Andreas Poulsen

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)
2020	→ Austria Wien (loan)	5	(0)
2021	→ Austria Wien (loan)	11	(0)
2021–2022	→ FC Ingolstadt (loan)	6	(1)
2022–2024	AaB	20	(1)
2023–2024	→ Silkeborg (loan)	16	(0)
2024–	Silkeborg	16	(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 20:24, 3 March 2025 (UTC)

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

Club career

FC Midtjylland

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

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

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

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]

AaB

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

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

Silkeborg

• Danish Cup: 2023–24 ^{[11] [12]}

References

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.