In October 2025, Jose Mourinho, as the new Benfica coach, was already tired of the questions about Schelderup’s lack of playing time: “Schjelderup is Schjelderup. He struggles with that over 90 minutes, with the intensity and the sacrifice in the transitions,” Mourinho told A Bola. Over the past six months, one of the world’s most high-profile coaches has turned 180 degrees around the young Norwegian. On Monday, Mourinho called the 21-year-old “sparkling good”, on Thursday Schelderup made a clean sweep in Portuguese football.
After a somewhat sluggish start to the season, the Norwegian striker is consistently referred to as one of Benfica’s most valuable players. After the Braga game on Monday, Mourinho singled out Schelderup, the player of the match.
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“He (Schelderup) played a sparkling game of unbelievable quality,” Mourinho said, according to A Bola.
Last month, the 21-year-old also showed incredible quality, on Thursday came the news that Andreas Schelderup has been named Player of the Month, Young Player of the Month and Attacking Player of the Month in the Portuguese league.
Andreas Schjelderup has won the major titles for April in Portugal. He has been named player of the month, young player of the month and attacking player of the month.
Awesome!
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