Colin Rösler

Colin Rösler (born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF.

Colin Rösler
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Mjällby AIF
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2006 Fjellhamar
2006–2007 Hinna
2007–2010 Viking
2010–2019 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 NAC Breda 44 (1)
2022–2023 Lillestrøm 21 (1)
2023– Mjällby AIF 6 (0)
International career
2015 Norway U15 4 (1)
2015 England U16 4 (0)
2016 Norway U16 13 (1)
2016–2017 Norway U17 9 (0)
2018 Norway U18 8 (0)
2018–2021 Norway U19 12 (0)
2020–2022 Norway U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023

Rösler was born in Berlin, Germany, and grew up in both Norway and England. After progressing through Manchester City's academy, he joined Dutch club NAC Breda in 2019. After 44 league appearances for NAC, Rösler joined Norwegian club Lillestrøm for the 2022 season. He has represented both Norway and England in youth internationals but pledged international allegiance to Norway in 2016.

Early life

Rösler is the son of German football manager Uwe Rösler.[1][2] He was named after Manchester City legend Colin Bell, whilst his younger brother Tony was named after fellow City legend Tony Book.[2][3]

Rösler was born in Berlin to a Norwegian mother,[4][5] but his family moved to Lillestrøm in 2002.[6] He moved to England aged 10,[6] and joined Manchester City's academy a year later.[4]

Club career

After progressing through Manchester City's youth academy, Rösler signed for Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda on a three-year contract in August 2019.[7] He joined NAC on a free transfer as part of a partnership between the two clubs.[8] He initially played in central defence for Breda alongside Roger Riera.[9] He played 11 games for NAC during the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie season.[10] He made 25 appearances during the 2020–21 season, including scoring his first senior goal from close range in a 3–1 win over De Graafschap in March 2021.[10][11] As his spell at NAC continued, Rösler was increasingly overlooked and made just 8 appearances during the 2021–22 season.[8][10]

On 30 December 2021, it was announced that Rösler had signed for Eliteserien club Lillestrøm SK on a contract until 2024.[12] Lillestrøm paid no transfer fee to NAC, but NAC retained a sell-on fee in Rösler's contract.[13]

On 28 December 2022, it was announced that Rösler would join Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF for the 2023 season. He signed a three-year contract.[14]

International career

Rösler was capped four times by Norway at under-15 level in 2015, scoring in their 4–4 draw with Northern Ireland.[15][16] He subsequently played internationally for England under-16s, but in February 2016, pledged international allegiance to Norway.[17] He subsequently played for Norway at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[15]

Career statistics
As of matches played 18 March 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U23 2018–19 ———5[lower-alpha 2]050
NAC Breda 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 11020—00130
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 25100—00251
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 8010—0090
Total 44130—00471
Lillestrøm 2022 Eliteserien 140302[lower-alpha 3]1—191
Mjällby AIF 2023 Allsvenskan 0050——50
Career total 5811102150762
  1. Appearances in KNVB Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Svenska Cupen
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. Brennan, Stuart (25 March 2017). "Uwe Rosler on Man City fans' special bond and raising another Blue legend". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
  2. Bevan, Chris (15 November 2013). "Uwe Rosler: Son Colin faces different challenge at Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. Bevan, Chris (7 March 2014). "FA Cup: Manchester City cult hero Uwe Rosler returns, 20 years on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  4. "Under-19 European Championships: The star players to watch out for". Goal. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. Blanco, Yadran (11 December 2019). "Rösler, trotse Noor met Duitse wortels: 'Ik ben een typische Scandinaviër'". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  6. Baardsen, Joachim (8 July 2016). "City-spiller Colin Rösler (16) har to drømmer. Den ene er å følge i farens fotspor". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  7. Blanco, Yadran (16 August 2019). "NAC neemt Rösler (19) definitief over van Manchester City: verdediger tekent voor drie jaar". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  8. Blanco, Yadran (8 December 2021). "NAC heeft verdediger Rösler steeds minder nodig". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  9. Blanco, Yadran (11 December 2019). "Rösler, trotse Noor met Duitse wortels: 'Ik ben een typische Scandinaviër'". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  10. "C. Rösler: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  11. Kas, Dennis (28 March 2021). "NAC blaast strijd om directe promotie nieuw leven in na zege op De Graafschap". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  12. "Colin Rösler klar for LSK". lsk.no (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  13. Blanco, Yadran (30 December 2021). "Geen transfersom, wel doorverkooppercentage voor NAC bij vertrek Rösler". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  14. Hjortling, Rasmus (28 December 2022). "Tidigare MFF-tränarens son flyttar till allsvenskan". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  15. "Colin Rösler — Profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  16. Lyngøy, Roar (17 November 2015). "Mini-Rösler scoret sitt første mål for Norge". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  17. Hulleberg, Lars (10 February 2016). "Röslers sønn dropper England — velger Norge". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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