Andreas Rædergård Schjelderup (born 1 June 2004) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a left winger or

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for

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, on loan from

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club Benfica.

Club career

Early years

Born in

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, Norway, Schjelderup began his career in the youth sector at Bodø/Glimt. Schjelderup was coveted by many big clubs throughout Europe, including reported interest from clubs in top leagues in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands.

Nordsjælland

In July 2020, Schjelderup chose to move to Denmark to sign with Superliga club

. He was promoted to the Nordsjælland first team following the winter break during the 2020–21 season. He made his senior debut from the starting eleven, in a 2–0 defeat to OB on 7 February 2021. Aged 16 years and 248 days old, he became the 13th youngest player in Superliga history. He scored his first senior goal for the club in a 3–0 win over local rivals Lyngby on 12 March. In doing so, he became the club's record youngest goalscorer in Superliga history, edging out teammate Tochi Chukwuani's record set the previous season, and the fourth youngest overall in league history. On 21 March, the final day of the

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regular season, Schjelderup scored both goals in Nordsjælland's 2–1 defeat of

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, leapfrogging his club above SønderjyskE and into sixth place, securing the final spot in the Superliga championship play-offs.

Benfica

On 12 January 2023, Schjelderup signed a five-year contract with

side Benfica. The fee reported by Portuguese media was around €14 million. Norwegian media reported, however, that the fee was 105 million kroner (approximately €10 million), and Nordsjælland also secured 20% of a potential future sale. Schjelderup made his Benfica debut in the Primeria Liga, against Maderian side Maritimo on 12 March 2023. Later on, Schjelderup made his Champions League Debut against Italian team Inter Milan. The Norwegian had a difficult start to his stay at Benfica. In the first six months, he only made two brief appearances for the first team, while he also made five appearances for the club's B team.

Return to Nordsjælland (loan)

On 2 September 2023,

announced that Schjelderup would be returning to the club on a season-long

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deal from Benfica, with the Danish club paying a €2.5 million loan fee.

International career

Schjelderup has been capped at youth level for Norway.

Style of play

Schjelderup is regarded as a highly skillful and technical player capable of playing in several offensive positions, due to his versatility; throughout his career, he has been deployed as a

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, as a second striker, or even as a winger, although his primary position is that of an

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. Playing primarily as a left winger, Schjelderup tends to hug the touchline off the ball. He receives possession from teammates out wide before cutting inside and driving towards more central areas, thus ensuring that he can pick up the ball with space and time before looking to make a real impact. Schjelderup also has the ability to draw defenders toward him. That opens up space for his teammates to exploit. Another aspect of his game is his dribbling, Schjelderup has extremely quick feet and excellent agility in one-on-one duels. When making attacking runs off the ball, Schjelderup’s main objective is to create lateral separation. He very rarely tries to make runs in behind, and instead prefers to make runs out wide and receive in front of the defence. Schjelderup idolises Norwegians Martin Ødegaard and Erling Haaland, being compared to the latter due to his goalscoring abilities.

Career statistics

Honours

Benfica *

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References

External links

Profile
at the S.L. Benfica website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schjelderup, Andreas 2004 births Living people Footballers from Bodø Norwegian men's footballers Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Danish Superliga players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players FC Nordsjælland players S.L. Benfica footballers S.L. Benfica B players Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal