Andreas Albers

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Andreas Albers
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Albers in 2025
Personal information
Full name Andreas Albers Nielsen
Date of birth (1990-03-23) 23 March 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Skive, Denmark
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–2009 Skive IK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Skive IK 49 (9)
2011–2013 Vejle Kolding 56 (12)
2013–2015 Vejle BK 63 (27)
2015–2017 Silkeborg IF 61 (16)
2017–2019 Viborg FF 62 (28)
2019–2023 Jahn Regensburg 133 (36)
2023–2025 FC St. Pauli 31 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:11, 18 May 2025 (UTC)

Andreas Albers Nielsen (born 23 March 1990) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward. [1]

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Club career

Skive IK

Albers was promoted to the first team squad in the summer 2009. [2]

Vejle Boldklub

On 7 January 2011, it was confirmed that Albers had signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Vejle Boldklub. [3] In the 2012–13 season. Albers played 30 league games, scoring 7 goals. After a good last season with 11 goals in 32 games, he left the club.

Silkeborg IF

Silkeborg IF confirmed on 22 May 2015 that they had signed Albers on a two-year contract. [4] After his transfer, Albers stated that he had rejected offers from many Danish Superliga clubs, in favor of joining Silkeborg.

Albers revealed in December 2016 that he and the club had some difficulties about extending his contract. So the plan was to sell him in the January window, but however, he stayed in the club. [5] Albers was not happy with his stay at Silkeborg because he sat to many minutes on the bench. He went out to medias in May 2017 and said, that it was his last season in Silkeborg and he would leave the club in the summer window. [6]

Viborg FF

On 21 June 2017, Albers signed with Danish 1st Division club Viborg FF. [7]

Jahn Regensburg

On 1 July 2019, Albers joined SSV Jahn Regensburg on a free transfer. [8] He made his debut for the club on 28 July, coming off the bench for Sebastian Stolze in the 83rd minute and immediately proved himself decisive with an assist to Tom Baack in injury time to seal a 3–1 league victory against VfL Bochum. [9] In the following league game, Albers scored his first goal for Jahn Regensburg, securing a 1–1 draw against Hannover 96. [10]

St. Pauli

On 23 June 2023, Albers signed a contract with FC St. Pauli. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Skive IK 2008–09 Danish 1st Division 8181
2009–10 225225
2010–11 144144
Total44104410
Vejle Boldklub 2010–11 Danish 1st Division130130
2011–12 13520155
2012–13 30710317
2013–14 3115333418
2014–15 3211103311
Total119387312641
Silkeborg IF 2015–16 Danish 1st Division3011333314
2016–17 Danish Superliga 31532347
Total6116656721
Viborg FF 2017–18 Danish 1st Division3117103217
2018–19 3111223313
Total6228326530
Jahn Regensburg 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 33810348
2020–21 3413403813
2021–22 329213410
2022–23 34621367
Total133369214238
FC St. Pauli 2023–24 2. Bundesliga17110181
2024–25 Bundesliga 14110151
Total31220332
Career total4501302712477142

Honours

FC St. Pauli

References

  1. Andreas Albers at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Skibonitter på angriberjagt". bold.dk (in Danish). 21 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  3. "Albers har skrevet under i Vejle". bold.dk (in Danish). 7 January 201. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  4. "Silkeborg snupper Vejle-topscorer". bold.dk (in Danish). 22 May 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  5. "Silkeborg vil lytte til bud på Albers". bold.dk (in Danish). 17 January 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  6. "Albers forlader Silkeborg: Vil ikke gamble". bold.dk (in Danish). 18 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  7. "Andreas Albers til VFF". vff.dk (in Danish). 21 June 2017. Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  8. "Regensburg holt dänischen Stürmer Albers". Kicker (in German). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  9. "Videobeweis und Eisfeld-Blackout - Bochum verliert in Regensburg". kicker (in German). 28 July 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  10. "Weydandts Tor ist nicht genug – 96 nur remis". kicker (in German). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. ""Zielspieler" mit "fußballerischen Qualitäten" Albers verstärkt St. Pauli" (in German). Kicker . Retrieved 1 July 2023.