Emil Hansson
{{Short description|Association football player (born 1998)}}
{{about||the handball players|Emil Hansson (handballer, born 1996)|and|Emil Hansson (handballer, born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Emil Hansson
| image = Emil Hansson (cropped).jpg
| caption = Hansson with Feyenoord in 2019 during training
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|06|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bergen, Norway
| height =
| position = Left winger
| currentclub = Birmingham City
| clubnumber = 7
| youthclubs1 = Brann
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012
| youthclubs2 = Kalmar
| youthyears2 = 2013
| youthclubs3 = Brann
| youthyears3 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs4 = Feyenoord
| youthyears4 = 2015–2017
| years1 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = Brann 3
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2014–2015
| clubs2 = Brann 2
| caps2 = 29
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2015
| clubs3 = Brann
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017–2019
| clubs4 = Feyenoord
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = → RKC Waalwijk (loan)
| caps5 = 35
| goals5 = 12
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = Hannover 96
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019
| clubs7 = Hannover 96 II
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020
| clubs8 = → RKC Waalwijk (loan)
| caps8 = 7
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2020–2022
| clubs9 = Fortuna Sittard
| caps9 = 43
| goals9 = 2
| years10 = 2022–2024
| clubs10 = Heracles
| caps10 = 73
| goals10 = 21
| years11 = 2024–
| clubs11 = Birmingham City
| caps11 = 20
| goals11 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2013
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2014
| nationalteam2 = Norway U16
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2015
| nationalteam3 = Norway U17
| nationalcaps3 = 10
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2016
| nationalteam4 = Norway U18
| nationalcaps4 = 9
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| nationalyears5 = 2017
| nationalteam5 = Norway U19
| nationalcaps5 = 3
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalyears6 = 2019–2020
| nationalteam6 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps6 = 10
| nationalgoals6 = 4
| club-update = 14:28, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Emil Hansson (born 15 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for {{English football updater|BirmingC}} club Birmingham City.{{Worldfootball.net|emil-hansson}}{{Soccerway|339651|access-date=23 September 2020}} Born in Norway, he is a former youth international for both Norway and Sweden.
Hansson is the son of former Swedish footballer Patrik Hansson. The brother of Emil Hansson's grandfather is Tommy Svensson.
Club career
=Brann=
Hansson, son of a Norwegian mother,{{cite web |last1=Aarts |first1=Rob |title=Hansson laat zich meteen gelden bij RKC: 'Een lucky? Dat weet ik niet' |url=https://www.bd.nl/rkc-waalwijk/hansson-laat-zich-meteen-gelden-bij-rkc-een-lucky-dat-weet-ik-niet~abf119c4/ |publisher=Brabants Dagblad |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=Dutch |date=18 August 2018 |quote=De eerste helft was halverwege toen Hansson – zoon van een Noorse moeder en een Zweedse vader – de bal op de punt van de zestien ineens voor zijn voeten kreeg.}} and the former Swedish professional footballer Patrik Hansson, began playing football in his hometown Bergen for Brann, before moving to the youth academy of Swedish Allsvenskan club Kalmar prior the 2013 season, where his father worked as assistant coach. After six months, he returned to Brann.
There, he was promoted to the first team for the 2015 season, where he made his first two senior appearances in April 2015, one in the cup and one in the league. In total he got two league appearances and four in the 2015 Norwegian Football Cup.{{NFF|305035000}}
=Feyenoord=
Hansson joined the youth academy of Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord in August 2015.{{cite web |last1=Wedervang |first1=Mats |title=Brann selger stortalent til Feyenoord |url=https://www.tv2.no/2015/08/20/sport/obos-ligaen/brann/emil-hansson/7276973?fbclid=IwAR2Zem6M_cl8gYGkV42XzbbSMe04qt0_r0whEenPOlzqr5PJrJdjVAY3LYw |publisher=TV 2 |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=Norwegian |date=20 August 2015}} He initially played for the U21 team but made his debut in the Eredivisie on 12 March 2017 in a 5–2 home win over AZ, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Steven Berghuis.{{cite web |title=Feyenoord vs. AZ - 12 March 2017 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/12/netherlands/eredivisie/feyenoord-rotterdam-nv/stichting-az/2240500/ |website=int.soccerway.com |publisher=Perform Group |accessdate=23 September 2020}} For the first team he made a total of two appearances during the 2016–17 season, while continuing as a part of the U21 side and reserves; the first team won the Dutch championship at the end of the season, after an 18-year title drought.{{cite web |title=Nooit wachtte Feyenoord in eredivisie langer op landstitel |url=https://nos.nl/collectie/13158/artikel/2173121-nooit-wachtte-feyenoord-in-eredivisie-langer-op-landstitel |website=nos.nl |publisher=NOS |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=Dutch |date=14 May 2017}} The following season, Hansson made eleven appearances for the reserves and two total appearances for the first team, in the KNVB Beker and in the league, respectively. Feyenoord finished third in the Eredivisie that season and won the cup; the 100th edition of the tournament.{{cite web |title=2018: Feyenoord wint 100e TOTO KNVB bekerfinale |url=https://www.totoknvbbeker.nl/100-finales/2018-feyenoord-wint-100e-toto-knvb-bekerfinale |publisher=KNVB |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=Dutch |date=13 August 2018}}
In July 2018, Hansson moved to the second-tier Eerste Divisie on loan to RKC Waalwijk.{{cite web |title=Feyenoord verhuurt Emil Hansson aan RKC Waalwijk |url=https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/feyenoord-verhuurt-emil-hansson-aan-rkc-waalwijk |publisher=Feyenoord |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=Dutch |date=19 July 2018}} With twelve goals from Hansson in 35 league appearances, the club reached ninth place in the league table and qualified for the first round of the promotion and relegation play-offs. By scoring one goal in six appearances, Hansson contributed to helping RKC achieve promotion to the Eredivisie.{{cite web |title=RKC promoveert na spektakelstuk in Deventer |url=https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/sport/voetbal/artikel/4728076/rkc-promoveert-na-spektakelstuk-deventer |publisher=RTL Nieuws |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=Dutch |date=28 May 2019}} He returned to Feyenoord after his loan deal expired.
=Hannover 96=
In August 2019, Hansson moved to German 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 on a three-year contract.{{cite web |title=Emil Hansson maakt overstap naar Hannover 96 |url=https://www.feyenoord.nl/nieuws/nieuwsoverzicht/emil-hansson-maakt-overstap-naar-hannover-96---190819 |publisher=Feyenoord |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=Dutch |date=19 August 2019}}{{cite web |title=Hannover 96: "Bringt die notwendige Coolness mit": Hansson kommt von Feyenoord zu 96 |url=https://www.hannover96.de/aktuelles/news/details/25820-bringt-die-notwendige-coolness-mit-hansson-kommt-von-feyenoord-zu-96.html |publisher=Hannover 96 |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=German |date=19 August 2019 |quote=Der siebte Neue ist da: Hannover 96 hat Emil Hansson verpflichtet. Der schwedische U21-Nationalspieler wechselt von Feyenoord Rotterdam aus der niederländischen Eredivisie an den Maschsee.}} The Swede made 14 2. Bundesliga appearances as well as one in the Regionalliga Nord for the reserve team before being loaned out to RKC Waalwijk once again for the second half of the season.{{cite web |title=Hannover 96: Leihe bis Saisonende: Hansson kehrt zu Waalwijk zurück |url=https://www.hannover96.de/aktuelles/news/details/26737-leihe-bis-saisonende-hansson-kehrt-zu-waalwijk-zurueck.html |publisher=Hannover 96 |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=German |date=22 January 2020 |quote=Hannover 96 leiht Emil Hansson an seinen früheren Klub RKC Waalwijk aus. Der 21-jährige Schwede wird bis Ende der Saison für die Niederländer spielen und danach zu unseren Roten zurückkehren.}} Hansson made seven league appearances for RKC, in which he scored one goal, before the season was cancelled after the 26th match-day due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this point, RKC was bottom of the table, but was able to remain in the Eredivisie due to a suspension of relegations.{{cite web |last1=Hack |first1=Wilber |title=RKC blijft in de eredivisie: Wonder van Waalwijk krijgt nieuwe dimensie |url=https://www.bd.nl/rkc-waalwijk/rkc-blijft-in-de-eredivisie-wonder-van-waalwijk-krijgt-nieuwe-dimensie~af2585c9/ |publisher=Brabants Dagblad |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=Dutch |date=24 April 2020}}
=Fortuna Sittard=
At the beginning of June 2020, Hannover 96 announced that Hansson would not return to the team, but would move on a permanent deal to Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard for the 2020–21 season.{{cite web |title=Hannover 96: Hansson wechselt nach Sittard: "Sind Emils Wunsch nachgekommen" |url=https://www.hannover96.de/aktuelles/news/details/27384-hansson-wechselt-nach-sittard-sind-emils-wunsch-nachgekommen.html |publisher=Hannover 96 |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=German |date=10 June 2020}}
=Heracles=
On 29 January 2022, Hansson returned to the Dutch Eredivisie, where he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Heracles, with an option for an additional year.{{cite press release|publisher=Heracles Almelo|url=https://www.heracles.nl/2022/01/29/heracles-almelo-neemt-emil-hansson-over-van-fortuna-sittard/|title=HERACLES ALMELO NEEMT EMIL HANSSON OVER VAN FORTUNA SITTARD|date=29 January 2022|access-date=4 February 2022|language=nl}} He made his debut for the club on 11 February, replacing Bilal Başacıkoğlu in the 88th minute of a 1–0 win over Utrecht.{{cite news |title=Prachtaanval met Sierhuis als eindstation helpt Heracles langs FC Utrecht |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2416887-prachtaanval-met-sierhuis-als-eindstation-helpt-heracles-langs-fc-utrecht |access-date=17 January 2024 |work=NOS |date=11 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319192232/https://nos.nl/artikel/2416887-prachtaanval-met-sierhuis-als-eindstation-helpt-heracles-langs-fc-utrecht |archive-date=19 March 2023 |language=nl}}{{cite web |title=Heracles vs. Utrecht 1–0: Summary |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/02/11/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-heracles-almelo/stichting-fc-utrecht/3512650/ |website=Soccerway |access-date=17 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212184427/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/02/11/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-heracles-almelo/stichting-fc-utrecht/3512650/ |archive-date=12 February 2022}} On the last matchday of the season, Heracles dropped to 16th in the league table following a 3–1 defeat to Sparta Rotterdam, meaning promotion and relegation play-offs.{{cite news |last1=Bergen |first1=Dennis van |title=Sparta ontsnapt aan degradatie en veroordeelt Heracles tot play-offs |url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/sparta-ontsnapt-aan-degradatie-en-veroordeelt-heracles-tot-play-offs~a239d822/ |access-date=17 January 2024 |work=Algemeen Dagblad |date=15 May 2022 |language=nl}} In the semi-final, the club faced Excelsior and suffered losses in both the first leg (0–3){{cite news |last1=Voorde |first1=Leon ten |title=Alleen wonder kan Heracles nog in eredivisie houden na afgang bij Excelsior: 'Dit doet heel erg pijn' |url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/alleen-wonder-kan-heracles-nog-in-eredivisie-houden-na-afgang-bij-excelsior-dit-doet-heel-erg-pijn~a7fe3e5f/ |access-date=17 January 2024 |work=Algemeen Dagblad |date=18 May 2022 |language=nl}} and the second leg (1–3), leading to their relegation to the Eerste Divisie.{{cite news |title=Heracles is weer kansloos tegen Excelsior en degradeert na 17 jaar uit eredivisie |url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/heracles-is-weer-kansloos-tegen-excelsior-en-degradeert-na-17-jaar-uit-eredivisie~ab6701b8/ |access-date=17 January 2024 |work=Algemeen Dagblad |date=21 May 2022 |language=nl}}
During their single season in the Eerste Divisie, Hansson evolved into a crucial player for Heracles, netting 16 goals and providing 19 assists in 36 league starts as they clinched the second-tier title and secured promotion back to the Eredivisie on the final matchday.{{cite news |title=Winnend Heracles ziet PEC niet uithalen en is kampioen van eerste divisie |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2475743-winnend-heracles-ziet-pec-niet-uithalen-en-is-kampioen-van-eerste-divisie |access-date=17 January 2024 |work=NOS |date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925161412/https://nos.nl/artikel/2475743-winnend-heracles-ziet-pec-niet-uithalen-en-is-kampioen-van-eerste-divisie |archive-date=25 September 2023 |language=nl}}{{cite news |title=Wie is Emil Hansson, oude bekende en mogelijk transferdoelwit van Feyenoord? |url=https://www.voetbalnieuws.nl/nieuws/27862/wie-is-emil-hansson.html |access-date=17 January 2024 |work=Voetbalnieuws |date=23 March 2023 |language=nl-NL}} His 19 assists from 1 March 2022, to 1 March 2023, were particularly noteworthy, surpassing the figures of prominent players such as Kevin De Bruyne, Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembélé, among others.{{cite news |last1=Ballegooij |first1=Michel van |title=Bizarre statistiek voor Emil Hansson: Heracles-speler geeft meer assists dan Messi, De Bruyne en Dembélé |url=https://www.tubantia.nl/heracles/bizarre-statistiek-voor-emil-hansson-heracles-speler-geeft-meer-assists-dan-messi-de-bruyne-en-dembele~a8f1b118/ |access-date=17 January 2024 |work=Tubantia |date=14 March 2023 |language=nl}}
=Birmingham City=
On 5 July 2024, recently relegated English League One club Birmingham City signed Hansson on a three-year contract. The fee was undisclosed.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn09vv8g239o |title=Birmingham sign winger Hansson from Heracles |website=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2024 |access-date=14 August 2024 |archive-date=14 August 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240814140018/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cn09vv8g239o |url-status=live}} He made his debut in the opening fixture of the season, replacing Siriki Dembélé at half-time with Birmingham 1–0 down at home to Reading; with little time remaining, his cross was handled by an opponent and Alfie May tied the scores with the resultant penalty.{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/birmingham-city-reading-highlights-hansson-29717562 |title='Biggest challenge' for Chris Davies becomes clear as Emil Hansson makes Birmingham City point |first=Alex |last=Dicken |website=Birmingham Live |date=11 August 2024 |access-date=14 August 2024}}
International career
Hansson gained four caps for the Sweden national under-17 team,{{svenskfotboll|id=bb866df1-214a-4ef1-ac71-09248c2918c1}} but later decided to play for Norway. As a result, he appeared in 10 matches each for Norway U16s and U17s, nine for the U18s and three for the U19s.
In December 2018, Hansson finally decided on representing Sweden,{{cite web |title=Emil Hansson kiest definitief voor Zweden |url=https://www.teamwass.eu/nl/nieuws/emil-hansson-kiest-definitief-voor-zweden |publisher=Team Wass |accessdate=23 September 2020 |language=Dutch |date=10 December 2018 |quote=De 20-jarige middenvelder, geboren in het Noorse Bergen, heeft er even over moeten nadenken alvorens hij zijn beslissing nam. "Ik denk dat het Zweedse voetbal toch beter bij me past. Uit de gesprekken die ik heb gehad bleek dat ze me er in Zweden graag bij willen hebben. Dat gaf mij vertrouwen, dat heeft mijn keuze uiteindelijk bepaald," laat Hansson weten.}} and on 22 March 2019, he appeared in a friendly against Russia in Marbella, Spain, for the first time for the Sweden national under-21 team.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 13 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=Emil Hansson » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/emil-hansson/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=21 September 2024}}
| 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 Norwegian Football Cup, KNVB Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brann
|2015 |2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Feyenoord
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|Eredivisie |1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RKC Waalwijk (loan)
|35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|name=PO|Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs}} | 1 | 44 | 11 | |||
| Hannover 96
|14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Hannover 96 II
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| RKC Waalwijk (loan)
|Eredivisie |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Fortuna Sittard
|Eredivisie |32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | ||||
| 2021–22
|Eredivisie |11 | 0 | 2 | 0
|colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="4"|Heracles
|Eredivisie |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|name=PO}} | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Eerste Divisie |36 | 16 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 16 | ||||
| 2023–24
|Eredivisie |24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 5 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!73 | 21 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 78 | 21 | |||
| Birmingham City
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|93853|2024|access-date=14 April 2025}} |20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 24 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!198 | 37 | 15 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 226 | 38 |
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Honours
Feyenoord
- Eredivisie: 2016–17
- KNVB Cup: 2017–18[https://www.ad.nl/dossier-feyenoord-pakt-beker/feyenoord-wint-knvb-beker-mede-dankzij-prachtgoal-van-persie~aa5bde0b/ Feyenoord wint KNVB-beker mede dankzij prachtgoal Van Persie] – AD {{in lang|nl}}
- Johan Cruijff Shield: 2017{{cite web|title=Johan Cruijff Schaal 2017 » Finale » Feyenoord – Vitesse 4–2|url=https://www.voetbal.com/wedstrijdverslag/supercup-2017-finale-feyenoord-vitesse/|publisher=voetbal.com|date=5 August 2017}}
Heracles
Birmingham City
- EFL League One: 2024–25{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cj3xr53g0z5o |title=Birmingham win League One title after Wrexham draw |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 April 2025 |access-date=14 April 2025}}
{{cite book |url=https://images.gc.eflservices.co.uk/13ec1e50-15e9-11f0-a2eb-91a1ddc0c472.pdf |title=Handbook: 2024/25 EFL Regulations |chapter=Section Six: EFL Regulations |at=38.2 p. 301 |publisher=English Football League |date=2024 |access-date=14 April 2025 |quote=To be eligible to receive a Championship, League One or Two winners medal, a player must have been named on the team sheet in at least 25% of the Club's league fixtures in that season.}}
{{cite web |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/england/birmingham-city-fc/669/squad/ |title=Birmingham City FC: Squad: Statistics: 2024/2025 |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=14 April 2025}}
Individual
- Eerste Divisie Team of the Year: 2022–23{{cite web |title=Team van het Jaar: PEC Zwolle hofleverancier; Armenteros rechtsbuiten |url=https://keukenkampioendivisie.nl/team-van-het-jaar-pec-zwolle-hofleverancier-armenteros-rechtsbuiten/ |website=Keuken Kampioen Divisie |access-date=2 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702155802/https://keukenkampioendivisie.nl/team-van-het-jaar-pec-zwolle-hofleverancier-armenteros-rechtsbuiten/ |archive-date=2 July 2023 |language=nl}}
- Eerste Divisie Top Assists Provider: 2022–23
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|emil-hansson}}
- {{SvFF player|id=bb866df1-214a-4ef1-ac71-09248c2918c1}}
{{Birmingham City F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hansson, Emil}}
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