Silas Andersen

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	BK Häcken
Youth career
	Sundby BK
0000–2021	FCK
2021–2023	Inter
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2025	Jong FC Utrecht	46	(3)
2023–2025	Utrecht	2	(0)
2025–	BK Häcken	0	(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	9	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024

Silas Sinan Erhen Thorup Andersen (born 7 January 2004) is a Danish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club BK Häcken.

Early life

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

Club career

On 30 January 2025, Andersen signed a four-year contract with BK Häcken in Sweden.[2]

International career

Andersen played for the Denmark national under-19 football team, where he was regarded as one of the team's most important players.[3]

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".[4]

Personal life

Andersen has regarded Netherlands international Frenkie de Jong, France international Paul Pogba, and Croatia international Luka Modric as his football idols.[5]

References

1. "Silas A: En drengedrøm". bold.dk.
2. "BK Häcken värvar mittfältare från FC Utrecht: "Jag är en vinnare"" [BK Häcken signs midfielder from FC Utrecht: "I am a winner"] (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
3. "Andersen: Fremtidens store stjerne trænede med de allerbedste". fodboldfordrenge.dk.
4. "Chi è =Silas Andersen?". puglia24news.it.
5. "Andersen: Jagten på drengedrømmen". lixen.dk.