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.
Christensen was first included in a Chelsea senior squad for their last game of the 2012-2013 season on 19 May 2013, but did not feature in the match, which ended a 2–1 home win over Everton in Rafael Benítez"s last match as manager. He made his professional debut on 28 October 2014, playing the full 90 minutes at right-back as Chelsea won 2–1 away to Shrewsbury Town in the fourth round of the League Cup. Christensen did not play again until 24 January 2015, when he was utilized in the same position for Chelsea"s 2–4 home defeat to League One club Bradford City in the FA Cup fourth round. Although Christensen played no further part in the campaign, Chelsea won the League Cup with a 2–0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the final. Although Christensen only made one league appearances out of the whole season, Mourinho stated that he would receive a winner"s medal for his contributions this season. Christensen scored a brace in a 5-1 win over Werder Bremen on 5 February. On 8 June 2015, Christensen made his senior international debut for Denmark in a 2–1 home friendly win against Montenegro at the Viborg Stadion, as a 69th-minute substitute for Pierre Højbjerg.
