Adrian Edqvist
{{short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Adrian Edqvist
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|05|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Karlskrona, Sweden
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Gefle IF
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2006
| youthclubs1 = Nättraby GoIF
| youthyears2 = 2006–2012
| youthclubs2 = Las Lagunas
| youthyears3 = 2012–2015
| youthclubs3 = Karlskrona AIF
| youthyears4 = 2015–2016
| youthclubs4 = Malmö FF
| youthyears5 = 2017
| youthclubs5 = Kalmar FF
| years1 = 2017–2021
| clubs1 = Kalmar FF
| caps1 = 19
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019
| clubs2 = → Oskarshamns AIK (loan)
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = → Go Ahead Eagles (loan)
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs4 = Jönköping Södra
| caps4 = 51
| goals4 = 6
| years5 = 2023–2025
| clubs5 = Gefle IF
| caps5 = 56
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2025-
| clubs6 = Östersunds FK
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2018
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps2 = 13
| nationalgoals2 = 4
| club-update = 15 November 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Adrian Edqvist (born 20 May 1999) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Östersunds FK.{{Soccerway|422170|access-date=14 April 2025}}
Club career
=Early career=
Edqvist was born in Karlskrona and started his career in Nättraby GoIF.[http://www.sydostran.se/blekingesport/edqvist-jag-borjar-narma-mig-det-stora-nu/ Edqvist: "Jag börjar närma mig det stora nu"], sydostran.se, 25 April 2017 At the age of seven, the family moved from Blekinge to the Spanish south coast and Edqvist then started playing at AD Las Lagunas, outside Málaga.[http://www.fotbolldirekt.se/2016/05/13/pa-fd-fran-andalusiens-stadslag-till-mff-men-var-pa-vag-till-spansk-storklubb/ PÅ FD: Från Andalusiens stadslag till MFF – men var på väg till spansk storklubb] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170426152310/http://www.fotbolldirekt.se/2016/05/13/pa-fd-fran-andalusiens-stadslag-till-mff-men-var-pa-vag-till-spansk-storklubb/ |date=26 April 2017 }}, fotbolldirekt.se, 13 May 2016 During the years in Spain he entered Andalusia's national team and was close to a move to the La Liga club Málaga CF shortly before the family returned to Sweden. After returning to Sweden, he joined Karlskrona AIF[https://24blekinge.se/karlskronasonen-med-i-svenskt-succe-em-jattecoolt Karlskronasonen med i svenskt succé-EM: ”Jättecoolt”], 24blekinge.se, 12 May 2016 and in 2015 he joined Malmö FF, who won the battle for his signature over Kalmar FF and the Danish club Brøndby IF. In December 2015, he also went on a trial at Stoke City.[http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/58072 MFF-talangen Adrian Edqvist testar med Stoke City], fotbolltransfers.com, 12 December 2015
=Senior career=
In 2017, Edqvist joined Kalmar FF from Malmö FF where he played at his youth years. He was promoted to the first team squad of Kalmar FF in September 2017.[http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/83674 Officiellt: Adrian Edqvist förlänger med Kalmar FF], fotbolltransfers.com, 16 September 2017 On 11 March 2019, Kalmar FF signed a cooperation agreement Oskarshamns AIK and Edqvist alongside his teammate Alexander Ahl Holmström was loaned out to the club on the same day until 30 November 2019. The deal also made it possible to play in both Kalmar's A team and U21 teams while playing for Oskarshamns AIK.[https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/officiellt-kalmar-ff-skriver-samarbetsavtal-med-division-1-lag---lanar-samtidig/ Officiellt: Kalmar FF skriver samarbetsavtal med division 1-lag - lånar samtidigt ut två spelare], fotbollskanalen.se, 13 March 2019
On 12 July 2019, Edqvist was loaned out to Eerste Divisie club Go Ahead Eagles until June 2020.[http://www.kalmarff.se/nyheter/2019/07/12/adrian-edqvist-lanas-ut-till-go-ahead-eagles Adrian Edqvist lånas ut till Go Ahead Eagles], kalmarff.se, 12 July 2019
On 12 February 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Jönköping.{{cite web|publisher=Jönköping|url=https://jonkopingssodra.se/adrian-enqvist-klar-for-j-sodra/|title=ADRIAN EDQVIST KLAR FÖR J-SÖDRA|date=12 February 2021|accessdate=29 September 2021|language=sv}} In December 2022, Edqvist joined Gefle IF.[https://www.gd.se/2022-12-21/bekraftat-han-ar-gifs-senaste-heta-nyforvarv Bekräftat: Han är GIF:s senaste heta nyförvärv], gd.se, 21 December 2022
Career Statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 12 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Kalmar FF
|2017 |3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2018
|Allsvenskan |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019
|Allsvenskan |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020
|Allsvenskan |6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in Allsvenskan Relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Oskarshamns AIK (loan)
|2019 |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Go Ahead Eagles (loan)
|20 | 2 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Jönköpings Södra
|2021 |29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 5 | ||
| 2022
|Superettan |22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 53 | 6 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Gefle
|2023 |Superettan |27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2024
|Superettan |29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!56 | 6 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 61 | 6 | ||
| Östersunds FK
|2025 |Superettan |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!156 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 18 |
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References
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External links
- {{SvFF player|id=db16718c-1244-4119-b3bf-8e66d6ceeeea|fid=743011}}
- {{SvFF national player|id=db16718c-1244-4119-b3bf-8e66d6ceeeea}}
{{Gefle IF squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edqvist, Adrian}}
Category:Sportspeople from Karlskrona
Category:Footballers from Blekinge County
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Ettan Fotboll players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Oskarshamns AIK players
Category:Go Ahead Eagles players
Category:Jönköpings Södra IF players
Category:Swedish expatriate men's footballers
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