Emil Forsberg

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Emil Forsberg
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991
Place of birthSundsvall, Sweden
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionWinger
Club information
Current clubMalmö FF
Number33
Youth career
0000–2008GIF Sundsvall
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2012GIF Sundsvall97(24)
2009→ Medskogsbron BK (loan)2(2)
2013–Malmö FF28(5)
National team‡
2009–2010Sweden U198(0)
2014–Sweden1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2014

Emil Forsberg (born 23 October 1991 in Sundsvall) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Malmö FF as a winger.[1]

Career

GIF Sundsvall

Forsberg started his career in GIF Sundsvall and joined the first team squad in 2009 when the club was playing in Sweden's second tier of football, Superettan. He went on a loan deal to Division 3 side Medskogsbron BK. He scored twice in his first game, but after his second game he was recalled to GIF Sundsvall. He went on to play several matches for Sundsvall in his first season. For his second season at the club he had become a regular in the starting eleven at Sundsvall and played 30 out of 30 matches for the 2010 season. Forsberg had started to produce goals during his second season at the club but raised his performance for the 2011 season when he scored 11 goals in 27 matches as Sundsvall were promoted to Sweden's first tier of football, Allsvenskan. For his first season in Allsvenskan Forsberg played 21 matches out of 30 and scored 6 goals, however Sundsvall were relegated to Superettan once again after losing the relegation play-offs against Halmstads BK.

Malmö FF

On 10 December 2012 Forsberg was presented as a Malmö FF player. He joined the club on 1 January 2013 when the transfer window opened in Sweden. Forsberg signed a four year contract lasting until the end of the 2016 season.[1] His first season at the club proved to be a success as he played 28 matches out of 30 and scored five goals for the club as they won the league title. He also played all matches for the club during the qualification stage for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League and scored two goals.

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 November 2013.[2]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GIF Sundsvall 2009 191——191
Medskogsbron BK 2009 22——22
Total 22——22
GIF Sundsvall 2010 30620—326
2011 271123—2914
2012 21610—226
Total 972453—10227
Malmö FF 2013 2854062387
2014 00000000
Total 2854062387
Career total 12631936214136

International

As of 17 January 2014.[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201410
Total10

Personal life

Emil Forsberg is the son of former GIF Sundsvall player Leif Forsberg who played for the club between 1980 and 2001.

Honours

Club

Malmö FF

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Emil Forsberg klar för MFF". mff.se. Malmö FF. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Emil Forsberg". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2013. 

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