Mads Juel Andersen

Mads Juel Andersen

Personal information
Full name	Mads Juel Andersen [1]
Date of birth	(1997-12-27) 27 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Albertslund, Denmark
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Luton Town
Number	5
Youth career
2002–2005	Herstedøster IC
2005	Albertslund IF
2005–2016	Brøndby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Brøndby	0	(0)
2016–2017	→ Køge (loan)	25	(2)
2017–2019	Horsens	28	(4)
2019–2023	Barnsley	146	(3)
2023–	Luton Town	8	(1)
International career
2015–2016	Denmark U19	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 23 January 2024 (UTC)

Mads Juel Andersen (born 27 December 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Luton Town.

Youth career

Mads Juel Andersen started his football career at Herstedøster Idræts Club (HIC) at the age of five. He started because the other boys in the kindergarten already played there, and then it was a perfect way to be with his friends. His friends were the only reason why Andersen started playing football. He had previously tried his hand at some athletics, but stopped because none of the friends went to that. ^[3]

After playing nine months in Albertslund IF, Andersen joined Brøndby IF at the age of nine.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Brøndby IF

In November 2015, Andersen penned his first professional contract with Brøndby which meant, that he permanently would be a part of the first team squad from the upcoming 2016–17 season. ^[4] On 12 April 2015, Andersen was called up to his first-ever game for the senior squad in a match against SønderjyskE, where he remained on the bench for the whole game. ^[5]

In the 2015–16 season, Andersen was only called up for one game. In the following season, he was loaned out to HB Køge in the Danish 1st Division until the end of 2016. ^[6] The deal was later extended to the end of the season. Andersen played 25 league games and scored two goals for the club before he returned to Brøndby.

Andersen got his debut for Brøndby in the Danish Cup against Ledøje-Smørum Fodbold, where he played all 90 minutes. However, he didn't make any appearances in the league for the club, before he left.

AC Horsens

On 27 September 2017 it was confirmed, that Andersen would join AC Horsens from the new year. ^[7] From the 2018–19 season, Andersen turned in to a very important player for the club and became a starter for the team. He played 20 league games and scored three goals in that season.

Barnsley

On 21 June 2019, Andersen left AC Horsens to join Championship side Barnsley for a reported £900,000, ^[8] signing a four-year contract. ^{[9] [10]} In his first season with the club, Andersen was a regular starter and played in almost every game. He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 2–2 draw with Cardiff City on 27 January 2021. ^[11]

Luton Town

On 3 July 2023, Andersen signed for newly promoted Premier League club Luton Town for an undisclosed fee. ^[12] He scored Luton's first ever home Premier League goal on 1 September 2023 against West Ham United in a 2–1 defeat. ^[13]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 January 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brøndby	2015–16 [14]	Danish Superliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2016–17 [14]	Danish Superliga	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	2017–18 [14]	Danish Superliga	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
Køge (loan)	2016–17 [14]	Danish 1st Division	25	2	3	0	—		0	0	28	2
Horsens	2017–18 [14]	Danish Superliga	8	1	0	0	—		0	0	8	1
	2018–19 [14]	Danish Superliga	20	3	2	1	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	24	4
	Total		28	4	2	1	—		2	0	32	5
Barnsley	2019–20 [15]	Championship	38	0	2	0	1	0	—		41	0
	2020–21 [16]	Championship	46	1	3	0	2	0	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	53	1
	2021–22 [17]	Championship	28	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	30	2
	2022–23 [18]	League One	44	1	2	0	2	1	3	0	51	2
	Total		156	3	9	1	5	1	5	0	175	5
Luton Town	2023–24 [19]	Premier League	8	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	1
Career total			217	10	15	2	7	1	7	0	246	13

1. Appearances in FA Cup
2. Appearances in EFL Cup
3. Appearances in relegation playoffs
4. Appearance(s) in EFL Championship play-offs

Honours

Individual

• Barnsley Player of the Season: 2022–23 ^[20]
• EFL League One Team of the Season: 2022–23 ^[21]
• PFA Team of the Year: 2022–23 League One ^[22]

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Luton Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 4. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
2. "Mads Juel Andersen". Barnsley F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
3. Fokus på: Mads Juel Andersen – fra børnehaven til Brøndbys førstehold, dbold.dk, 15 February 2016
4. Brøndby skriver kontrakt med forsvarstalent, bt.DK, 27 November 2015
5. SØNDERJYSKE VS. BRØNDBY 0 - 1, soccerway.com, 12 April 2015
6. Mads Juel Andersen udlejes til HB Køge, brondby.com, 22 July 2016
7. AC Horsens henter Mads Juel Andersen, bold.dk, 27 September 2017
8. Sport, Telegraph (22 July 2019). "EFL Championship transfers 2019-20: A club-by-club guide". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
9. "Mads Juel Andersen: Barnsley sign Danish defender for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 21 June 2019.
10. AC Horsens sælger Mads Juel Andersen til Barnsley Football Club, achorsens.dk, 21 June 2019
11. "Barnsley 2-2 Cardiff". BBC. 27 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
12. "Luton sign centre-back Andersen from Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
13. "Luton v West Ham, 2023/24 | Premier League". premierleague.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
14. Mads Juel Andersen at Soccerway
15. "Games played by Mads Juel Andersen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
16. "Games played by Mads Juel Andersen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
17. "Games played by Mads Juel Andersen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
18. "Games played by Mads Juel Andersen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
19. "Games played by Mads Juel Andersen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
20. "MADS ANDERSEN IS YOUR PLAYER OF THE SEASON". www.barnsleyfc.co.uk. 2023-05-07. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
21. "EFL Team of the Season line-ups revealed". English Football League. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
22. "Erling Haaland: Manchester City forward wins PFA men's Player of the Year award". BBC Sport. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

External links

• Mads Juel Andersen at Soccerway
• Mads Juel Andersen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)