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side

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on loan for the season. The deal reportedly included an option for Bordeaux to sign him permanently for a fee between €7 and 8 million.

Parma

On 18 July 2019, Cornelius signed to

club

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a 2-years loan with an obligation to buy. On 20 October 2019, Cornelius came off the bench in the 11th to substitute the injured Roberto Inglese, and scored a

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in a 5–1 home win against

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within a span of eight minutes. Cornelius scored a second hat-trick again against Genoa later on in the season in a 4–1 away win.

Trabzonspor

On 8 August 2021, Cornelius joined

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side

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in a permanent deal. On 30 April 2022, Trabzonspor were crowned Turkish league champions for the first time in 38 years, clinching the title with a 2–2 draw against

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Return to Copenhagen

On deadline day, 31 August 2022, Cornelius returned to his former club F.C. Copenhagen for the third time, signing a deal until June 2027.

International career

In May 2018 he was named in the Denmark national team’s preliminary 35-man squad for the

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in Russia. He played in three of Denmark's four games, starting in the final group match against

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and the round of 16 match against Croatia. Cornelius did not score any goals in the World Cup. In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals. On 7 November 2022, he was included in the final 26-man squad for the

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in Qatar.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cornelius goal.''

Honours

Copenhagen *

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: 2012–13, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2024–25 *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2024–25 Trabzonspor *

: 2021–22 *

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Individual *Danish Talent of the Year: 2013 *Danish Superliga Golden Boot: 2012–13 *Danish Superliga Player of the Year: 2012–13 * Copenhagen Player of the Season: 2012–13

References

External links

Profile
at the F.C. Copenhagen website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornelius, Andreas 1993 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's footballers Men's association football forwards F.C. Copenhagen players Cardiff City F.C. players Atalanta BC players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Parma Calcio 1913 players Trabzonspor footballers Danish Superliga players Premier League players Serie A players Ligue 1 players Süper Lig players Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's international footballers 2018 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2020 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Wales Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Danish expatriate sportspeople in Wales Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Danish expatriate sportspeople in France Danish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey 21st-century Danish sportsmen