Mattias Olof Svanberg (born 5 January 1999) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. I ...

and the Sweden national team.

Club career

Malmo FF

After playing for LB07 and

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening (), commonly known simply as Malmö FF or MFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö, Scania. They compete in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football, and play home matches at the Eleda S ...

youth teams Mattias Svanberg signed an apprenticeship contract with Malmö FF on 27 July 2015. 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. He made his

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debut on 28 May 2016 when he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute in a 4–1 win against

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, and assisted on

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's goal in stoppage time. On 25 September 2016, he scored his first Allsvenskan goal in the

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against

Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs Idrottsförening, commonly referred to as Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborg or (especially locally) HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan, following releg ...

. 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 Falkenbergs Fotbollsförening, also known simply as Falkenbergs FF, Falkenberg or (especially locally) FFF, is a Swedish football club based in Falkenberg. Formed on 3 January 1928, the club plays in the second highest Swedish league, Superetta ...

to secure the

title.

Bologna

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, Svanberg received a larger role with the team and made 21 appearances as MFF won the championship for a second consecutive year. In

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, Svanberg became a consistent starter and was one of only two players to feature in every match during the spring before moving to

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club

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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

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Wolfsburg

On 16 July 2022,

club

announced the signing of Svanberg on a five-year deal.

International career

Svanberg was called up to the senior

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squad for games against

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and

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in November 2018, but did not play. In November 2019, Svanberg was called up for Sweden's

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matches against

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and

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. On 18 November Svanberg scored on his debut against Faroe Islands at

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. He also assisted

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in a 3–0 win for the home side. Svanberg was called up for a major tournament for the first time when he was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for

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Personal life

Svanberg is the son of the former professional

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player Bo Svanberg.

Career statistics

Club

International

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Svanberg goal.''

Honours

Malmö FF *

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References

External links

Profile
at the VfL Wolfsburg website * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Svanberg, Mattias 1999 births Living people Footballers from Malmö Men's association football midfielders Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's international footballers Malmö FF players Bologna FC 1909 players VfL Wolfsburg players Allsvenskan players Serie A players UEFA Euro 2020 players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Swedish sportsmen