Silas Sinan Erhen Thorup Andersen (born 7 January 2004) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club Utrecht.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Silas Sinan Erhen Thorup Andersen | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Utrecht | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sundby BK | |||
| –2021 | FCK | ||
| 2021–2023 | Inter | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Jong FC Utrecht | 30 | (1) |
| 2023– | Utrecht | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U16 | 10 | (1) |
| 2020 | Denmark U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Denmark U18 | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Denmark U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | Denmark U20 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Early life
editAndersen joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Inter at the age of seventeen.[1]
Career
editAndersen played for the Denmark national under-19 football team, where he was regarded as one of the team's most important players.[2]
Style of play
editAndersen mainly operates as a midfielder and has been described as "good running and more than decent insertion skills, he has yet to find a role and a defined tactical position".[3]
Personal life
editAndersen has regarded Netherlands international Frenkie de Jong, France international Paul Pogba, and Croatia international Luka Modric as his football idols.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Silas A: En drengedrøm". bold.dk.
- ^ "Andersen: Fremtidens store stjerne trænede med de allerbedste". fodboldfordrenge.dk.
- ^ "Chi è =Silas Andersen?". puglia24news.it.
- ^ "Andersen: Jagten på drengedrømmen". lixen.dk.