Elias Andersson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nils Erik Elias Andersson | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Göteborg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2010 | Hässleholms IF | ||
| 2010–2012 | Helsingborgs IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Helsingborgs IF | 13 | (1) |
| 2013 | → HIF Akademi (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Varbergs BoIS | 42 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | IK Sirius | 69 | (8) |
| 2021– | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Sweden U17 | 28 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U19 | 12 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015 | |||
Nils Erik Elias Andersson (born 31 January 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Djurgårdens IF as a left winger or midfielder.
Career[]
Andersson started out as a youth player for his hometown club Hässleholms IF. In 2010, he joined Helsingborgs IF youth setup instead, although he still kept living in Hässleholm and commuted to Helsingborg.[1] At the start of the 2013 Allsvenskan season Andersson was moved up to the first team and on 15 April 2013 he became the youngest player ever to play a league game for his club when he made his debut at home against Mjällby AIF.[2]
International career[]
In September 2013 Andersson was selected to the Sweden national under-17 football team that would compete in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3]
Honours[]
Sweden U17
- FIFA U-17 World Cup Third place: 2013
References[]
- ^ "Allt om HIF möter Elias Andersson från U17 laget". Allt Om HIF. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Är närmare min dröm". NorraSkåne.se. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "P17-landslagets VM-trupp uttagen". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
External links[]
- Elias Andersson at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Eliteprospects profile
- Elias Andersson at Soccerway
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Helsingborgs IF players
- Varbergs BoIS players
- IK Sirius players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden youth international footballers
- People from Hässleholm Municipality
- Swedish football biography stubs