Andreas Christensen

Andreas spent his formative years as a part of the Brondby academy in Denmark. He agreed to move for a six-figure fee in early 2012, choosing Chelsea over a number of major European clubs including Arsenal and Manchester City.
Chelsea career

Andreas' Chelsea career began belatedly after a series of international call-ups curtailed his involvement at the start of the 2012-13 season but he made up for lost time by impressing in the Under-18 league and earning regular appearances in the Under-21 fold. He impressed enough to earn consideration mid-season as an emergency selection in the first team squad for a League Cup tie away to Leeds United, and despite missing out, he was eventually named on the first team bench on the final day of the season at home to Everton, being assigned the number 32 shirt.
He went on to play in a pair of post-season friendlies in the United States against Manchester City, playing well at centre back in both St. Louis and New York City. A regular Under-21 berth awaited him upon returning to that level for 2013-14, and he was amongst the most consistently impressive players during the first half of that season. That good form continued late into the campaign and he was an integral part at the hear of a team that won the Under-21 Premier League and the FA Youth Cup.
International

On 10 July 2015, Christensen joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on a two-year loan deal from Chelsea. On August 10, 2015, Christensen made his debut for Gladbach against FC St. Pauli in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, winning 4–1.Five days later, Christensen made his league debut against Borussia Dortmund, a match where Borussia Mönchengladbach lost 4–0.After the defeat, Christensen was benched for the following games as Gladbach continued their losing streak. Christensen returned to the starting lineup on September 19, 2015, against rival team FC Köln, but was unable to save Gladbach from losing 1–0, as Gladbach losing streak stretched to six games.[15] Christensen continued his role in the starting lineup in the following match against FC Augsburg, the match ended in a 4–2 victory for the Gladbach, their first league victory of the season. Christensen scored a brace in a 5-1 win over Werder Bremen on 5 February. On March 18, 2016, Christensen scored his third goal of the season, but it was not enough to save Mönchengladbach from a 2–1 loss to Schalke 04. On April 15, 2016, due to Granit Xhaka's suspension, Christensen was pushed up as midfielder against Hannover 96, the match ended in a 2–0 for Gladbach.

After an impressive debut season, Christensen was voted Borussia Monchegladbach Player of the Season, ahead of team captain Granit Xhaka.After the success of his first season, Monchegladbach made multiple attempts to move his loan move into a permanent during the 2016 summer, although it was reported Chelsea rejected the £14.25m bid from the German side.

On 16 August 2016, Christensen made his first appearance in the first leg of the play-off round in the Champions League against BSC Young Boys, as his side went on to win 3–1. On 15 October 2016, Christensen suffered a gluteal muscle injury during a goalless draw with Hamburger SV which would rule him out for about a month.

Andreas has represented Denmark at Under-16, Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21 levels. He made his Under-21 debut as a 17 year-old.

On 8 June 2015, Christensen made his senior international debut for Denmark in a 2–1 home friendly win against Montenegro at the Viborg Stadion, as a 69th-minute substitute for Pierre-Emile Højbjerg. On 24 March 2016, Christensen made his first Denmark start in a 2-1 victory over Iceland, playing the full 90 minutes.