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Max Svensson
Personal information
Full name	Max Svensson Río
Date of birth	8 November 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Casa Pia
Number	9
Youth career
	Barcelona
	Gavà
	Cornellà
2018–2020	Espanyol
Senior career*
Years	Team
2020–2022	Espanyol B
2020–2024	Espanyol
2022–2023	→ Deportivo La Coruña (loan)
2023–2024	→ Osasuna B (loan)
2024	→ Osasuna (loan)
2024–	Casa Pia
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Max Svensson Río (born 8 November 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Portuguese club Casa Pia AC.

Career

Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Svensson moved to Hamburg with six months of age. He returned to Spain in 2005 and lived in Pamplona and Valladolid before establishing himself in his hometown in 2012.^[1] He represented FC Barcelona, CF Gavà and UE Cornellà before joining RCD Espanyol's youth setup in 2018.^[1]

Promoted to the reserves for the 2020–21 campaign, Svensson made his senior debut on 18 October 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jofre Carreras in a 2–1 Segunda División B home win against AE Prat. He scored his first senior goals six days later, netting a brace in a 2–2 draw at FC Andorra.^[2]

Svensson made his first team debut on 16 December 2020, replacing Wu Lei in a 1–0 away success over UE Llagostera, for the season's Copa del Rey.^[3]^[4] His Segunda División debut occurred the following 31 January, coming on for fellow youth graduate Nico Melamed late into a 3–2 home loss against Rayo Vallecano.^[5]^[6]

On 1 September 2022, Svensson was loaned to Primera Federación side Deportivo de La Coruña, for one year.^[7] On 15 August of the following year, he moved to fellow league team CA Osasuna B also in a temporary deal.^[8]

Svensson made his first team – and La Liga – debut for CA Osasuna on 14 May 2024, replacing Raúl García late into a 1–1 home draw against RCD Mallorca.^[9] On 1 July, he returned to the Pericos,^[10] but was announced at Portuguese Primeira Liga side Casa Pia AC on a three-year deal on 7 August.^[11]

Personal life

Svensson is the son of the legendary Swedish handball goalkeeper Tomas Svensson.^[12] Maja Åskag is his cousin.

References

^ ^a ^b "Max, el hijo goleador de un portero de balonmano mundial" [Max, the goalscoring son of a worldwide handball goalkeeper] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Héctor Hevel y Max Svensson, la exhibición de dos auténticos talentos" [Héctor Hevel and Max Svensson, the show of two real talents] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 29 October 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Oier pone la primera piedra, Puado derriba el muro" [Oier sets the first stone, Puado brings down the wall] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Debuta Max Svensson" [Max Svensson debuts] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "La increíble remontada del Rayo deja al Espanyol sin liderato" [Rayo's incredible comeback leave Espanyol without the leadership] (in Spanish). Marca. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Svensson debuta en LaLiga" [Svensson debuts in LaLiga] (in Spanish). RCD Espanyol. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
^ "Max Svensson, cedit al RC Deportivo de la Coruña" [Max Svensson, loaned to RC Deportivo de la Coruña] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
^ "Max Svensson, cedit al CA Osasuna B" [Max Svensson, loaned to CA Osasuna B] (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Max Svensson debuta en Primera división" [Max Svensson debuts in Primera División] (in Spanish). El 1900. 15 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Svensson returns to RCD Espanyol". RCD Espanyol. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Espanhol Max Svensson é reforço do Casa Pia por três temporadas" [Spaniard Max Svensson is an addition of Casa Pia for three seasons] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Handbollslegendarens son är ett spanskt storlöfte – i fotboll" [The handball legend's son is a Spanish prospect – in football] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 20 December 2020.