swedish football player

Emil Peter Forsberg ( swedish pronunciation : [ ˈěːmɪl ˈfɔ̂ʂːbærj ] ; born 23 October 1991 ) is a swedish professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga golf club RB Leipzig and the Sweden national team. Forsberg was voted the swedish Midfielder of the class in 2016 and 2017. He was a extremity of the Sweden police squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2018 World Cup. He is known for his promptly, effective spend style, and is a creative playmaker renowned for his ability to create chances and assists.

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Club career [edit ]

GIF Sundsvall [edit ]

Born in Sundsvall, Forsberg started his career with his home-town team and joined the first team squad in 2009 when the club was playing in Sweden ‘s second tier of football, Superettan. He went on to play several matches for Sundsvall in his first season. For his second season at the club he had become a regular in the starting football team at Sundsvall and played 30 out of 30 matches for the 2010 temper. Forsberg had started to produce goals during his second gear season at the club but raised his performance for the 2011 season when he scored 11 goals in 27 matches as Sundsvall were promoted to Sweden ‘s beginning tier of football, Allsvenskan. For his first season in Allsvenskan Forsberg played 21 matches out of 30 and scored 6 goals, however Sundsvall were relegated to Superettan once again after losing the delegating play-offs against Halmstads BK .

Malmö FF [edit ]

Forsberg preparing to take a penalty bang for RB Leipzig On 10 December 2012, Forsberg was presented as a Malmö player. He joined the club on 1 January 2013 when the transplant window opened in Sweden. Forsberg signed a four-year contract lasting until the end of the 2016 season. [ 2 ] His foremost season at the baseball club proved to be a success as he played 28 matches out of 30 and scored five goals for the club as they won the league entitle. He besides played all matches for the cabaret during the reservation stagecoach for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League and scored two goals. During Malmö FF ‘s successful 2014 season Forsberg made 29 league appearances, scoring 14 goals and frankincense being an important part in the team that defended the league title. He besides participated in all of the club ‘s matches in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League political campaign in which Malmö FF qualified for the group stage. As recognition of Forsberg ‘s feats during the season he won the award for Allsvenskan Midfielder of the year. [ 3 ] He was besides nominated for swedish midfielder of the class at Fotbollsgalan. [ 4 ]

RB Leipzig [edit ]

In January 2015, Forsberg joined german second league side RB Leipzig on a three and a half year deal. [ 5 ] In February 2016, he extended his shrink until 2021. [ 6 ] During the 2015–16 season Forsberg was voted the best actor in 2. Bundesliga and in January 2016 Liverpool were reportedly eyeing Forsberg. [ 7 ] In beat three of 2016–17 Bundesliga Forsberg was named player of the round by Kicker. At the end of the 2016–17 season, Forsberg finished off as the highest assister in the Bundesliga and peak 5 leagues in Europe with 22 assists, [ 8 ] and made the Bundesliga team of the season. [ 9 ] On 13 September 2017, Forsberg scored RB Leipzig ‘s first ever Champions League goal in their first match always in a 1–1 draw against Monaco. [ 10 ] In the 2019–20 season, he scored a brace in the blockage fourth dimension in a 2–2 string against Benfica, to secure a place for RB Leipzig in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League smasher phase, [ 11 ] where they managed to reach the semi-finals. On 4 November 2020, Forsberg scored a goal in a 2–1 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. [ 12 ]

International career [edit ]

Forsberg play for Sweden in 2015 .

early career [edit ]

Having previously played for the swedish under-19 team, Emil Forsberg made his senior international debut for the swedish national team in a 2–1 friendly acquire over Moldova on 17 January 2014. [ 13 ]

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UEFA Euro 2016 [edit ]

He made his competitive debut in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Liechtenstein on 12 October 2014. [ 14 ] He scored his first gear international goal for Sweden in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying play-offs against Denmark, helping Sweden beat the Danes 4-3 on aggregate and qualify for Euro 2016. [ 15 ] Forsberg played in all three games for Sweden at Euro 2016 as Sweden was eliminated in the group stage. [ 16 ]

2018 FIFA World Cup [edit ]

In May 2018, he was named in Sweden ‘s 23 man team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 17 ] On the 3 July 2018 in a polish of 16 tie between Sweden and Switzerland Forsberg scored the winner for Sweden to send them into the one-fourth finals of the World Cup for the first time in about a quarter of a century. [ 18 ]

UEFA Euro 2020 [edit ]

Forsberg was included in Sweden ‘s 26-man team for UEFA Euro 2020. [ 19 ] Forsberg scored four goals in the tournament, and hit both the crossbar and the station in the Round of 16 game against Ukraine when Sweden lost 2–1 after extra-time. [ 20 ] He is the only Swedish musician to have scored four goals in a UEFA european Championship, beating Tomas Brolin ‘s ( in 1992 ) and Henrik Larsson ‘s ( in 2004 ) previous record of three goals. [ 21 ]

personal life [edit ]

Emil Forsberg is the son of former GIF Sundsvall player Leif Forsberg, and grandson of Lennart Forsberg who besides played for GIF Sundsvall. [ 22 ] On 17 July 2016, Forsberg married Shanga Hussain, who is a former football player. The couple live in Leipzig, [ 23 ] [ 24 ] having first met in Sundsvall. [ 24 ] They own a dog, Roffe, who is a fortunate retriever. [ 24 ] They had their first child in August 2018. [ 25 ] Forsberg has named Dutch winger Ryan Babel as a player he has looked up to. [ 26 ]

career statistics [edit ]

baseball club [edit ]

As of match played 19 October 2021[27]

International [edit ]

As of match played 14 November 2021[28]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Sweden

2014
5
0

2015
8
1

2016
11
2

2017
9
3

2018
9
1

2019
7
1

2020
5
0

2021
14
7

Total
68
15

Scores and results list Sweden’s goal tally first.[37]

Honours [edit ]

Malmö FF

Individual

References [edit ]