Dennis Collander
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kjell Dennis Collander | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Västerås, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hammarby IF | ||
Number | – | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | Barkarö SK | ||
2013–2017 | Skiljebo SK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Skiljebo SK | 12 | (1) |
2019–2022 | Örebro SK | 36 | (2) |
2022– | Hammarby IF | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2019 | Sweden U17 | 22 | (2) |
2021– | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:57, 23 November 2021 (UTC) |
Kjell Dennis Collander (born 9 May 2002) is a Swedish football midfielder who plays for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[1]
Early life[]
Collander was born in Västerås and started to play football as a youngster with local club Barkarö SK. At age 11, he moved to Skiljebo SK.[2][3]
Club career[]
Skiljebo SK[]
On 14 February 2018, aged 15, Collander was promoted to Skiljebo's senior team, competing in Division 2, Sweden's fourth tier.[4] He played 12 league games throughout the season, scoring once, helping the club to finish 2nd in the table.[5][6]
Örebro SK[]
On 17 January 2019, Collander transferred to Örebro SK in Allsvenskan, the domestic top tier. He signed a three-year deal with the club,[6] after a successful trial.[7] He spent the most of the season sidelined, nursing an abdominal muscle injury.[8][9]
On 5 July 2020, Collander made his debut for Örebro in Allsvenskan, in a 1–2 loss to IK Sirius, coming on as a late substitute.[10][11] He ended the 2020 season making 15 league appearances for Örebro, that finished 7th in the Allsvenskan table.[5]
On 10 February 2021, Collander signed a new three-year deal with Örebro.[12] He made 21 league appearances, scoring twice, before his season was cut short in early October due to a knee injury.[13] Collander was unable to save the club from suffering a relegation to Superettan, but was voted Örebro Player of the Year by the fans of the club.[14]
Hammarby IF[]
On 12 January 2022, Collander transferred to Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, signing a four and a half-year contract until the summer of 2026.[15][16] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 4,5 million SEK.[17][18]
International career[]
Between 2017 and 2019, Collander won 22 caps for the Swedish national under-17 team, scoring twice. He briefly captained the side and was called up to the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where Sweden was eliminated in the group stage.[19][20]
On 3 June 2021, Collander made his debut for the Swedish national under–21 team, in a 2–0 win against Finland.[21]
Personal life[]
His father Conny Collander is a former footballer who represented Västerås SK between 1989 and 1996, mainly in the Swedish second tier, before he was forced to retire due to several knee injuries.[22]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 10 January 2022[1]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Skiljebo SK | 2018 | Division 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
Örebro SK | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2021 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
Total | 36 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
Honours[]
Individual[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Sweden - D. Collander - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Grattis Dennis!" (in Swedish). Barkarö SK. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Artikelserien: Dennis Collander". Tipselit.se (in Swedish). 20 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Dennis Collander skriver på A-lagskontrakt" (in Swedish). Skiljebo SK. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Dennis Collander" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Dennis Collander skriver på för ÖSK" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Dennis Collander tränar med ÖSK" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Västeråslöftet Collander om mysterieskadan som har förstört debutsäsongen i allsvenskan: "Knappt expertisen vet"" (in Swedish). Vestmanlands Läns Tidning. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "ÖSKTV möter: Dennis Collander" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "ÖSK föll i regnet i Uppsala" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "En besviken Axel Kjäll på presskonferensen efter match" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Collander förlänger kontraktet" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "ÖSK:s tunga smäll – Collander kan missa resten av säsongen: "Får se om jag hinner"" (in Swedish). Nerikes Allehanda. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Säsongens priser utdelade i herr- och damlaget" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Dennis Collander klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Dennis Collander lämnar ÖSK Fotboll" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "AVSLÖJAR: Hammarby nära värva Collander" (in Swedish). Örebro SK. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Uppgifter: Klubbarna överens – så mycket kostar landslagsmannen" (in Swedish). Nerikes Allehanda. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "P02: Sammanfattningen 2017-2021" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Första målet för Collander" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "U21: 15 debutanter mot Finland" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Så vill förre VSK-stjärnan höja nivån på ungdomsverksamheten i Västmanland" (in Swedish). Vestmanlands Läns Tidning. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Swedish footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Örebro SK players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- Allsvenskan players
- Sweden youth international footballers