Mattias Svanberg

Mattias Svanberg
Personal information
Full name	Mattias Olof Svanberg
Date of birth	5 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Malmö, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bologna
Number	32
Youth career
0000–2007	Bunkeflo IF
2008–2012	LB07
2013–2015	Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	Malmö FF
2018–	Bologna
International career‡
2014–2016	Sweden U17
2016–2017	Sweden U19
2017–	Sweden U21
2019–	Sweden
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019

Mattias Olof Svanberg (born 5 January 1999) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bologna. Mattias is the son of Bo Svanberg.

Career

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 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..

International career

He was called up to the senior Sweden squad for games against Turkey and Russia in November 2018, but did not play.^[5]

In November 2019, Svanberg was called up for Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches against Romania and Faroe Islands.

On 18 November 2019, Svanberg scored on his debut for Sweden against Faroe Islands at Friends Arena in Solna. He also assisted John Guidetti in a 3–0 win for the home side.

Career statistics

As of match played 25 May 2019^[6]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Malmö FF	2016	6	2	1	0	—		7	2
	2017	18	1	1	0	2	0	21	1
	2018	12	2	6	1	0	0	18	3
	Total	36	5	8	1	2	0	46	6
Bologna	2018–19	23	0	1	0	—		24	0
Bologna	Total	23	0	1	0	0	0	24	0
Career total		59	5	9	1	2	0	70	6

International

As of match played 18 November 2019

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden
Sweden	2019	1	1
Total		1	1

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 November 2019	Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden	Faroe Islands	2–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Malmö FF

Allsvenskan: 2016, 2017

References

^ "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 59" [Official Press Release No. 59] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 2 October 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
^ "Mattias Svanberg". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
^ "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 receives first Sweden call-up". bolognafc.it. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ "Mattias Svanberg". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

External links

Malmö FF profile (in Swedish)
{{SvFF player}} template missing ID.
Mattias Svanberg at Soccerway

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[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". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 28 May 2016.

[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 receives first Sweden call-up". bolognafc.it. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[6] "Mattias Svanberg". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2018.

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