Background
He moved often, due to following his father and coach, Jørn Andersen.
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Niklas Andersen
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Career
The defender played in the youth system of Hamburger SV, Eintracht Frankfurt and Schalke 04. In 2005, he gained a foothold in Rot-Weiss Essen"s A youth team and was called up in the last season for the Regionalliga team Foreign the 2008-2009 season Andersen moved to Bundesliga club Werder Bremen where he signed a contract running until 30 June 2012.
Andersen made his debut for the Werder Bremen senior team on 13 May 2009.
He is the son of former Norwegian international football player and Bundesliga top scorer Jørn Andersen.
Achievements
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He was substituted on in the 77th minute for Frank Baumann in a 0–5 away win against Eintracht Frankfurt. He was released by Werder in June 2011, and spent part of the summer with Charlton Athletic but didn"t do enough to win a deal so he signed for Chemnitzer Football Club half a season later, spending a year with the club before leaving on a free transfer.
