Robbin Sellin (born 12 April 1990) is a

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former

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who played as a

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Career

Sellin started playing football at the age of four when he joined his hometown club

BKV Norrtälje BKV Norrtälje is a Swedish football club located in Norrtälje. Background Bollklubben Vargarna were founded in 1933, the club's name being changed to Bollklubben Vargarna Norrtälje in 1993. The team plays in red shirts and blue shorts and in ...

. After having also spent some time as a youth player at

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

club

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is an s ...

he was signed to a first team contract by third-tier side

IK Brage Idrottsklubben Brage, also known as IK Brage or simply Brage, is a Swedish Association football, football club located in Borlänge. The club is affiliated with Dalarnas Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Domnarvsvallen. The club colou ...

in 2009. Two and a half years later, in the middle of the 2012 season, he had impressed enough to make the move up to Allsvenskan when he was signed by

GIF Sundsvall Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollf� ...

International career

Sellin has represented both the

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and

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on several occasions.

Personal life

Sellin grew up supporting

. Until the age of 15 he combined playing football with

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before choosing the former as his career.

Honours

Individual *

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

Top assist provider:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sellin, Robbin 1990 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players IK Brage players GIF Sundsvall players IFK Mariehamn players Superettan players Allsvenskan players Veikkausliiga players Sweden men's youth international footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate men's footballers in Finland 21st-century Swedish sportsmen