Oscar Wendt

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Oscar Wendt
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Wendt playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2011
Personal information
Full name Oscar Joakim Wendt
Date of birth (1985-10-24) 24 October 1985 (age 36)
Place of birth Skövde, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 IFK Göteborg
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2002 IFK Skövde
2003 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 IFK Skövde
2003–2006 IFK Göteborg 36 (1)
2006–2011 Copenhagen 138 (5)
2011–2021 Borussia Mönchengladbach 244 (16)
2021– IFK Göteborg 15 (2)
National team
2002 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2003 Sweden U19 7 (0)
2004–2006 Sweden U21 14 (1)
2007–2016 Sweden 28 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:14, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

Oscar Joakim Wendt (born 24 October 1985) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.

A product of the IFK Skövde youth academy, Wendt started off his professional career with IFK Göteborg in 2003 before signing with FC Copenhagen in 2006. In 2011, he joined Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a free transfer. After ten seasons in Germany, Wendt returned to IFK Göteborg in 2021. A full international between 2007 and 2016, he won 28 caps for the Sweden national team.

He is not related to Benny Wendt, who is also from Sweden and played in the Bundesliga.

Club career[]

IFK Göteborg[]

After playing for IFK Skövde, he joined IFK Göteborg in 2003. He became an important first team player, earning 14 appearances on the Swedish U21 team and a call-up for the Swedish national team.

In his time at the club he played 91 matches, before moving to the Danish champions Copenhagen on a four-year contract for 6 million DKK.[1] After his departure to Copenhagen, a huge gap arose in the defence, later filled by Argentine defender José Shaffer coming from Racing Club.

Copenhagen[]

In his first two years at Copenhagen, he struggled to become a first team regular, first being a back-up for former Norwegian international André Bergdølmo and later Danish international Niclas Jensen. However, in 2008, he managed to become a first choice on the left back position for his team, earning him a call-up to the Swedish national team, his first in over 18 months. His strong performances also had him linked with both English club West Ham United and Italian club Genoa.[2][3]

With an injured Bergdølmo in Copenhagen's 2006–07 UEFA Champions League campaign, Wendt played regularly as a left back, and in the team's 3–1 win against Celtic, he alongside fellow Copenhagen defender Michael Gravgaard was chosen for the Eurosport "Team of the Round".[4]

Borussia Mönchengladbach[]

Wendt joined Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach on a free transfer on 10 June 2011.[5]

Return to IFK Göteborg[]

On 23 March 2021, it was announced that Wendt would return to IFK Göteborg on a free transfer.[6] Signing a one-and-a-half-year contract, he returned on 1 July 2021.

International career[]

Wendt playing for Sweden in 2013

Having represented Sweden at U17, U19, and U21 levels, Wendt made his senior Sweden debut in January 2007 in a friendly game against Venezuela.[7] Wendt was overlooked for a spot in Sweden's UEFA Euro 2016 squad despite a strong season in Bundesliga.[8] Wendt retired from the national team in March 2017, having represented his country a total of 28 times.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of 16 March 2021.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IFK Göteborg 2003 Allsvenskan 3 0 2 0 – 5 0
2004 Allsvenskan 3 0 1 0 4 1 8 1
2005 Allsvenskan 21 1 3 0 – 24 1
2006 Allsvenskan 9 0 2 0 – 11 0
Total 36 1 8 0 4 1 48 2
Copenhagen 2006–07 Danish Superliga 21 0 5 0 4 0 30 0
2007–08 Danish Superliga 24 0 4 0 3 0 31 0
2008–09 Danish Superliga 31 2 3 0 12 0 46 2
2009–10 Danish Superliga 33 3 1 0 13 0 47 3
2010–11 Danish Superliga 29 1 0 0 12 0 41 1
Total 138 6 13 0 44 0 195 6
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2011–12 Bundesliga 14 0 2 1 – 16 1
2012–13 Bundesliga 21 1 1 0 6 0 28 1
2013–14 Bundesliga 18 3 0 0 – 18 3
2014–15 Bundesliga 26 2 3 0 7 0 36 2
2015–16 Bundesliga 30 3 3 0 6 0 38 3
2016–17 Bundesliga 28 2 5 1 10 0 43 3
2017–18 Bundesliga 28 1 3 0 – 31 1
2018–19 Bundesliga 32 1 2 0 – 34 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 25 2 2 0 4 0 31 2
2020–21 Bundesliga 16 1 3 0 4 1 23 2
Total 238 16 24 2 37 1 299 19
Career total 412 23 45 2 85 2 542 27

Honours[]

Copenhagen

References[]

  1. ^ "FCK skriver med svensk stortalent" (in Danish). bold.dk.
  2. ^ "West Ham så på Wendt" (in Danish). tv2sport.dk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Genoa ude efter Wendt" (in Danish). tv2sport.dk. Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
  4. ^ "FCK-spillere på Rundens ChL-hold" (in Danish). bold.dk.
  5. ^ "Wendt entscheidet sich für Gladbach". kicker Magazine. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Oscar vänder hem" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  7. ^ https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herrar/tidigare-ar/spelarportratt-2010/?profile=16807
  8. ^ https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/Mgmj3o/wendt-tycker-jag-borde-ha-varit-med[bare URL]
  9. ^ https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herrar/arkiv/landslag/2017/03/oscar-wendt-slutar-i-landslaget/
  10. ^ Oscar Wendt at Soccerway

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