Petter Andersson

Petter Andersson

Personal information
Full name	Petter Andersson
Date of birth	(1985-02-20) 20 February 1985
Place of birth	Ljusvattnet, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Midtjylland
Number	8
Youth career
	Ljusvattnets IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001	Sunnanå SK	10	(2)
2002–2003	Skellefteå FF	34	(14)
2003–2008	Hammarby IF	103	(21)
2008–2012	Groningen	65	(13)
2012–	FC Midtjylland	73	(19)
National team
2001–2002	Sweden U17	14	(3)
2003	Sweden U19	8	(6)
2004–2006	Sweden U21	20	(0)
2005	Sweden	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 August 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Petter Andersson (born 20 February 1985) is a Swedish footballer who plays FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga as a midfielder.^[1] He is nicknamed "Ljusvattnets Henry", which means "The Henry of Ljusvattnet".

Club career

Groningen

On 1 September 2008, he signed for the Dutch club FC Groningen.^[2] He made a deal for 4 years. In January 2009, he picked up a knee injury in a match against AFC Ajax, which kept him off the pitch for the rest of the season. In his first match in the starting line-up in the reserves after recovering his injury, he again picked up a knee injury, having scored 1–0, after just 14 minutes of the game, which will keep him off the pitch for yet another few months. On 1 May 2011 he made his return again in an important away match against ADO Den Haag, replacing the injured Tim Matavz in the starting eleven. He scored two goals in a 2–4 win for Groningen. This time, he didn't pick up an injury. Andersson was promoted to club captain following the transfer of Andreas Granqvist to Genoa at the start of the 2011–12 season.

Career statistics

As of 1 April 2013.

References