Magnus Mattsson

Magnus Elkjær Mattsson (born 25 February 1999) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dutch club NEC Nijmegen.

Magnus Mattsson
Magnus Mattsson with Silkeborg in 2018
Personal information
Full name Magnus Elkjær Mattsson
Date of birth (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999
Place of birth Marstal, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 NEC
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2012 ØBG Fodbold
2012–2017 Silkeborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Silkeborg 64 (26)
2021– NEC 61 (12)
International career
2017 Denmark U18 1 (0)
2017–2018 Denmark U19 7 (1)
2018 Denmark U20 2 (0)
2019 Denmark U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:50, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Silkeborg

Mattsson started his career at ØBG Fodbold in Silkeborg. He played there until 2012 where he moved to Silkeborg IF at the age of 13 years. He made his debut for Silkeborg IF's first team in the Danish Superliga on 25 August 2017 against Hobro IK.[1] He was also a starter in the cup final in the 2017–18 Danish Cup, where Mattsson and Silkeborg were up against Brøndby IF. The match ended with a 3–1 win for Brøndby IF. At the end of 2018, Mattsson was named player of the year in Silkeborg IF.[2] A few months later, Silkeborg was relegated to the Danish 1st Division.

In March 2019, Mattsson suffered a long-term injury in his groin, which kept him on the sidelines for half a year. However, with 20 appearances and 6 goals in the league during the season, Mattsson helped Silkeborg with promotion to the Danish Superliga again for the 2019–20 season.[3] To gain some game fitness after being injured for half a year, Mattsson was called up for a U19 game in September 2019. Unluckily, Mattsson suffered an injury to his left anterior cruciate ligament in that game and was again out for a longer period.[4] Having undergone knee surgery, he was in recovery until the end of the 2019–20 season.

NEC

On 28 June 2021 it was confirmed, that Mattsson had been sold to Dutch club NEC, signing a deal until June 2024 with an option for one further year.[5]

Personal life

Magnus' younger brother, Pelle Mattsson, is also a footballer, playing for Silkeborg IF. Their father, Joakim Mattsson, is a Swedish football manager.[6]

Beside football, Magnus is also a music producer and creates beats for American musicians.[7]

Honours

Silkeborg

References
  1. SILKEBORG VS. HOBRO 0 - 2, soccerway.com, 25 August 2017
  2. Magnus Mattsson vinder årets spiller i Silkeborg, tipsbladet.dk, 27 November 2018
  3. Ritzau. "Silkeborg rykker direkte op i Superligaen - Viborg skal i playoff". TV Midtvest (in Danish). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. Ung SIF-profil har revet korsbåndet over, bold.dk, 18 September 2019
  5. N.E.C. neemt Magnus Mattsson over van Silkeborg IF, nec-nijmegen.nl, 28 June 2021
  6. SIF-talenter er brødre og bedste venner på samme tid, midtjyllandsavis.dk, 15 February 2019
  7. Magnus Mattsson producerer beats til amerikanske rappere, mediano.nu, 25 March 2020
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