Andreas Skov Olsen

Andreas Skov Olsen
Personal information
Full name Andreas Skov Olsen[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-29) 29 December 1999[1]
Place of birth Hillerød, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
İstanbul Başakşehir (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
Number 70
Youth career
Alsønderup SG&I
2012–2018 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Nordsjælland 41 (22)
2019–2022 Bologna 70 (3)
2022–2025 Club Brugge 90 (35)
2025– VfL Wolfsburg 21 (2)
2026 → Rangers (loan) 9 (1)
2026– → İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Denmark U18 1 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 10 (7)
2017–2020 Denmark U21 18 (9)
2020– Denmark 40 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:43, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Andreas Skov Olsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈskʌwˀ ˈoˀlsn̩]; born 29 December 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir, on loan from 2. Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg, and the Denmark national team.

Youth career

Olsen started his career at local club, ASGI from Alsønderup, outside of Hillerød, but later joined the FC Nordsjælland at the age of 12.[2]

Club career

Nordsjælland

Already at the age of 17, Olsen was called up by the coach of the Danish national under-21 football team, to replace an injured Kasper Junker in June 2017. He then got his debut for the U21 national team in a game against Sweden U21.[3]

The winger got his first senior call up on 17 July 2017, where he sat on the bench for the whole game against OB. He was also with the first team squad in Sweden in the summer 2017, where he played a in a friendly match.

Olsen got his debut for FC Nordsjælland on 23 July 2017 at the age of 17. He started on the bench, but replaced Emiliano Marcondes in the 95th minute in a 3–2 victory against Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga.[4] Few days later, he played 72 minutes in a Danish Cup game against amateur side Vejgaard B, where he both scored and assisted a goal.

On 12 July 2018, Olsen scored his first European goal in a Europa League Qualifier against Cliftonville.[5]

Olsen was officially promoted to the first team squad from the summer 2018. Olsen had a turbulent first half season in the Danish Superliga scoring 11 goals despite his young age.[6] He ended the season scoring 22 league goals.

Bologna

On 24 July 2019, it was confirmed, that Olsen had left Denmark after two seasons in the Danish Superliga, to join Italian Serie A club Bologna.[7]

Club Brugge

On 28 January 2022, Bologna announced Olsen's transfer to Club Brugge in Belgium, where he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract.[8] He made his debut on 2 February in a Belgian Cup match against Gent, coming off the bench for Ruud Vormer at half-time and providing the decisive assist for Charles De Ketelaere, securing a 1–0 win for his team.[9][10] On 17 July 2022, Olsen scored the winning goal for Club in the 2022 Belgian Super Cup against Gent.[11]

VfL Wolfsburg

On 17 January 2025, Skov Olsen joined Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg on a deal until the summer of 2029.[12]

Loan to Rangers

On 16 January 2026, Skov Olsen signed on loan for Rangers. He was unveiled at Ibrox in a Scottish Cup game against Annan Athletic, alongside new teammates Tochi Chukwuani and Tuur Rommens.[13]

Skov Olsen scored his first goal for Rangers in a 5–1 win over Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership.[14]

Loan to İstanbul Başakşehir

On 28 July 2026, Skov Olsen joined Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir on a one-year loan deal.[15]

International career

Olsen was called up to the senior Denmark squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Belgium and England in September 2020.[16] He made his debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Faroe Islands and scored a goal in a 4–0 win.[17]

In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nordsjælland 2017–18 Danish Superliga 5021––71
2018–19 3622216[b]3–4426
Total 41224263–5127
Bologna 2019–20 Serie A 26100––261
2020–21 26200––262
2021–22 18010––190
Total 70310––713
Club Brugge 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 15620––176
2022–23 237105[c]11[d]1309
2023–24 33145512[e]7–5026
2024–25 198206[c]000278
Total 90351052381112449
VfL Wolfsburg 2024–25 Bundesliga 13110––141
2025–26 8121––102
Total 21231––243
Rangers (loan) 2025–26 Scottish Premiership 9120——111
İstanbul Başakşehir (loan) 2026–27 Süper Lig 0000——00
Career total 2316320829111128183

International

As of match played 8 September 2025[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 202021
2021135
2022102
202340
202480
202530
Total408
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skov Olsen goal.
List of international goals scored by Andreas Skov Olsen
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2020MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark1 Faroe Islands1–04–0Friendly
2 31 March 2021Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria5 Austria1–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 4–0
4 7 September 2021Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark11 Israel3–05–0
5 9 October 2021Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova12 Moldova1–04–0
6 12 November 2021Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark14 Faroe Islands1–03–1
7 13 June 2022Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark21 Austria2–02–02022–23 UEFA Nations League A
8 25 September 2022Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark23 France2–02–0

Honours

Club Brugge

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Denmark" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "17-årige Olsen efter debut for FC Nordsjælland: Kræver hårdt arbejde hver dag". tonsser.com. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kasper Junker EM-testes søndag". bold.dk. 11 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "NORDSJAELLAND VS. BRONDBY 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 23 July 2017.
  5. ↑ UEFA.com. "Cliftonville-Nordsjælland | UEFA Europa League 2018/19". UEFA. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. ↑ FCN-komet har indfriet sæsonmål: Det er stort, bold.dk, 14 January 2019
  7. ↑ Andreas Skov Olsen al Bologna, bolognafc.it, 24 July 2019
  8. ↑ "Skov Olsen al Bruges" (Press release) (in Italian). Bologna. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Club Brugge wil met Danish Dynamite AA Gent in de vernieling spelen". Proximus (in Dutch). 5 February 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Gent vs. Club Brugge – 2 February 2022". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "CLUB BEATS GENT 1-0 AND LIFTS THE SUPERCUP". clubbrugge.be. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Andreas Skov Olsen joins Wolves". VfL Wolfsburg. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Rangers Announce Signing of Andreas Skov Olsen". Rangers. 16 January 2026. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Rangers vs Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "Loan move to Basaksehir FK". VfL Wolfsburg. 27 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Denmark vs Belgium live stream: Watch today's Nations League game online". squawka.com. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  17. ↑ "Denmark v Faroe Islands game report". ESPN. 7 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "26 spillere klar til EM for Danmark" [26 players ready for the European Championship for Denmark]. Danish Football Association (in Danish). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Andreas Skov Olsen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  20. ↑ "Club Brugge completes hat trick of Belgian titles". AP News. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  21. ↑ "Skov Olsen sikrer Club Brugge belgisk Super Cup-triumf - TV 2". TV2 Sport (in Danish). 17 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.