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Axel Sandler

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Axel Sandler
Personal information
Full name Axel Vilhelm Olavi Sandler
Date of birth (2007-01-05) 5 January 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
AIK U19
Youth career
ToTe[2]
KäPa
0000–2023 HJK
2023–2024 AC Milan
2024– AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Klubi 04 1 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Finland U15 4 (0)
2023 Finland U16 4 (0)
2023– Finland U17 13 (0)
2024– Finland U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Axel Vilhelm Olavi Sandler (born 5 January 2007) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for the under-19 team of Allsvenskan club AIK.[3]

Career

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HJK

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On 26 July 2023, Sandler made his senior debut for Klubi 04, the reserve team of HJK, in a third-tier Kakkonen match against Reipas Lahti.[4]

AC Milan

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In September 2023, Sandler was acquired by Italian Serie A club AC Milan, for an undisclosed fee.[5][6][7][8] He was initially assigned to the club's under-18 squad.

AIK

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In August 2024, Sandler moved to Sweden and signed with Allsvenskan club AIK, initially joining the under-19 squad.[9]

International career

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Sandler was part of the Finland U16 squad that won the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in July 2023.[10]

On 4 October 2023, he was named in the Finland U17 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament. In the tournament Finland drew with Ukraine and Germany 2–2 and 1–1, respectively, before winning Liechtenstein 3–0, placing 2nd in the group and advancing to the Elite round.[11][12]

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