Andreas Skov Olsen

Andreas Skov Olsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈskʌwˀ ˈoˀlsn̩]; born 29 December 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Denmark national team.

Andreas Skov Olsen

Personal information
Full name	Andreas Skov Olsen[1]
Date of birth	(1999-12-29) 29 December 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth	Hillerød, Denmark
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right winger
Team information
Current team	VfL Wolfsburg
Number	7
Youth career
	Alsønderup SG&I
2012–2018	Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Nordsjælland	41	(22)
2019–2022	Bologna	70	(3)
2022–2025	Club Brugge	90	(35)
2025–	VfL Wolfsburg	13	(1)
International career‡
2017	Denmark U18	1	(0)
2017–2018	Denmark U19	10	(7)
2017–2020	Denmark U21	18	(9)
2020–	Denmark	39	(8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:34, 17 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:09, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Youth career

Olsen started his career at local club, ASGI from Alsønderup, outside of Hillerød, but later joined the FC Nordsjælland at the age of 12.^[2]

Club career

Nordsjælland

Already at the age of 17, Olsen was called up by the coach of the Danish national under-21 football team, to replace an injured Kasper Junker in June 2017. He then got his debut for the U21 national team in a game against Sweden U21.^[3]

The winger got his first senior call up on 17 July 2017, where he sat on the bench for the whole game against OB. He was also with the first team squad in Sweden in the summer 2017, where he played a in a friendly match.

Olsen got his debut for FC Nordsjælland on 23 July 2017 at the age of 17. He started on the bench, but replaced Emiliano Marcondes in the 95th minute in a 3–2 victory against Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga.^[4] Few days later, he played 72 minutes in a Danish Cup game against amateur side Vejgaard B, where he both scored and assisted a goal.

On 12 July 2018, Olsen scored his first European goal in a Europa League Qualifier against Cliftonville.^[5]

Olsen was officially promoted to the first team squad from the summer 2018. Olsen had a turbulent first half season in the Danish Superliga scoring 11 goals despite his young age.^[6] He ended the season scoring 22 league goals.

Bologna

On 24 July 2019, it was confirmed, that Olsen had left Denmark after two seasons in the Danish Superliga, to join Italian Serie A club Bologna.^[7]

Club Brugge

On 28 January 2022, Bologna announced Olsen's transfer to Club Brugge in Belgium, where he signed a four-and-a-half-year contract.^[8] He made his debut on 2 February in a Belgian Cup match against Gent, coming off the bench for Ruud Vormer at half-time and providing the decisive assist for Charles De Ketelaere, securing a 1–0 win for his team.^[9][10] On 17 July 2022, Olsen scored the winning goal for Club in the 2022 Belgian Super Cup against Gent.^[11]

VfL Wolfsburg

On 17 January 2025, Skov Olsen joined Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg on a deal until the summer of 2029.^[12]

International career

Olsen was called up to the senior Denmark squad for the UEFA Nations League matches against Belgium and England in September 2020.^[13] He made his debut on 7 October 2020 in a friendly against Faroe Islands and scored a goal in a 4–0 win.^[14]

In June 2021, he was included in the national team's bid for 2020 UEFA Euro, where the team reached the semi-finals.^[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nordsjælland	2017–18	Danish Superliga	5	0	2	1	–		–		7	1
	2018–19		36	22	2	1	6[b]	3	–		44	26
	Total		41	22	4	2	6	3	–		51	27
Bologna	2019–20	Serie A	26	1	0	0	–		–		26	1
	2020–21		26	2	0	0	–		–		26	2
	2021–22		18	0	1	0	–		–		19	0
	Total		70	3	1	0	–		–		71	3
Club Brugge	2021–22	Belgian Pro League	15	6	2	0	–		–		17	6
	2022–23		23	7	1	0	5[c]	1	1[d]	1	30	9
	2023–24		33	14	5	5	12[e]	7	–		50	26
	2024–25		19	8	2	0	6[c]	0	0	0	27	8
	Total		90	35	10	5	23	8	1	1	124	49
VfL Wolfsburg	2024–25	Bundesliga	13	1	1	0	–		–		14	1
Career total			217	61	16	7	29	11	1	1	260	79

1. Includes Danish Cup, Coppa Italia, Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 23 March 2025^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Denmark	2020	2	1
	2021	13	5
	2022	10	2
	2023	4	0
	2024	8	0
	2025	2	0
Total		39	8

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skov Olsen goal.

List of international goals scored by Andreas Skov Olsen

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 October 2020	MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark	1	Faroe Islands	1–0	4–0	Friendly
2	31 March 2021	Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Austria	5	Austria	1–0	4–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3					4–0
4	7 September 2021	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	11	Israel	3–0	5–0
5	9 October 2021	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	12	Moldova	1–0	4–0
6	12 November 2021	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	14	Faroe Islands	1–0	3–1
7	13 June 2022	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	21	Austria	2–0	2–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
8	25 September 2022	Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark	23	France	2–0	2–0

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian Pro League: 2021–22, 2023–24^[17]
• Belgian Super Cup: 2022^[18]