Niklas Andersen (born 4 August 1988) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. He is the son of

Jørn Andersen Jørn Andersen (born 3 February 1963), sometimes written as Jörn, is a Norwegian Association football, football manager and former player who is the currently head coach of Chinese Super League club Yunnan Yukun F.C., Yunnan Yukun. Club career ...

Career

Andersen played in the youth system of

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...

and

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

. He moved often, due to following his father and coach,

. In 2005, he gained a foothold in

Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße. The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 1955. The latt ...

's A youth team and was called up in the last season for the Regionalliga team. For the 2008–09 season Andersen moved to Bundesliga club

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

where he signed a contract running until 30 June 2012. Andersen made his debut for the Werder Bremen senior team on 13 May 2009. He was substituted on in the 77th minute for Frank Baumann in a 0–5 away win against

. He was released by Werder in June 2011, and spent part of the summer with

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Charlton, south-east London, England. The team compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Their home ground is ...

but did not do enough to win a deal so he signed for

Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The club competes in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football. The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 193 ...

half a season later, spending a year with the club before leaving on a free transfer.

Personal life

He is the son of former Norway international footballer and

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top scorer

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* 1988 births Living people German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Rot-Weiss Essen players SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players Chemnitzer FC players SG Wattenscheid 09 players Men's association football defenders Bundesliga players 3. Liga players German people of Norwegian descent Footballers from Frankfurt 21st-century German sportsmen {{germany-footy-defender-1980s-stub