Andreas Schjelderup
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Bodø, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| 2020–2021 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Nordsjælland | 55 | (17) |
| 2023 | Benfica B | 5 | (1) |
| 2023– | Benfica | 4 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Nordsjælland (loan) | 26 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Norway U15 | 8 | (2) |
| 2020 | Norway U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Norway U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Norway U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2021– | Norway U21 | 12 | (8) |
| 2024– | Norway | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup (born 1 June 2004) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left winger or forward for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Norway national team.
Club career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Born in Bodø, Norway,[2] Schjelderup began his career in the youth sector at Bodø/Glimt.[3] Schjelderup was coveted by many big clubs throughout Europe, including reported interest from clubs in top leagues in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.
Nordsjælland
[edit]In July 2020, Schjelderup chose to move to Denmark to sign with Superliga club Nordsjælland.[3] He was promoted to the Nordsjælland first team following the winter break during the 2020–21 season. He made his senior debut from the starting eleven, in a 2–0 defeat to OB on 7 February 2021.[4] Aged 16 years and 248 days old, he became the 13th youngest player in Superliga history.[3] He scored his first senior goal for the club in a 3–0 win over local rivals Lyngby on 12 March.[5] In doing so, he became the club's record youngest goalscorer in Superliga history, edging out teammate Tochi Chukwuani's record set the previous season, and the fourth youngest overall in league history.[6] On 21 March, the final day of the 2020–21 Danish Superliga regular season, Schjelderup scored both goals in Nordsjælland's 2–1 defeat of SønderjyskE, leapfrogging his club above SønderjyskE and into sixth place, securing the final spot in the Superliga championship play-offs.[7]
Benfica
[edit]On 12 January 2023, Schjelderup signed a five-year contract with Primeira Liga side Benfica.[8] The fee reported by Portuguese media was around €14 million. Norwegian media reported, however, that the fee was 105 million kroner (approximately €10 million), and Nordsjælland also secured 20% of a potential future sale.[9] Schjelderup made his Benfica debut in the Primeria Liga, against Maderian side Maritimo on 12 March 2023. Later on, Schjelderup made his Champions League Debut against Italian team Inter Milan.
The Norwegian had a difficult start to his stay at Benfica. In the first six months, he only made two brief appearances for the first team, while he also made five appearances for the club's B team.
Return to Nordsjælland (loan)
[edit]On 2 September 2023, Nordsjælland announced that Schjelderup would be returning to the club on a season-long loan deal from Benfica,[10] with the Danish club paying a €2.5 million loan fee.[11] In May he was named the spring season's best player by Danish league managers. [12]
International career
[edit]Schjelderup has been capped at youth level for Norway. He made his debut for the senior team on 5 June 2024 in a friendly against Kosovo, coming on as a substitute for Erling Haaland.[13]
Style of play
[edit]Schjelderup is regarded as a highly skillful and technical player capable of playing in several offensive positions, due to his versatility; throughout his career, he has been deployed as a striker, as a second striker, or even as a winger, although his primary position is that of an attacking midfielder. Playing primarily as a left winger, Schjelderup tends to hug the touchline off the ball. He receives possession from teammates out wide before cutting inside and driving towards more central areas, thus ensuring that he can pick up the ball with space and time before looking to make a real impact. Schjelderup also has the ability to draw defenders toward him. That opens up space for his teammates to exploit. Another aspect of his game is his dribbling, Schjelderup has extremely quick feet and excellent agility in one-on-one duels. When making attacking runs off the ball, Schjelderup’s main objective is to create lateral separation. He very rarely tries to make runs in behind, and instead prefers to make runs out wide and receive in front of the defence.[14] Schjelderup idolises Norwegians Martin Ødegaard and Erling Haaland, being compared to the latter due to his goalscoring abilities.[3][15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 November 2024[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 56 | 17 | |||||
| Benfica B | 2022–23 | Liga Portugal 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Benfica | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Nordsjælland (loan) | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 0 | — | 37 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 89 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 107 | 29 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Taça de Portugal
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Benfica
References
[edit]- ^ "Andreas Schjelderup". www.slbenfica.pt. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Toresen, Freddy; Høgland, Stian (7 July 2020). "Stortalentet glipper for Glimt: – Hadde egentlig lagt Glimt bak meg i fjor". Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian).
- ^ a b c d "«Hele» Europa ville ha Andreas (16): – Dette var beviset på at jeg valgte riktig". TV2 (in Norwegian). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "FCN 0:2 OB". Superliga (in Danish). 7 February 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "FCN win derby battle". Spielverlagerung. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "ANDREAS SCHJELDERUP ER YNGSTE FCN-MÅLSCORER I SUPERLIGAEN NOGENSINDE". FCN (in Danish). 12 March 2021. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Takket være den norske 16-åringen ble plassen i sluttspillet, og sjansen til å spille i europacuper sikret. I siste runde". Nettavisen (in Danish). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Andreas Schjelderup é do Benfica!". S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Officielt: FCN sælger Andreas Schjelderup til Benfica". bold.dk (in Danish). 12 January 2023.
- ^ Han er tilbage: FCN lejer Andreas Schjelderup i SL Benfica, fcn.dk, 1 September 2023
- ^ "Venda de Vlachodimos rendeu cerca de cinco milhões de euros ao Benfica" [Sale of Vlachodimos made Benfica around five million euros] (in European Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Andreas Schjelderup eleito o melhor jogador da Liga dinamarquesa" [Andreas Schjelderup elected best player in the Danish league] (in European Portuguese). Poste. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Andreas Schjelderup at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "ANDREAS SCHJELDERUP". www.scoutedftbl.com. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Andreas Schjelderup scout report: Another Norwegian goal-machine joins Benfica". www.foottheball.com. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Andreas Schjelderup at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Eis os 32 campeões de 2022/2023 (oito já tinham saído) - Fotogaleria A Bola
- ^ Vaza, Marco (9 August 2023). "Benfica soube mudar para ganhar a Supertaça". Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the S.L. Benfica website
- Andreas Schjelderup at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bodø
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- Norway men's under-21 international footballers
- Norway men's international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Primeira Liga players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- S.L. Benfica B players
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal