Andreas Skov Olsen (; born 29 December 1999) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Denmark national team.

Youth career

Olsen started his career at local club, ASGI from Alsønderup, outside of

Hillerød Hillerød () is a Denmark, Danish town with a population of 36,604 (1 January 2025)FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...

at the age of 12.

Club career

Nordsjælland

Already at the age of 17, Olsen was called up by the coach of the Danish national under-21 football team, to replace an injured Kasper Junker in June 2017. He then got his debut for the U21 national team in a game against Sweden U21. The winger got his first senior call up on 17 July 2017, where he sat on the bench for the whole game against OB. He was also with the first team squad in Sweden in the summer 2017, where he played a in a friendly match. Olsen got his debut for

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on 23 July 2017 at the age of 17. He started on the bench, but replaced

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in the 95th minute in a 3–2 victory against

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in the

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. Few days later, he played 72 minutes in a

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game against amateur side Vejgaard B, where he both scored and assisted a goal. On 12 July 2018, Olsen scored his first European goal in a Europa League Qualifier against

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. Olsen was officially promoted to the first team squad from the summer 2018. Olsen had a turbulent first half season in the Danish Superliga scoring 11 goals despite his young age. He ended the season scoring 22 league goals.

Bologna

On 24 July 2019, it was confirmed, that Olsen had left Denmark after two seasons in the Danish Superliga, to join Italian

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club

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Club Brugge

On 28 January 2022, Bologna announced Olsen's transfer to

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in Belgium, where he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract. He made his debut on 2 February in a

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match against

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, coming off the bench for

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at half-time and providing the decisive assist for

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, securing a 1–0 win for his team. On 17 July 2022, Olsen scored the winning goal for Club in the

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against Gent.

VfL Wolfsburg

On 17 January 2025, Skov Olsen joined

side

on a deal until the summer of 2029.

International career

Olsen was called up to the senior Denmark squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against

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and

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in September 2020. He made his debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against

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and scored a goal in a 4–0 win. In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for

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, where the team reached the semi-finals.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Club Brugge *

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: 2021–22, 2023–24 *

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References

External links

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at the VfL Wolfsburg website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skov Olsen, Andreas 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Hillerød Municipality Men's association football forwards Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers FC Nordsjælland players Bologna FC 1909 players Club Brugge KV players Danish Superliga players Serie A players Belgian Pro League players UEFA Euro 2020 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2024 players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Footballers from the Capital Region of Denmark 21st-century Danish sportsmen VfL Wolfsburg players Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany