Lucas Qvistorff Andersen (born 13 September 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Thai League 1 club BG Pathum United.
Club career
AaB Andersen started playing youth football with Aalborg Freja, before moving to Aalborg BK (AaB) at the age of 10.AaB sælger Lucas Andersen til Ajax - AaB A/S In September 2008, Andersen went on a one-week trial at Liverpool at the age of only 14, without getting offered a contract.AaB-talenter til prøvetræning i Liverpool, bold.dk, 21 September 2008 He penned his first professional contract with AaB in September 2009.AaB skriver med stortalent | Tipsbladet
Andersen made his debut for AaB on 5 March 2011 at the age of 16 years and 174 days, making him the youngest player ever to play for AaB in the top-flight Danish Superliga championshipAaB A/S and the second youngest player ever to play in the Danish Superliga. One month later, he extended his contract until 2013.AaB forlænger med teenagekomet‚ bold.dk, 7 April 2011 He slowly became a regular part of, as he played 22 league matches for AaB in the 2011/12 season. He broke his toe in November 2011 and was out for the rest of the fall.Lucas A. ude med brækket tå‚ bold.dk, 22 November 2011 According to a Danish source, Andersen was followed by Liverpool and Ajax in the January 2012 market.Avis: Ajax og Liverpool jagter Lucas A., bold.dk, 12 January 2012 This was later confirmed by his agent.
Andersen was usually employed as a right winger, but was capable of playing on the left, as well as an attacking midfielder/playmaker behind the forwards. He was touted as the most promising player to come through the AaB youth ranks since Jesper Grønkjær, by AaB director of football Lynge Jakobsen A number of foreign clubs wanted to sign him by 2012, but Lynge Jakobsen did not want to sell Andersen at too young an age.
Ajax On 31 August 2012, Andersen signed with Ajax for an undisclosed fee, with a view to join the squad of Jong Ajax at first. AaB's good relationship with Ajax, having sold Jesper Grønkjær to Ajax as well, was emphasized by Lynge Jakobsen as a reason for the deal materializing. Andersen made his debut 8 December, coming on as a substitute against FC Groningen.
Grasshopper On 4 July 2016, Ajax announced that Andersen had been sold to Grasshopper Club Zürich.Andersen naar Grasshopper Club Zürich (Dutch). Ajax. 4 July 2016.
Return to AaB After a less successful 2017–18 season at Grasshoppers with limited playing time, Andersen was loaned out to his former club, AaB, for the 2018–19 season.AaB henter Lucas Andersen hjem, bold.dk, 30 August 2018 Andersen had strong performances for the club which made AaB buy him out of his contract with Grasshoppers, making the deal permanent from 1 July 2019.AaB sikrer sig Lucas Andersen på femårig aftale, aabsport.dk, 10 March 2019 Andersen signed a five-year contract. Andersen was named the new captain of AaB after long time veteran Rasmus Würtz ended his playing career., bold.dk 29 Juni 2019
Queens Park Rangers On 2 February 2024 AaB confirmed that they had terminated Andersen's contract by mutual agreement.Afskedstid for AaB og Lucas Andersen, aabsport.dk, 2 February 2024 Three days later, he signed for Championship club Queens Park Rangers, reuniting with former boss Martí Cifuentes.
On 23 June 2025, Queens Park Rangers announced that Andersen would depart the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the month.
BG Panthum United On 1 April 2026, Andersen joined Thai League 1 club BG Panthum United. International career He was a part of the Denmark under-17 squad at the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship and the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
On 8 January 2012, he was called up for the Denmark League XI national football team for their matches in the 2011 King's Cup. With his age of only 17 years and 4 months, he is the youngest player ever to have been a part of the Danish League XI squad.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAaB2010–11Danish Superliga11000001102011–1222100002212012–1372000072Total4030000403Ajax2012–13Eredivisie102100312013–149000501402014–152722181374Total37242131545Jong Ajax2013–14Eerste Divisie186—1862014–1521—212015–1630—30Total237—237Willem II (loan)2015–16 Eredivisie30631433710Grasshopper2016–17Swiss Super League33620614172017–182043000234Total531050616411AaB2018–19Danish Superliga2310400027102019–202710310037112020–2118110001912021-22700000702022-2331061003712023–24Danish 1st Division1421000162Total120231720013725Queens Park Rangers2023–24EFL Championship1510000151Career totals3182812323537062
Honours Club Ajax Eredivisie: 2012–13, 2013–14 Johan Cruijff Shield: 2013
References
External links Lucas Andersen at Voetbal International Official Danish Superliga player statistics at danskfodbold.com Stats on 7msport