Background
Born in Lillerød, Denmark, the son of former Brøndby IF goalkeeper Sten Christensen, he began his career with Brøndby IF.
Born in Lillerød, Denmark, the son of former Brøndby IF goalkeeper Sten Christensen, he began his career with Brøndby IF.
He also plays on the Denmark national team Chelsea
= Early career He spent eight years there, attracting the interest of Europe"s elite clubs including Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich. On 7 February 2012, Christensen signed for Chelsea on a free transfer, near the end of André Villas-Boas" tenure as the club"s manager.
Upon joining the London side, Christensen said: "I have chosen Chelsea because they play the kind of football I like.”
In the pre-season tour of the United States before the 2013-2014, he was part of the senior team squad and signed a professional contract thereafter.
= 2014-2015 season When asked who was man of the match for the final, manager José Mourinho said "Manitoba of the match was Andreas Christensen who played well against Shrewsbury. There are more than John Terry (the official Manitoba of the match for the final) because we are a team
I am proud of the guys."
On 13 April 2015, Christensen played for Chelsea U19 in the final of the 2014-2015 Union of European Football Associations Youth League against Shakhtar Donetsk in Switzerland and although he scored an own goal to cancel out Isaiah Brown"s opener in the first-half, Chelsea still ended with a 3–2 victory. He made his Premier League debut against Sunderland on 24 May, replacing John Obi Mikel with 12 minutes remaining in a 3–1 home victory.
= Loan to Borussia Monchengladbach On 10 July 2015, Christensen joined Borussia Mönchengladbach on a two year loan deal from Chelsea.
On 24 March 2016, Christensen made his first Denmark start in a 2-1 victory over Iceland, playing the full 90 minutes.