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Full nameAndreas Rædergård Schjelderup
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityNorway
Age22
Date of birth1 Jun 2004
BirthplaceBodø
Height176 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubBenfica
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
28
Appearances
7
Goals
5
Assists
1732
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Benfica.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Primeira Liga287517327.33
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Norway U21870683
UEFA Champions League10315657.37
Taça de Portugal4001507.07
FIFA Club World Cup3101286.65

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

A. Schjelderup is a 22-year-old attacking midfielder at Benfica, rated 67.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 13th of 317 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga and 388th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (56.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.62 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0.26 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Schjelderup.

Judged on this season alone, Schjelderup graded 37 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 48 attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga, on 7 goals and 5 assists in 28 appearances (0.624 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 11 → 37). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 68, top 9% of the 48 attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga. At 22 Schjelderup is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 24.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 9% attacking midfielders · Primeira LigaCurrent seasonTop 19% attacking midfielders · Primeira Liga9th-best attacking midfielder in the Primeira Liga13th in the Primeira Liga · potential4th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Primeira Liga388th-highest potential U-23 tracked
67.5
Ratingi
4th of 48 attacking midfielders
37.2
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
56.6%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.62
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Benfica finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

7
Goals
5
Assists
12
G+A
0.25
Goals / app

7 goals in 28 appearances (0.25 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 12 goal contributions (0.43 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.62 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0.26 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 56.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.72 defensive actions per 90 for the position.

Outlook

With a Rating of 67.5, Schjelderup carries the 4th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Primeira Liga (top 9%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.62 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.