Mattias Svanberg

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Mattias Svanberg
Svanberg with Malmö FF in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mattias Olof Svanberg[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
VfL Wolfsburg
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2007
Bunkeflo IF
2008–2012
LB07
2013–2015 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Malmö FF 36 (5)
2018–2022 Bologna 118 (9)
2022– VfL Wolfsburg 53 (5)
International career
2014–2016
Sweden U17
20 (2)
2016–2017
Sweden U19
7 (1)
2017–2019
Sweden U21
14 (3)
2019–
Sweden
34 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:53, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:32, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

Mattias Olof Svanberg (born 5 January 1999) is a Swedish professional

Sweden national team
.

Club career

After playing for

LB07 and Malmö FF youth teams Mattias Svanberg signed an apprenticeship contract with Malmö FF on 27 July 2015.[3] As a 16-year-old, he featured on the bench four times during the 2015 season. On 4 March 2016, he signed a four-year first team contract with Malmö.[4] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 28 May 2016 when he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute in a 4–1 win against Östersunds FK, and assisted on Viðar Örn Kjartansson's goal in stoppage time. On 25 September 2016, he scored his first Allsvenskan goal in the local derby against Helsingborgs IF. He started his first game for the club on 26 October 2016, and scored a goal and an assist as Malmö FF beat Falkenbergs FF to secure the Allsvenskan
title.

In

Bologna F.C. 1909
in the summer transfer window for a sum of €5 million.

He made his Serie A debut on 16 September 2018 in a 0–1 defeat against

Genoa C.F.C.

On 16 July 2022, Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Svanberg on a five-year deal.[5]

International career

Svanberg was called up to the senior

Sweden squad for games against Turkey and Russia in November 2018, but did not play.[6]

In November 2019, Svanberg was called up for Sweden's

UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches against Romania and Faroe Islands.[7] On 18 November Svanberg scored on his debut against Faroe Islands at Friends Arena in Solna. He also assisted John Guidetti in a 3–0 win for the home side.[8]

Svanberg was called up for a major tournament for the first time when he was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[9]

Personal life

Svanberg is the son of the former professional ice hockey player Bo Svanberg.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 March 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Malmö FF 2016 Allsvenskan 6 2 2 0 8 2
2017 Allsvenskan 18 1 1 0 2 0 21 1
2018 Allsvenskan 12 2 6 1 0 0 18 3
Total 36 5 9 1 2 0 47 6
Bologna 2018–19 Serie A 23 0 1 0 24 0
2019–20 Serie A 25 1 2 0 27 1
2020–21 Serie A 34 5 1 0 35 5
2021–22 Serie A 36 3 1 0 37 3
Total 118 9 5 0 123 9
VfL Wolfsburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 32 4 3 1 35 5
2023–24 Bundesliga 21 1 3 0 24 1
Total 53 5 6 1 59 6
Career total 207 19 20 2 2 0 229 21

International

As of match played 25 March 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden
2019 1 1
2020 3 0
2021 12 0
2022 9 1
2023 7 0
2024 2 0
Total 34 2
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Svanberg goal.
List of international goals scored by Mattias Svanberg[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 18 November 2019
Solna
, Sweden
 Faroe Islands 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [13]
2 16 November 2022 Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain  Mexico 2–1 2–1 Friendly [14]

Honours

Malmö FF

References

  1. ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 59" [Official Press Release No. 59] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 2 October 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Mattias Svanberg". Vfl Wolfsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. ^ "MFF skriver lärlingskontrakt med Mattias Svanberg". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. ^ "MFF skriver A-kontrakt med Svanberg". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Svanberg signs". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Svanberg receives first Sweden call-up". bolognafc.it. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Dejan Kulusevski och Mattias Svanberg med i EM-kvaltruppen". Expressen TV (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. ^ "TV: Drömdebut för Mattias Svanberg i landslaget – nätade mot Färöarna". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Sweden Euro 2020 squad: Full team profile". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Guldfamiljen: "Är så stolt över honom nu"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. ^ "M. Svanberg". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Mattias Svanberg". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Sverige - Färöarna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Sverige - Mexiko - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.

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