Andreas Landgren

Andreas Landgren
Personal information
Full nameSven Andreas Landgren
Date of birth17 March 1989
Place of birthHelsingborg, Sweden
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing positionDefender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Helsingborgs IF
Number4
Youth career
1995–2006Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009Helsingborgs IF52(4)
2010–2011Udinese0(0)
2010–2011Willem II (loan)13(2)
2011Fredrikstad (loan)12(0)
2012–14Fredrikstad27(1)
2013Halmstads BK (loan)14(2)
2014-Helsingborgs IF0(0)
National team
2004–2006Sweden U1719(5)
2006–2008Sweden U1913(2)
2008–2010Sweden U2115(0)
2009Sweden1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 November 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Sven Andreas Landgren (born 17 March 1989) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Halmstads BK on loan from Fredrikstad FK as a midfielder.

He started his professional career in Helsingborgs IF, where his father Svein Åke played almost 350 matches. In 2010, Landgren transferred to Italian side Udinese. He did not play any first-team matches for the club, and was loaned out to Willem II during the 2010–11 Eredivisie season. He joined Norwegian side Fredrikstad on loan in mid-2011, and joined the club permanently ahead of the 2012 season. After Fredrikstad was relegated from the Tippeligaen, Landgren moved back to Sweden where he joined Halmstads BK on loan in April 2013.

Club career

Landgren made his Allsvenskan debut in 2006. After a string of strong matches during the friendly season, he was promoted to the senior squad of Helsingborgs IF in 2007. He can play either as a midfielder, defensiv midfielder and right back. On 11 January 2010 Udinese Calcio officialized the arrival of the 20-year old Swedish defensive midfielder from Helsingborgs IF.

On 16 January 2010, he played his first match for Udinese's youth team.[1]

In the 2010–11 season, Landgren played on loan for the Dutch side Willem II when the team was relegated from the Eredivisie. He joined the Norwegian side Fredrikstad on loan in August 2011.[2] After the 2011 season, Landgren joined Fredrikstad permanently.[3] After Fredrikstad was relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2012, Landgren joined the Allsvenskan side Halmstads BK on loan ahead of the 2013 season.[4]

International career

Landgren represented the Swedish under-21 team, where he played 15 matches. He was also a part of the Swedish squad in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He made his debut for the Swedish national team in a friendly match against Mexico in January 2009.[5]

Personal life

He is the son of Sven-Åke Landgren, which almost 350 first-team matches for Helsingborgs IF, and was named in the "all-time Helsingborgs team" in 2007.[6]

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