Mattias Svanberg

Mattias Olof Svanberg (born 5 January 1999) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg and the Sweden national team.

Mattias Svanberg
Svanberg with Malmö FF in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mattias Olof Svanberg[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-05) 5 January 1999
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2007 Bunkeflo IF
2008–2012 LB07
2013–2015 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Malmö FF 36 (5)
2018–2022 Bologna 118 (9)
2022– VfL Wolfsburg 34 (4)
International career‡
2014–2016 Sweden U17 20 (2)
2016–2017 Sweden U19 7 (1)
2017–2019 Sweden U21 14 (3)
2019– Sweden 30 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:41, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

After playing for LB07 and Malmö FF youth teams Mattias Svanberg signed an apprenticeship contract with Malmö FF on 27 July 2015.[3] As a 16-year-old, he featured on the bench four times during the 2015 season. On 4 March 2016, he signed a four-year first team contract with Malmö.[4] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 28 May 2016 when he came on as a substitute in the 82nd minute in a 4–1 win against Östersunds FK, and assisted on Viðar Örn Kjartansson's goal in stoppage time. On 25 September 2016, he scored his first Allsvenskan goal in the local derby against Helsingborgs IF. He started his first game for the club on 26 October 2016, and scored a goal and an assist as Malmö FF beat Falkenbergs FF to secure the Allsvenskan title.

In 2017, Svanberg received a larger role with the team and made 21 appearances as MFF won the championship for a second consecutive year. In 2018, Svanberg became a consistent starter and was one of only two players to feature in every match during the spring before moving to Serie A club Bologna F.C. 1909 in the summer transfer window for a sum of €5 million.

He made his Serie A debut on 16 September 2018 in a 0–1 defeat against Genoa C.F.C.

On 16 July 2022, Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg announced the signing of Svanberg on a five-year deal.[5]

International career

Svanberg was called up to the senior Sweden squad for games against Turkey and Russia in November 2018, but did not play.[6]

In November 2019, Svanberg was called up for Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches against Romania and Faroe Islands.[7] On 18 November Svanberg scored on his debut against Faroe Islands at Friends Arena in Solna. He also assisted John Guidetti in a 3–0 win for the home side.[8]

Svanberg was called up for a major tournament for the first time when he was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.[9]

Personal life

He is the son of the former professional ice hockey player Bo Svanberg.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 27 May 2023[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Malmö FF 2016 Allsvenskan 6220—82
2017 Allsvenskan 1811020211
2018 Allsvenskan 1226100183
Total 3659120476
Bologna 2018–19 Serie A 23010—240
2019–20 Serie A 25120—271
2020–21 Serie A 34510—355
2021–22 Serie A 36310—373
Total 118950—1239
VfL Wolfsburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 32431—355
Career total 186181722020520

International
As of match played 16 October 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden
201911
202030
2021120
202291
202350
Total302
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Svanberg goal.
List of international goals scored by Mattias Svanberg[12]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 18 November 2019 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Faroe Islands 2–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [13]
2 16 November 2022 Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain  Mexico 2–1 2–1 Friendly [14]

Honours

Malmö FF

References
  1. "Comunicato Ufficiale N. 59" [Official Press Release No. 59] (PDF). Lega Serie A. 2 October 2018. p. 4. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. "Mattias Svanberg". Vfl Wolfsburg. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  3. "MFF skriver lärlingskontrakt med Mattias Svanberg". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 27 July 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  4. "MFF skriver A-kontrakt med Svanberg". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. "Svanberg signs". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  6. "Svanberg receives first Sweden call-up". bolognafc.it. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  7. "Dejan Kulusevski och Mattias Svanberg med i EM-kvaltruppen". Expressen TV (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. "TV: Drömdebut för Mattias Svanberg i landslaget – nätade mot Färöarna". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  9. "Sweden Euro 2020 squad: Full team profile". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  10. "Guldfamiljen: "Är så stolt över honom nu"". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  11. "M. Svanberg". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  12. "Mattias Svanberg". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  13. "Sverige - Färöarna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  14. "Sverige - Mexiko - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
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