Emil Forsberg
 Forsberg playing for Malmö FF in 2013. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Peter Forsberg | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sundsvall, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | GIF Sundsvall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2012 | GIF Sundsvall | 97 | (24) |
| 2009 | → Medskogsbron BK (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Malmö FF | 57 | (19) |
| 2015– | RB Leipzig | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014– | Sweden | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 March 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Emil Forsberg (born 23 October 1991 in Sundsvall) is a Swedish footballer who plays for RB Leipzig as a winger.[1]
Club 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. During Malmö FF's successful 2014 season Forsberg made 29 league appearances, scoring 14 goals and thus being an important part in the team that defended the league title. He also participated in all of the club's matches in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League campaign in which Malmö FF qualified for the group stage. As recognition of Forsbergs feats during the season he won the award for Allsvenskan Midfielder of the year.[2] He was also nominated for Swedish midfielder of the year at Fotbollsgalan.[3]
RB Leipzig
In January 2015 Forsberg joined German second league side RB Leipzig on a three and a half year deal.[4]
International career
Having previously played for the Swedish under-19 team, Emil Forsberg made his senior international debut for the Swedish national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Moldova on 17 January 2014.[5] He made his competitive debut in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Liechtenstein on 12 October 2014.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 December 2014.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GIF Sundsvall | 2009 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Medskogsbron BK | 2009 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| GIF Sundsvall | 2010 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | 29 | 14 | ||
| 2012 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| Total | 97 | 24 | 5 | 3 | — | 102 | 27 | ||
| Malmö FF | 2013 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 7 |
| 2014 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 46 | 18 | |
| Total | 57 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 84 | 25 | |
| RB Leipzig | 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 155 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 187 | 54 | |
International
- As of 18 November 2014.[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2014 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Personal life
Emil Forsberg is the son of former GIF Sundsvall player Leif Forsberg who played for the club between 1980 and 2001, and grandson of Lennart Forsberg who also played for GIF Sundsvall.
Honours
Club
- Malmö FF
Individual
- Allsvenskan midfielder of the year: 2014
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Emil Forsberg klar för MFF". mff.se. Malmö FF. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Här är vinnarna i Allsvenskans stora pris". allsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Nomineringarna till Fotbollsgalan 2014". fogis.se (in Swedish). The Swedish Football Association. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Erster Winterneuzugang! Emil Forsberg stürmt für die Roten Bullen!". dierotenbullen.com (in German). RB Leipzig. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ http://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herrar/arkiv/landslag/2014/01/moldavien-sverige/
- ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013873/postmatch/commentary/index.html
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Emil Forsberg". soccerway.com (in Swedish). Soccerway. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Emil Forsberg. |
- Malmö FF profile (Swedish)
- SvFF profile (Swedish)
- Emil Forsberg profile at Soccerway
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