Andreas Landgren

Andreas Landgren
Personal information
Full name Sven Andreas Landgren
Date of birth (1989-03-17) 17 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Helsingborg, Sweden
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Youth career
1995–2006 Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Helsingborgs IF 52 (4)
2010–2011 Udinese 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Willem II (loan) 13 (2)
2011 → Fredrikstad (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2013 Fredrikstad 27 (1)
2013 → Halmstads BK (loan) 27 (2)
2014–2023 Helsingborgs IF 143 (4)
International career
2004–2006 Sweden U17 19 (5)
2006–2008 Sweden U19 13 (2)
2008–2010 Sweden U21 15 (0)
2009 Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sven Andreas Landgren (born 17 March 1989) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder or defender.

He started his professional career in Helsingborgs IF, where his father Sven Åke played almost 350 matches. In 2010, Landgren transferred to Italian side Udinese. He did not play any first-team matches for the club, and was loaned out to Willem II during the 2010–11 Eredivisie season. He joined Norwegian side Fredrikstad on loan in mid-2011, and joined the club permanently ahead of the 2012 season. After Fredrikstad was relegated from Tippeligaen, Landgren moved back to Sweden where he joined Halmstads BK on loan in April 2013. A year later, he transferred back to his home town club Helsingborgs IF. However, an injury kept him out of play for the whole 2014 season.

Club career

Landgren made his Allsvenskan debut in 2006. After a string of strong matches during the friendly season, he was promoted to the senior squad of Helsingborgs IF in 2007. He can play either as a midfielder, defensive midfielder and right back. On 11 January 2010 Udinese Calcio officialized the arrival of the 20-year-old Swedish defensive midfielder from Helsingborgs IF.

On 16 January 2010, he played his first match for Udinese's youth team.[1]

In the 2010–11 season, Landgren played on loan for the Dutch side Willem II when the team was relegated from the Eredivisie. He joined the Norwegian side Fredrikstad on loan in August 2011.[2] After the 2011 season, Landgren joined Fredrikstad permanently.[3] After Fredrikstad was relegated from the Tippeligaen in 2012, Landgren joined the Allsvenskan side Halmstads BK on loan ahead of the 2013 season.[4]

International career

Landgren represented the Sweden under-21 team, where he played 15 matches. He was also a part of the Swedish squad in the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. He made his debut for the Sweden national team in a friendly match against Mexico in January 2009.[5]

Personal life

He is the son of Sven-Åke Landgren, who played almost 350 first-team matches for Helsingborgs IF, and was named in the "all-time Helsingborgs team" in 2007.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Primavera: Udinese-Bologna 3-1" (in Italian). Udinese Calcio. 16 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
  2. ^ "FFK, FFK | "Folkets spiller" presentert for fansen". 19 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Andreas Landgren fortsetter i FFK". 22 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Officiellt: Andreas Landgren klar för Halmstads BK". Fotbolltransfers. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Andreas Landgren for later FFK". 2 April 2013.
  6. ^ Hylén, Mats (26 October 2008). "Publikens favorit på Olympia" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.