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

Silas Andersen
Personal information
Full name Silas Sinan Erhen Thorup Andersen
Date of birth (2004-06-13) June 13, 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Jong FC Utrecht
Number N/A
Youth career
Sundby BK
0000–2021 FCK
2021–2023 Inter
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Jong FC Utrecht 24 (1)
2023– FC Utrecht 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life edit

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

Career edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Silas A: En drengedrøm". bold.dk.
  2. ^ "Andersen: Fremtidens store stjerne trænede med de allerbedste". fodboldfordrenge.dk.
  3. ^ "Chi è =Silas Andersen?". puglia24news.it.
  4. ^ "Andersen: Jagten på drengedrømmen". lixen.dk.