Andreas Granqvist

Andreas Granqvist

Personal information
Full name	Andreas Granqvist
Date of birth	16 April 1985 (1985-04-16)
Place of birth	Påarp, Sweden
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Genoa
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	Helsingborg	72	(1)
2007	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	0	(0)
2007–2008	Wigan Athletic	14	(0)
2008	→ Helsingborg (loan)	11	(1)
2008–2011	Groningen	96	(21)
2011–	Genoa	15	(1)
National team‡
2004–2006	Sweden U21	26	(0)
2006–	Sweden	15	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 September 2011

Andreas Granqvist (born 16 April 1985) is a Swedish footballer from Helsingborg, currently playing as a defender for Genoa.

Club career

Granqvist started his career with Påarps GIF, the local club of his home village Påarp. He later transferred to Helsingborgs IF and he made his debut in Allsvenskan, 2004. Two years later he was team captain, when the club won its third Swedish Cup title, beating Gefle with 2–0. The victorious HIF side also contained former Swedish internationals Henrik Larsson and Andreas Jakobsson as well as former Hibs goalkeeper Daniel Andersson.

In January 2007, he completed a loan move to Wigan Athletic with a view to a permanent deal in the summer.

On 19 June 2007, Granqvist signed a two-year deal with Wigan, for a fee rumoured to be around £750,000. On 12 March 2008, Granqvist returned to HIF on a loan deal until the end of the English season in June.

On 9 July 2008 Granqvist signed a four-year contract with Dutch club, FC Groningen, with Wigan receiving a fee of around £600,000.

On 13 September 2008, Granqvist scored after a 65 metre solo run, a remarkable feat, which he again managed to accomplish in the last match of the regular season on 10 May 2009.

On 15 June 2011, FC Groningen published on their website that Andreas Granqvist was sold to Genoa for a fee of 2 million euros. The Swedish international has signed a four-year contract with the Italian club.

International career

Granqvist has played for the Swedish national team, and, in May 2008, he was included in Sweden's 23-men squad for Euro 2008. However, he was an unused substitute in all three of Sweden's games.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 September 2010	Swedbank Stadion, Malmö	San Marino	4–0	6–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
2.	12 October 2010	Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam	Netherlands	4–1	4–1	UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying

Statistics

Season	Club	Country	Competition	Games	Goals
2004	Helsingborgs IF	Sweden	Allsvenskan	21	0
2005	Helsingborgs IF	Sweden	Allsvenskan	26	1
2006	Helsingborgs IF	Sweden	Allsvenskan	25	0
2006–07	Wigan Athletic	England	Premier League	0	0
2007–08	Wigan Athletic	England	Premier League	14	0
2008	Helsingborgs IF	Sweden	Allsvenskan	11	1
2008–09	FC Groningen	Netherlands	Eredivisie	32	4
2009–10	FC Groningen	Netherlands	Eredivisie	32	6
2010–11	FC Groningen	Netherlands	Eredivisie	33	11
2011–12	Genoa	Italy	Serie A	8	0
Total				194	23
As of 30 May 2011

External links

• Andreas Asterio Granqvist career stats at Soccerbase