Background
He moved often, due to following his father and coach, Jørn Andersen.
He moved often, due to following his father and coach, Jørn Andersen.
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.