Sebastian Andersson
Andersson with 1. FC Köln in 2021
Personal information
Full name Martin Sebastian Andersson
Date of birth (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Ängelholm, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Nürnberg
Youth career
1996–2006 Ängelholms FF
1998–2006 Vinslövs IF
2006–2007 Helsingborgs IF
2008–2009 Ängelholms FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Ängelholms FF 50 (17)
2012–2014 Kalmar FF 52 (3)
2014–2016 Djurgårdens IF 35 (13)
2016–2017 IFK Norrköping 51 (20)
2017–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern 29 (12)
2018–2020 Union Berlin 67 (24)
2020–2023 1. FC Köln 42 (6)
2024– 1. FC Nürnberg 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 Sweden U21 1 (0)
2017–2019 Sweden 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:33, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:10, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Martin Sebastian Andersson (born 15 July 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.[2]

Club career

Early career

Andersson started out playing youth football for his hometown club Ängelholms FF when he was five. A couple of years later he also simultaneously started playing for Vinslövs IF. This was because his parents had separated and he was living every other week in different locations with each parent so he also had to switch between the two clubs every other week. When he turned 15 he joined the youth team of Helsingborgs IF but only a couple of years later the club discontinued the age group that he was playing for and as he wasn't given a first team contract he had to leave.

He then went back to Ängelholm where he, as a seventeen-year-old, was put straight into the club's U21 team. After making his first-team debut in 2010, Andersson's first highly successful season was the 2011 Superettan, in which he was one of the top ten goalscorers in the second tier of the Swedish football league system. Due to his success he was signed by Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF after the season.[3]

On 1 August 2014, Andersson joined Djurgården.[4] He made 39 competitive appearances and scored 16 goals for the Stockholm team before being sold to IFK Norrköping in 2016.[5]

FC Kaiserslautern

On 31 August 2017, the last day of the 2017 summer transfer window, Andersson signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[6]

Union Berlin

In June 2018, following Kaiserslautern's relegation, 1. FC Union Berlin announced Andersson would join the club on a free transfer for the 2018–19 season having agreed a two-year contract.[7]

FC Köln

On 15 September 2020, Andersson moved to Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and signed a contract until 2023. The transfer fee paid to Union Berlin was reported as €6 million.[8] On 19 September 2020, Andersson scored on his Bundesliga debut for FC Köln in a 2–3 loss to Hoffenheim.[9]

1. FC Nürnberg

In January 2024, Andersson joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg on a short-term contract until the end of the season having impressed on trial.[10]

International career

Andersson made his only appearance for the national under-21 team on 15 November 2011 in a game against Malta.[11] He made his senior debut in January 2017 in a friendly game against the Ivory Coast.[12] He scored his first two goals for Sweden four days later, in a 6–0 thrashing of Slovakia.[13]

Andersson scored his first competitive international goal in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying game against the Faroe Islands which Sweden won 3–0.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 March 2022[15][16][17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ängelholms FF 2010 Superettan 22 5 1 0 — — 23 5
2011 Superettan 28 12 1 1 — 2[a] 2 31 15
Total 50 17 2 1 — 2 2 54 20
Kalmar FF 2012 Allsvenskan 25 1 1 2 6 1 — 32 4
2013 Allsvenskan 15 0 3 2 — — 18 2
2014 Allsvenskan 12 2 — — — 12 2
Total 52 3 4 4 6 1 — 62 8
Djurgårdens IF 2014 Allsvenskan 13 6 1 1 — — 14 7
2015 Allsvenskan 22 7 1 2 — — 23 9
2016 Allsvenskan — 3 2 — — 3 2
Total 35 13 5 5 — — 40 18
IFK Norrköping 2016 Allsvenskan 30 14 1 0 2 3 — 33 17
2017 Allsvenskan 21 6 6 2 4 3 — 31 11
Total 51 20 7 2 6 6 — 64 28
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 29 12 1 0 — — 30 12
Union Berlin 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 34 12 2 1 — 2[b] 0 38 13
2019–20 Bundesliga 33 12 3 1 — — 36 13
Total 67 24 5 2 — 2 0 74 26
1. FC Köln 2020–21 Bundesliga 16 3 0 0 — 2[b] 2 18 5
2021–22 Bundesliga 25 3 3 0 — — 28 3
Total 41 6 3 0 — 2 2 46 8
Career total 325 95 27 14 12 7 6 4 370 120
  1. ^ Appearances in Allsvenskan relegation play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 18 November 2019.[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2017 2 2
2018 2 0
2019 5 1
Total 9 3

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 January 2017 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Slovakia 3–0 6–0 Friendly
2. 4–0
3. 18 November 2019 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Faroe Islands 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References

  1. ^ a b "Martin Sebastian Andersson | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Köln verabschiedet Angreifer Andersson". kicker (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Jag måste prestera i Allsvenskan". hejkalmar.se. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Sebastian Andersson klar för Djurgården". Aftonbladet.
  5. ^ "DIF Fotboll - Sebastian Andersson klar för IFK Norrköping - DIF Fotboll". DIF Fotboll.
  6. ^ "Auf der Zielgeraden: Lautern holt Andersson". kicker Online (in German). 31 August 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Union holt Stürmer Andersson". kicker Online (in German). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Andersson wechselt für sechs Millionen Euro von Berlin nach Köln". kicker.de. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Svenskens succé – målskytt direkt i nya klubben". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Sebastian Andersson: Gastspiel(er) verlängert" [Sebastian Andersson: guest appearance(s) extended]. www.fcn.de (in German). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Herrar U21 EM-kval Matchinformation Malta mot Sverige 2011-11-15 (0-1) — svenskfotboll.se". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Herr A Landskamp Matchinformation: Sverige mot Elfenbenskusten 2017-01-08 (1-2) — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se. Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  13. ^ "Herr A Landskamp Matchinformation: Sverige mot Slovakien 2017-01-12 (6-0) — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se. Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Sköna målbeskeden i kvalavslutningen". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 18 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  15. ^ "S. Andersson". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Sebastian Andersson » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  17. ^ "Eliteprospects.com - Sebastian Andersson". Eliteprospects. 26 January 2016.
  18. ^ "Andersson, Sebastian". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

External links

1. FC Nürnberg – current squad
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