Peter Ankersen

Peter Ankersen (born 22 September 1990) is a Danish professional footballer.  He plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club FC Copenhagen.

Club career
He started in the youth ranks of local team Esbjerg fB. In the summer of 2010 he went to Vejle Boldklub in the Danish 1st Division. In March 2012 he was sold to Norwegian club Rosenborg BK. In the same summer he was sold back to his childhood club Esbjerg fB on a four-year contract.

During his second stay at Esbjerg he was an important part of the team. In January 2014 he was signed by RB Salzburg.

He joined F.C. Copenhagen in the summer of 2015 on loan,  The next season he was signed regularly. On 2 September 2019, Ankersen joined Italian Serie A club Genoa on a contract until June 2021 with an option for a further year.Calciomercato Genoa, Ankersen colpo per la difesa: è ufficiale, goal.com, 2 September 2019 He made 19 league appearances during his sole season with Genoa, where he was mostly used as a substitute.

On 26 September 2020, FC Copenhagen announced that they had signed Ankersen on a four-year contract.

International career
On 17 May 2013, Ankersen was called up for the Denmark national team for a friendly against Georgia."DR P4 - Ankersen på landsholdet" In the match, he remained an unused sub for the entire game. On 14 August 2013, he made his international debut in a 3–2 loss to Poland. He came in at halftime.

Ankersen scored his first goal on 11 November 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Kazakhstan. Denmark won 4–1.

Career statistics
Club

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEsbjerg fB2009–10Danish Superliga1000–10Vejle2010–11Danish 1st Division28100–2812011–1213221–153Total41321–434Rosenborg2012Tippeligaen1004041181Esbjerg fB2012–13Danish Superliga26360–3232013–143020082384Total5656082707Red Bull Salzburg2014–15Austrian Bundesliga2114080331Copenhagen2015–16Danish Superliga30030403702016–17242201504122017–18302201003422018–193411060411Total1185802701535Genoa2019–20Serie A19000–190Copenhagen2020-21Danish Superliga22210102422021–22281101013922022–23 12020201602023–24 2114080331Total834802111115Career total3491833168444823

Honours
Esbjerg
 Danish Cup: 2012–13

Salzburg
 Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2014–15
 Austrian Cup: 2014–15

Copenhagen
 Danish Superliga: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2021–22
 Danish Cup: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:Danish footballers