Edwin Andersson

Edwin Andersson (born 7 November 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Stoke City.

Edwin Andersson
Personal information
Full name Edwin Samuel Andersson
Date of birth (2003-11-07) 7 November 2003
Place of birth Lerum, Sweden
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Stoke City
Youth career
2010–2016 Lerum
2016–2020 IFK Göteborg
2020–2022 Chelsea
2022– Stoke City
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Sweden U15 4 (0)
2019 Sweden U16 5 (0)
2019 Sweden U17 3 (3)
2021 Sweden U18 2 (0)
2021– Sweden U19 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022

Early life

Born in Lerum, Västergötland,[1] Edwin Andersson started playing football in his hometown club as a six year old, before joining the IFK Göteborg Academy four years later.[2][3]

Club career

Soon proving to be one of the academy and Swedish football's brightest prospects, along the likes of Jesper Tolinsson,[4] Andersson was linked to several big European clubs, making a trial at Manchester United in 2018, but eventually signing for the Chelsea Academy,[1] that he effectively joined soon after he turned 16.[4][5][6]

First playing with Chelsea's under-18, he began regularly scoring goals and delivering assist for his team in the FA Youth Cup[7] and the U18 Premier League,[2][8][9][10] whilst also playing the UEFA Youth League during the 2021–22 season, most notably delivering a total of three assists in the two games against the Swedish champions of Malmö.[11][12] In October 2021, he also made his EFL Trophy debut against Cheltenham.[13] On 12 August 2022, Andersson announced his departure from Chelsea.[14]

Andersson joined Stoke City on 15 August 2022 linking up with their under-21 team.[15]

International career

Edwin Andersson has been part of every Swedish youth team,[6] having played 12 games with the under-17, scoring three goals during the three Euro qualifying games in 2019, before the event was canceled due to Covid-19.[2][5]

Style of play

Edwin Andersson mainly plays as a left winger.[2][4] A technically gifted left-footed player, he has been compared to the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi, naming Cristiano Ronaldo as his biggest inspiration.[5][6]

References
  1. Junelind, Hector; Wulcan, Markus (5 April 2019). "Svenske jättetalangen har bestämt sig för Chelsea". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  2. "Teenage Kicks: Edwin Andersson". Chelsea Football Club. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. "Edwin Andersson till Chelsea". svenskalag.se (in Swedish). 7 February 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  4. Wulcán, Markus (8 July 2020). "Svenske supertalangen till Chelsea – berättar om valet: "Valt den här vägen"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  5. Junelind, Hector (5 February 2020). "Talangen lämnar IFK Göteborg – klar för Chelsea: "Lycka till"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  6. Warlow, Robert (6 February 2020). "Edwin Andersson - the Swedish teenager joining Chelsea despite Man Utd trial". football.london. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  7. "FA Youth Cup report and video highlights: Chelsea 4 Leyton Orient 1". Chelsea Football Club. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  8. Benson, Michael (21 August 2021). "Chelsea humiliate Spurs with crazy scoreline as Liverpool batter Man United in U18s PL". talkSPORT. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  9. "Under-18s Report: Fulham 4 Chelsea 4". Chelsea Football Club. 23 October 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  10. "Under-18s report: Chelsea 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2". Chelsea Football Club. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  11. Inkersole, Sam (20 October 2021). "Chelsea U19 player ratings vs Malmo as Dion Rankine and Bryan Fiabema impress". Football.London. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  12. Inkersole, Sam (2 November 2021). "Chelsea U19 player ratings vs Malmo as Bryan Fiabema stars in comfortable win". Football.London. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  13. Bent, Louis (26 October 2021). "Robins win on Penalties - Cheltenham Town 0(5)-(4)0 Chelsea Under 21's - As it Happened | 26/10/2021". VAVEL. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  14. @edwinanderssoon (12 August 2022). "After 2 years my time at Chelsea has come to an end. I'd like to thank all the players and staff for making this time very special and helping me develop as a player. It's now time for a new chapter… Thank you💙" – via Instagram.
  15. "Trio join U21s". Stoke City. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.