Emil Forsberg

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Emil Forsberg
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Forsberg playing for Malmö FF in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Emil Peter Forsberg
Date of birth (1991-10-23) 23 October 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Sundsvall, Sweden
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Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 RB Leipzig
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2008 GIF Sundsvall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 GIF Sundsvall 97 (24)
2009 → Medskogsbron BK (loan) 2 (2)
2013–2014 Malmö FF 57 (19)
2015– RB Leipzig 46 (8)
International career‡
2009–2010 Sweden U19 8 (0)
2014– Sweden 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 16 May 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2016

Emil Forsberg (born 23 October 1991 in Sundsvall) is a Swedish footballer who plays for RB Leipzig as a winger who was the Swedish Midfielder of the year in 2014.[1]

Club career

GIF Sundsvall

Forsberg started his career in GIF Sundsvall and joined the first team squad in 2009 when the club was playing in Sweden's second tier of football, Superettan. He went on a loan deal to Division 3 side Medskogsbron BK. He scored twice in his first game, but after his second game he was recalled to GIF Sundsvall. He went on to play several matches for Sundsvall in his first season. For his second season at the club he had become a regular in the starting eleven at Sundsvall and played 30 out of 30 matches for the 2010 season. Forsberg had started to produce goals during his second season at the club but raised his performance for the 2011 season when he scored 11 goals in 27 matches as Sundsvall were promoted to Sweden's first tier of football, Allsvenskan. For his first season in Allsvenskan Forsberg played 21 matches out of 30 and scored 6 goals, however Sundsvall were relegated to Superettan once again after losing the relegation play-offs against Halmstads BK.

Malmö FF

On 10 December 2012 Forsberg was presented as a Malmö FF player. He joined the club on 1 January 2013 when the transfer window opened in Sweden. Forsberg signed a four-year contract lasting until the end of the 2016 season.[1] His first season at the club proved to be a success as he played 28 matches out of 30 and scored five goals for the club as they won the league title. He also played all matches for the club during the qualification stage for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League and scored two goals. During Malmö FF's successful 2014 season Forsberg made 29 league appearances, scoring 14 goals and thus being an important part in the team that defended the league title. He also participated in all of the club's matches in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League campaign in which Malmö FF qualified for the group stage. As recognition of Forsbergs feats during the season he won the award for Allsvenskan Midfielder of the year.[2] He was also nominated for Swedish midfielder of the year at Fotbollsgalan.[3]

RB Leipzig

In January 2015 Forsberg joined German second league side RB Leipzig on a three and a half year deal.[4] In February 2016, he extended his contract until 2021.[5] During the 2015-16 season Forsberg was voted the best player in 2. Bundesliga and in January 2016 Liverpool was reported eying Forsberg.[6]

International career

Having previously played for the Swedish under-19 team, Emil Forsberg made his senior international debut for the Swedish national team in a 2–1 friendly win over Moldova on 17 January 2014.[7] He made his competitive debut in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Liechtenstein on 12 October 2014.[8]

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 November 2015 Sweden Friends Arena, Solna  Denmark 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro qualifying play-off

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 May 2016.[9]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GIF Sundsvall 2009 19 1 — — 19 1
Medskogsbron BK 2009 2 2 — — 2 2
Total 2 2 — — 2 2
GIF Sundsvall 2010 30 6 2 0 — 32 6
2011 27 11 2 3 — 29 14
2012 21 6 1 0 — 22 6
Total 97 24 5 3 — 102 27
Malmö FF 2013 28 5 4 0 6 2 38 7
2014 29 14 5 2 12 2 46 18
Total 57 19 9 2 18 4 84 25
RB Leipzig 2014–15 14 0 1 0 — 15 0
2015–16 31 8 1 0 0 0 33 8
Total 45 8 2 0 0 0 47 8
Career total 175 48 16 5 18 4 210 59

International

As of 8 May 2016.[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2014 5 0
2015 8 1
2016 2 0
Total 15 1

Personal life

Emil Forsberg is the son of former GIF Sundsvall player Leif Forsberg who played for the club between 1980 and 2001, and grandson of Lennart Forsberg who also played for GIF Sundsvall.

Honours

Club

Malmö FF

Individual

References

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  7. ↑ http://svenskfotboll.se/landslag/herrar/arkiv/landslag/2014/01/moldavien-sverige/
  8. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/qualifiers/season=2016/matches/round=2000446/match=2013873/postmatch/commentary/index.html
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