David Edvardsson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Edvardsson

| image =

| fullname = David Mikael Edvardsson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|3|5|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| height = 1.74 m{{cite web|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/spelare/david-edvardsson/8640|title=David Edvardsson|publisher=Fotbolltransfers|language=sv|access-date=15 July 2024}}

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Tromsø

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 = –2018

| youthclubs1 = Grebbestads IF

| youthyears2 = 2019–2020

| youthclubs2 = Malmö FF

| years1 = 2018

| clubs1 = Grebbestads IF

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2021–2024

| clubs2 = Malmö FF

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021

| clubs3 = → Jammerbugt FC (loan)

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022

| clubs4 = → Värnamo (loan)

| caps4 = 7

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2023–2024

| clubs5 = → Landskrona BoIS (loan)

| caps5 = 43

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = Tromsø

| caps6 = 19

| goals6 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2019

| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17

| nationalcaps1 = 17

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2019–2021

| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2021–2022

| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 22 June 2025

| ntupdate = 17:23, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

}}

David Edvardsson (born 5 March 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tromsø IL in the Norwegian Eliteserien.

Career

He started his career in Grebbestads IF, and made his senior debut for that club in the 2018 Division 1. Edvardsson had made his international youth debut for Sweden U15 in 2017, and progressed through the youth national teams, among others participating in the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.{{SvFF player|id=5b18f781-098b-4deb-a2f2-5714b7028a9c}}

Ahead of the 2021 Edvardsson was given a first-team contract with Malmö.{{cite news|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/mffs-forsta-hattrickskytt-en-19-arig-doldis-lite-otippat/|title=MFF:s första hattrickskytt - en 19-årig doldis: 'Lite otippat'|author=Hadzic, Erik|publisher=Fotbollskanalen|date=22 June 2021|language=sv|access-date=15 July 2024}} In 2021 and 2022 he was loaned out twice, to Jammerbugt FC and IFK Värnamo, respectively.{{cite news|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/officiellt-malmo-ff-lanar-ut-trio-till-dansk-klubb/#!Fotbollskanalen.se.30104e83-4840-4542-a2ec-3ebc02facecf|title=Officiellt: Malmö FF lånar ut trio till dansk klubb|author=Holmberg, Henric|date=28 June 2021|publisher=Fotbollskanalen|language=sv|access-date=15 July 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/bekraftat-mff-lanar-ut-edvardsson-till-ifk-varnamo/|title=Bekräftat: MFF lånar ut Edvardsson till IFK Värnamo|author=Billengren, Ludwig|date=2 August 2022|publisher=Fotbollskanalen|language=sv|access-date=15 July 2024}} Ahead of the 2022 season he had aimed to play for Malmö,{{cite news|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/ovisst-kring-mffs-talang-forsoker-sla-mig-in-i-truppen/|title=Ovisst kring MFF:s talang: 'Försöker slå mig in i truppen|author=von Knorring, Martin|publisher=Fotbollskanalen|date=6 February 2022|language=sv|access-date=15 July 2024}} but for Värnamo he made his Allsvenskan debut in August 2022 against Djurgården.{{Soccerway|david-edvardsson/551972}} He was also able to break into the Swedish U21 national team.{{cite news|url=https://www.bohuslaningen.se/sport/fotboll/david-edvardsson-om-lyckade-lanet-till-ifk-varnamo.172f8045-6fa0-4a51-88ed-5074d1c491d1|title=David Edvardsson om lyckade lånet till IFK Värnamo|work=Bohusläningen|date=9 November 2022|language=sv|access-date=15 July 2024}}

Another loan followed in the 2023 season, this time to Superettan club Landskrona BoIS.{{cite news|url=https://www.bohuslaningen.se/sport/fotboll/david-edvardsson-klar-for-landskrona-bois.be9f833d-851a-44fa-b4b6-a1488101b837|title=David Edvardsson klar för Landskrona Bois|work=Bohusläningen|date=22 December 2022|language=sv|access-date=15 July 2024}} He was benched several times during the first phase of his loan,{{cite news|url=https://www.hd.se/2023-05-03/mff-lanet-forstar-inte-petningarna-i-bois-mar-skit|work=Helsingborgs Dagblad|title=MFF-lånet förstår inte petningarna i BoIS: "Mår skit"|author=Nilsson, Anton|date=3 May 2023|language=sv|access-date=15 July 2024}} but ended up playing most games. The loan was prolonged throughout 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.hd.se/2023-11-29/bois-lanets-ovisshet-inte-stangt-nagra-dorrar|title=BoIS-lånets ovisshet: "Inte stängt några dörrar"|author=Persson, Eric|work=Helsingborgs Dagblad|date=29 November 2023|language=sv|access-date=15 July 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/officiellt-edvardsson-lanas-ut-av-malmo-atervander-till-landskrona/|title=Officiellt: Edvardsson lånas ut av Malmö - återvänder till Landskrona|author=Julin, Max|publisher=Fotbollskanalen|date=17 January 2024|language=sv|access-date=15 July 2024}} In the 2024 Superettan, Edvardsson was used as a midfield anchor as Landskrona dominated and led the table with a third of the season being played.{{cite news|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/superettan/landskrona-profilerna-om-succevaren-manga-ar-radda-for-vart-spel/|title=Landskrona-profilerna om succévåren: 'Många är rädda för vårt spel'|author=Hadzic, Erik|publisher=Fotbollskanalen|date=27 May 2024|language=sv|access-date=15 July 2024}} During the summer of 2024, multiple clubs were reported as interested in signing Edvardsson. In Sweden, Sirius were interested as well as Landskrona itself.{{cite news|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/uppgifter-sirius-jagar-edvardsson--rosenborg-lanar-zeidan/189949|title=Uppgifter: Sirius jagar Edvardsson - Rosenborg lånar Zeidan|author=Lind, David|publisher=Fotbolltransfers|date=11 August 2024|language=sv|access-date=17 August 2024}} In mid-August it was announced that Tromsø IL bought the player.{{cite news|url=https://fotbolltransfers.com/nyheter/officiellt-david-edvardsson-klar-for-tromso-il/190168|title=Officiellt: David Edvardsson klar för Tromsö IL|author=Fält, Jonathan A.|publisher=Fotbolltransfers|date=15 August 2024|language=sv|access-date=17 August 2024}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grebbestads IF \|2018 \|Ettan Fotboll \|10	0	0	0	10	0
rowspan="3"\|Malmö FF \|2021 \|rowspan="2"\|Allsvenskan \|0	0	0	0	0	0
2022 \|0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="2"\|Total !0	0	0	0	0	0
Jammerbugt FC (loan) \|2021-22 \|Danish 1st Division \|12	0	0	0	12	0
IFK Värnamo (loan) \|2022 \|Allsvenskan \|7	0	1	0	8	0
rowspan="3"\|Landskrona BoIS (loan) \|2023 \|rowspan="2"\|Superettan \|26	2	4	1	30	3
2024 \|17	1	3	0	20	1
colspan="2"\|Total !43	3	7	1	50	4
rowspan="3"\|Tromsø \|2024 \|rowspan="2"\|Eliteserien \|10	1	0	0	10	1
2025 \|9	2	3	0	12	2
colspan="2"\|Total !19	3	3	0	22	3
colspan="3"\|Career total !91	6	11	1	102	7