Antonio Hysén

Antonio Hysén[2] (born Glenn Anton Hysén 13 December 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender.

Antonio Hysén
Hysén at Utsiktens BK in 2012
Personal information
Full name Antonio Hysén
Date of birth (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990[1]
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Defender[1]
Team information
Current team
 Torslanda IK
Number 20[1]
Youth career
1999–2000 Torslanda IK
2001–2003 Lundby IF
2004–2007 BK Häcken[1]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 North Carolina Wesleyan College 0 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 BK Häcken 0 (0)
2010–2013 Utsiktens BK[1] 71 (2)
2014 Myrtle Beach FC 0 (0)
2015 Torslanda IK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

He was given a trainee contract with BK Häcken from 2007 to 2009,[3] but was hindered by injuries and instead joined Utsiktens BK in 2010 after spending the spring of 2010 at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.[4][5][6] In 2014, he played with the American fourth division team Myrtle Beach FC. In 2015, he signed with Torslanda IK.[7]

Personal life

Hysén is the son of former Swedish international Glenn Hysén, and was born in Liverpool,[8] when his father was playing for Liverpool F.C. Antonio Hysén came out as gay to the Swedish football magazine Offside in March 2011.[9][10][11] The BBC called him "a global one-off".[12]

Hysén was profiled on Swedish broadcaster TV4 on 9 March 2011, in a debate show moderated by Lennart Ekdal titled Får även bögar spela fotboll? ("Can gays play football too?").[13]

As of 2011, he worked part-time as a construction worker.

His older brothers are football players Tobias Hysén (half-brother) and Alexander Hysén.[9] He won the seventh season of Let's Dance,[14] being the first openly gay person to win this competition. He is the great-grandson of Erik Hysén.[15]

References
  1. "Spelarprofil - Anton Hysén" (in Swedish). Utsiktens BK. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  2. Tonnvik, Emma (25 August 2020). "Anton Hysén byter namn". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  3. Richards, Giles; Christenson, Marcus (13 March 2011). "Anton Hysen states case for coming out and for his father's speech". The Observer. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  4. "Issue 4 - North Carolina Wesleyan College". studylib.net. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. "Hysénbloggen". 1 August 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  6. "Anton Hysén: The "Guys We Like" Interview". gay4soccer. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  7. "Anton Hysén har hittat ny klubb: "Känns gött"".
  8. Barkham, Patrick (29 March 2011). "Anton Hysén: 'Anyone afraid of coming out should give me a call'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  9. Rhyner, Sascha (9 March 2011). "Schwedischer Fussballprofi: "Ich bin schwul"" [Swedish professional footballer: "I'm gay"]. Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  10. Zeigler, Cyd (8 December 2016). "Five years after coming out, Anton Hysen has heard a homophobic comment only once". Outsports. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  11. Masters, James (27 September 2013). "Anton Hysen: Gay soccer players want to come out". CNN. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  12. Franks, Tim (21 March 2011). "Hysen stands tall in 'man's game'". BBC News. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  13. Pershagen, Axel (9 March 2011). "Anton Hysén kommer ut som gay - hoppas att fler kommer ut nu" [Anton Hysén comes out as gay - hopes that more come out now] (in Swedish). TV4 Group. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
  14. Buzinski, Jim (1 June 2012). "Soccer's Anton Hysen wins Sweden's "Let's Dance," talks about his butt". Outsports. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  15. "Titta - en son talang..." www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
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