Mattias Svanberg
{{short description|Swedish footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mattias Svanberg
| image = Mattias_Svanberg.jpg
| caption = Svanberg with Malmö FF in 2016
| full_name = Mattias Olof Svanberg{{cite web |url=http://www.legaseriea.it/uploads/default/attachments/comunicati/comunicati_m/7780/files/allegati/7844/cu59.pdf |title=Comunicato Ufficiale N. 59 |trans-title=Official Press Release No. 59 |publisher=Lega Serie A |page=4 |date=2 October 2018 |access-date=3 June 2019}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|1|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Malmö, Sweden
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = VfL Wolfsburg
| clubnumber = 32
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2007
| youthclubs1 = Bunkeflo IF
| youthyears2 = 2008–2012
| youthclubs2 = LB07
| youthyears3 = 2013–2015
| youthclubs3 = Malmö FF
| years1 = 2015–2018
| clubs1 = Malmö FF
| caps1 = 36
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2018–2022
| clubs2 = Bologna
| caps2 = 118
| goals2 = 9
| years3 = 2022–
| clubs3 = VfL Wolfsburg
| caps3 = 76
| goals3 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2014–2016
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 20
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2017–2019
| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps3 = 14
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears4 = 2019–
| nationalteam4 = Sweden
| nationalcaps4 = 35
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| club-update = 17:26, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 21:43, 9 September 2024 (UTC)
}}
Mattias Olof Svanberg (born 5 January 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Sweden national team.
Club career
=Malmo FF=
After playing for LB07 and Malmö FF youth teams Mattias Svanberg signed an apprenticeship contract with Malmö FF on 27 July 2015.{{cite web | url=http://www.mff.se/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter/2015-07-27_mff_skriver_larlingskontrakt_med_mattias_svanberg | title=MFF skriver lärlingskontrakt med Mattias Svanberg | publisher=Malmö FF | work=mff.se | date=27 July 2015 | access-date=28 May 2016 | language=Swedish | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003081540/http://www.mff.se/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter/2015-07-27_mff_skriver_larlingskontrakt_med_mattias_svanberg | archive-date=3 October 2015 | url-status=dead }} As a 16-year-old, he featured on the bench four times during the 2015 season. On 4 March 2016, he signed a four-year first team contract with Malmö.{{cite web | url=http://www.mff.se/sv-SE/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter/2016-03-04_svanberg-skriver-pa-for-fyra-ar-med-mff | title=MFF skriver A-kontrakt med Svanberg | publisher=Malmö FF | work=mff.se | date=4 March 2016 | access-date=28 May 2016 | language=Swedish}} He made his Allsvenskan debut on 28 May 2016 when he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute in a 4–1 win against Östersunds FK, and assisted on Viðar Örn Kjartansson's goal in stoppage time. On 25 September 2016, he scored his first Allsvenskan goal in the local derby against Helsingborgs IF. He started his first game for the club on 26 October 2016, and scored a goal and an assist as Malmö FF beat Falkenbergs FF to secure the Allsvenskan title.
=Bologna=
In 2017, Svanberg received a larger role with the team and made 21 appearances as MFF won the championship for a second consecutive year. In 2018, Svanberg became a consistent starter and was one of only two players to feature in every match during the spring before moving to Serie A club Bologna in the summer transfer window for a sum of €5 million.
He made his Serie A debut on 16 September 2018 in a 0–1 defeat against Genoa.
=Wolfsburg=
On 16 July 2022, Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Svanberg on a five-year deal.{{Cite web |title=Svanberg signs |url=https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/newsdetails/news-detail/detail/news/svanberg-signs |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=www.vfl-wolfsburg.de |language=en}}
International career
Svanberg was called up to the senior Sweden squad for games against Turkey and Russia in November 2018, but did not play.{{cite news|title=Svanberg receives first Sweden call-up |url=https://www.bolognafc.it/en/svanberg-receives-first-sweden-call-up/ |access-date=3 September 2019|website=bolognafc.it |date=12 November 2018}}
In November 2019, Svanberg was called up for Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches against Romania and Faroe Islands.{{Cite web|title=Dejan Kulusevski och Mattias Svanberg med i EM-kvaltruppen|url=https://www.expressen.se/tv/sport/fotboll/landslaget/dubbla-skrallar-i-em-kvaltruppen/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=Expressen TV|date=6 November 2019 |language=sv}} On 18 November Svanberg scored on his debut against Faroe Islands at Friends Arena in Solna. He also assisted John Guidetti in a 3–0 win for the home side.{{Cite web|title=TV: Drömdebut för Mattias Svanberg i landslaget – nätade mot Färöarna|url=https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/sverige/tv-dromdebut-for-mattias-svanberg-i-landslaget---natade-mot-faroarna/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=fotbollskanalen|language=sv}}
Svanberg was called up for a major tournament for the first time when he was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.{{cite web |title=Sweden Euro 2020 squad: Full team profile |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/sweden-euro-2020-squad-the-complete-line-up-for-marchs-internationals |website=FourFourTwo |date=14 June 2021 |access-date=14 June 2021 |ref=euro2020squad}}
Personal life
Svanberg is the son of the former professional ice hockey player Bo Svanberg.{{Cite web|title=Guldfamiljen: "Är så stolt över honom nu"|url=https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/sport/guldfamiljen-ar-sa-stolt-over-honom-nu/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=www.expressen.se|date=27 October 2016 |language=sv}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 15 March 2025}}{{cite web | url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mattias-svanberg/377463/ | title=M. Svanberg | website=Soccerway | access-date=27 November 2018}}
| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Malmö FF
|2016 |6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2017
|Allsvenskan |18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2018
|Allsvenskan |12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 6 | |
| rowspan="5"|Bologna
|23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Serie A |25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21
|Serie A |34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22
|Serie A |36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 37 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!118 | 9 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 123 | 9 | ||
| rowspan="4"|VfL Wolfsburg
|32 | 4 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24
|Bundesliga |25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25
|Bundesliga |19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!76 | 7 | 9 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 85 | 8 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!230 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 255 | 23 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 5 September 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=30859|title=Mattias Svanberg|website=EU-Football.info|access-date=18 May 2021}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan="6"|Sweden
|2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total||35||2 |
|---|
: Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Svanberg goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Mattias Svanberg ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Opponent ! scope="col" |Score ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" |Competition ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |
| align="center" |1
|18 November 2019 |Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden |{{fb|FRO}} | align="center" |2–0 | align="center" |3–0 |
| align="center" |2
|16 November 2022 |Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain |{{fb|MEX}} | align="center" |2–1 | align="center" |2–1 |
Honours
Malmö FF
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/teams/first-team/players-and-staff/spieler-profil/mattias-svanberg Profile] at the VfL Wolfsburg website
- {{SvFF player |id=a2538ffb-5ef8-40e9-83aa-d56aa9340c24 |fid=713341 }}
- {{SvFF national player |id=a2538ffb-5ef8-40e9-83aa-d56aa9340c24 |fid=713341 }}
- {{Soccerway}}
{{VfL Wolfsburg squad}}
{{Sweden squad UEFA Euro 2020}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Svanberg, Mattias}}
Category:Footballers from Malmö
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Swedish men's footballers
Category:Sweden men's youth international footballers
Category:Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Sweden men's international footballers
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Category:VfL Wolfsburg players
Category:UEFA Euro 2020 players
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