Mattias Olof Svanberg (born 5 January 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg and the Sweden national team.
![]() Svanberg with Malmö FF in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mattias Olof Svanberg[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1999 | ||
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 | |||
–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 | 57 | (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 23:00, 21 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:32, 25 March 2024 (UTC) |
Club career
editAfter 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 2017, Svanberg received a larger role with the team and made 21 appearances as MFF won the championship for a second consecutive year. In 2018, Svanberg became a consistent starter and was one of only two players to feature in every match during the spring before moving to Serie A club 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
editSvanberg 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
editSvanberg is the son of the former professional ice hockey player Bo Svanberg.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 19 August 2024[11]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 57 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 64 | 6 | |||
Career total | 211 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 234 | 21 |
International
edit- As of match played 25 March 2024[12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 18 November 2019 | Friends Arena, 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
editMalmö FF
References
edit- ^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 59" [Official Press Release No. 59] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 2 October 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Mattias Svanberg". Vfl Wolfsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "MFF skriver A-kontrakt med Svanberg". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Svanberg signs". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Svanberg receives first Sweden call-up". bolognafc.it. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Dejan Kulusevski och Mattias Svanberg med i EM-kvaltruppen". Expressen TV (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "TV: Drömdebut för Mattias Svanberg i landslaget – nätade mot Färöarna". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Sweden Euro 2020 squad: Full team profile". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Guldfamiljen: "Är så stolt över honom nu"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "M. Svanberg". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Mattias Svanberg". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Färöarna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Mexiko - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
External links
edit- Profile at the VfL Wolfsburg website
- Mattias Svanberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Mattias Svanberg national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Mattias Svanberg at Soccerway