Andreas Poulsen (born 13 October 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Danish Superliga club Silkeborg IF.

Andreas Poulsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ikast, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Silkeborg
Number 2
Youth career
Ikast KFUM
Herning Fremad
Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Midtjylland 8 (0)
2018–2022 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 24 (0)
2018–2022 Borussia Mönchengladbach 0 (0)
2020Austria Wien (loan) 5 (0)
2021Austria Wien (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2022FC Ingolstadt (loan) 6 (1)
2022–2024 AaB 20 (1)
2023–2024Silkeborg (loan) 16 (0)
2024– Silkeborg 11 (0)
International career
2014 Denmark U16 2 (0)
2015–2016 Denmark U17 14 (2)
2016 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 10 (5)
2018–2021 Denmark U21 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:42, 11 November 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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FC Midtjylland

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Poulsen started his career in the local football club, Ikast KFUM. He made his professional debut in the Danish Superliga for FC Midtjylland on 1 December 2016 in a game against Silkeborg IF, where he played the whole game on the left back.[2]

Poulsen won the 'Academy Player of The Year' award at FC Midtjylland for the 2017–18 season.[3]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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After a great 2017–18 season for Poulsen with 12 games played for the first team, Poulsen was sold to Borussia Mönchengladbach for 34 million Danish kroner (4.5 million) which could further increase to 50 million kroner (€6.7 million). This made him the most expensive teenager in Danish football history.[4] Poulsen signed a five-year contract with the German club.

Austria Wien

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On 3 January 2020, it was announced that Poulsen had been loaned to Austria Wien of the Austrian Bundesliga for the remainder of the season.[5]

On 8 February 2021, Poulson moved for a second time to Austria Wien, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[6]

FC Ingolstadt

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On 19 August 2021, it was announced that Poulsen had been loaned to 2. Bundesliga side FC Ingolstadt 04, until the end of the season.[7]

At the end of June 2022 it was confirmed that Poulsen had returned to his homeland, signing a deal until June 2026 with Danish Superliga side AaB.[8]

Silkeborg IF

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At the end of August 2023, Poulsen joined Silkeborg IF on a one-year loan deal.[9] After the season, Silkeborg IF and Poulsen made the deal permanent, with him signing a 3-year contract.[10]

Honours

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Silkeborg

References

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  1. ^ Andreas Poulsen at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Silkeborg IF - FC Midtjylland 2:1 (Superliga 2016/2017, 19. Round)". worldfootball.net. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ ANDREAS POULSEN KÅRET SOM ÅRETS AKADEMISPILLER Archived 19 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine, June 2018, fcm.dk
  4. ^ Officielt: FCM sælger Andreas Poulsen til Gladbach, tipsbladet.dk, 19 June 2018
  5. ^ "BORUSSIA LOANS ANDREAS POULSEN TO AUSTRIA WIEN". 3 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Vice, Peter (8 February 2021). "Confirmed: Gladbach ship Andreas Poulsen to Austria Wien for second loan stint". Bulinews. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Borussia Mönchengladbach | Poulsen to be loaned to FC Ingolstadt".
  8. ^ Poulsen på plads i AaB, aabsport.dk, 29 June 2022
  9. ^ SIF henter Andreas Poulsen, silkeborgif.com, 31 August 2023
  10. ^ SIF køber Andreas Poulsen fri af AaB, silkeborgif.com, 28 May 2024
  11. ^ Mignon, Jacob (9 May 2024). "Kæmpe rød jubel i Parken: Silkeborg vinder pokalfinalen". DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Silkeborg IF – AGF". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 9 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.