Sebastian Svärd

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Sebastian Svärd
Personal information
Full nameSebastian Steve
Qvacoe Cann-Svärd[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-15) 15 January 1983
Place of birthHvidovre, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing positionDefensive midfielder
Club information
Current clubSongkhla United
Number24
Youth career
–1998B 1908
1998–2000KB
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2006Arsenal0(0)
2003→ Copenhagen (loan)10(0)
2004→ Stoke City (loan)13(1)
2004–2005→ Brøndby (loan)33(0)
2005–2006→ Vitória Guimarães (loan)34(1)
2006–2010Borussia Mönchengladbach43(0)
2006–2010Borussia Mönchengladbach II5(0)
2009→ Hansa Rostock (loan)13(0)
2010–2011Roda JC12(0)
2012Silkeborg IF3(0)
2013Syrianska10(0)
2013Wycombe Wanderers0(0)
2014–Songkhla United0(0)
National team
1998–1999Denmark U165(0)
1999–2000Denmark U1723(0)
2000–2001Denmark U1913(0)
2003–2004Denmark U207(0)
2002–2004Denmark U219(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:31, 21 April 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Sebastian Steve Qvacoe Cann-Svärd (born 15 January 1983), commonly known as Sebastian Svärd, is a Danish footballer of Swedish and Ghanaian ancestry who played for Songkhla United.[3]

Club career

Svärd was born in Hvidovre, Denmark, to a Swedish mother and Ghanaian father, he started out at Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, the reserve team of F.C. Copenhagen. Here he was seen as somewhat of a prodigy, impressing the coaches of the Denmark under-16, under-17 and under-19 national teams, and he was bought by English club Arsenal for an undisclosed fee in November 2000.

He won the FA Youth Cup with the youth team of the club in his first season. His first-team Arsenal debut came in a League Cup fourth round match on 27 November 2001, as a substitute in a 2–0 win over Grimsby Town. Over the next two years, he made two more appearances for Arsenal, one more in the League Cup against Sunderland and one in the FA Cup against Oxford United.[4] Arsenal went on to win the FA Cup final that season but Svärd was left out of the squad.

He returned on loan to his old club Copenhagen in August 2003, in need of first-team play; after just four months he returned to England to play for Stoke City, for whom he played nine league matches and scored one goal against Sunderland[5] before returning to Arsenal. In August 2004, he came on as a substitute in Arsenal's 3–1 Community Shield victory over Manchester United, but soon after he was loaned to Danish club Brøndby IF for the whole season. At Brøndby, he played both as a defensive midfielder and right back, in a season which ended with both the Danish Superliga championship and triumph in the Danish Cup tournament.

In July 2005, he left Arsenal to join Portuguese club Vitória Guimarães for an undisclosed fee, having played four times in total for the London club. After a single season with Vitória, where he was, and still is a beloved player, he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 21 June 2006, again for an undisclosed fee.

On 25 February 2007 he played his first Bundesliga match for Mönchengladbach against SV Werder Bremen[6] He was snapped on 8 January 2009 Hansa Rostock after being released by Borussia Mönchengladbach in Germany.[7]

On 15 January 2010 Borussia Mönchengladbach resigns his contract and he becomes a free agent.[8] On 18 January, Svärd is signed by Dutch club, Roda JC.[9][10] Svärd then returned to Denmark and played three matches for Silkeborg IF in 2011–12. He joined Swedish side Syrianska for the 2013 Allsvenskan.

On 24 October 2013 he joined Wycombe Wanderers on a one-month contract.[11]

International career

Svärd debuted for the under-21 national team in November 2002, 19 years old. He has played more than 50 matches for various Danish youth national teams.

Career statistics

As of 21 April 2013[12]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2001–02 Premier League 0000100010
2002–03 Premier League 0010100020
2003–04 Premier League 0000000000
2004–05 Premier League 0000000000
2005–06 Premier League 0000000000
Copenhagen (loan) 2003–04 Danish Superliga 100000000100
Stoke City (loan) 2003–04 First Division 131100000141
Brøndby (loan) 2004–05 Danish Superliga 330000000330
Vitória Guimarães (loan) 2005–06 Primeira Liga 341000060401
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2006–07 Bundesliga 90100000100
2007–08 2. Bundesliga 110100000120
2008–09 Bundesliga 6000000060
Hansa Rostock (loan) 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 130000000130
Roda JC 2009–10 Eredivisie 6000000060
2010–11 Eredivisie 6000000060
Silkeborg IF 2011–12 Danish Superliga 3000000030
Syrianska 2013 Allsvenskan 4010000050
Career Total 14823020601592

Honours

References

  1. ↑ Svärd profile at ZeroZero.pt
  2. ↑ Transfermarkt profile
  3. ↑ Sebastian Svärd Player Profile
  4. ↑ "Arsenal end Oxford dream". BBC. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 20 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Sunderland 1–1 Stoke". BBC. 16 March 2004. Retrieved 9 April 2010. 
  6. ↑ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com. Retrieved 2 March 2007. 
  7. ↑ Vertrag mit Sebastian Svärd aufgelöst
  8. ↑ Mönchengladbach trennt sich von Svärd
  9. ↑ Roda JC versterkt zich met Sebastian Svärd
  10. ↑ Svárd unterschreibt bei Roda
  11. ↑ "Sebastian Svard signs for Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 October 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Sebastian Svard". Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 April 2013. 

External links

Wycombe Wanderers F.C. – current squad
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