Silas Andersen

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Silas Andersen
Personal information
Full name Silas Sinan Erhen Thorup Andersen
Date of birth (2004-06-13) 13 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Utrecht
Youth career
Sundby BK
0000–2021 FCK
2021–2023 Inter
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Silas Sinan Erhen Thorup Andersen (born 7 January 2004) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eredivisie club Utrecht.

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Early life

Andersen joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Inter at the age of seventeen. [1]

Career

Andersen 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

Andersen 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

Andersen has regarded Netherlands international Frenkie de Jong, France international Paul Pogba, and Croatia international Luka Modric as his football idols. [4]

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  2. "Andersen: Fremtidens store stjerne trænede med de allerbedste". fodboldfordrenge.dk.
  3. "Chi è =Silas Andersen?". puglia24news.it.
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