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Markus Karlsson
Personal information
Full name Markus Carl Olof Karlsson
Date of birth (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position(s) Right back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2022 Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
2022– Hammarby IF 20 (1)
2022–2023 Hammarby TFF (res.) 25 (0)
International career‡
2019 Sweden U17 1 (0)
2021–2023 Sweden U19 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:32, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:45, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Markus Carl Olof Karlsson (born 20 January 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right back or centre-back for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.

Early life

Born and raised in Stockholm, Karlsson started to play youth football with local club Hammarby IF in 2009, at age five. [2] [3] In 2021, Karlsson was part of the side that finished second in P19 Allsvenskan, after a 2–1 loss to IFK Göteborg in the national final. The team also competed in the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League, getting knocked out by Rangers in the first round through 1–5 on aggregate. [4]

Club career

Hammarby IF

On 22 December 2021, Karlsson signed a three-year deal with Hammarby, running until the end of 2024, his first professional contact. [2] In 2022, he mostly played for feeder team Hammarby TFF in Ettan, Sweden's third tier, making 19 league appearances. [5]

On 25 February 2023, Karlsson made his competitive debut for Hammarby, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 away win against Norrby IF in Svenska Cupen. [6] [7] On 25 May 2023, he made his league debut in Allsvenskan, starting as a right back away against Degerfors IF and scoring 0–1 with a left-footed shot in the top corner in a game that would end 2–2. [8] [9] On 10 August 2023, after establishing himself as a starter in the first team, Karlsson signed a new four and a half-year contract with Hammarby, running until the end of 2027. [10]

International career

Between 2019 and 2022, Karlsson was called up to the Swedish under-17's and Swedish under-19's [11] [12] [13]

Karlsson was called up to the Sweden national team for the training tour in Cyprus in early 2024. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 12 November 2023 [15]
Club Season League National Cup [a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hammarby TFF (loan) 2022 Ettan 19 0 0 0 — 19 0
2023 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 25 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Hammarby IF 2023 Allsvenskan 19 1 1 0 2 [b] 0 22 1
Career total 44 1 1 0 2 0 46 1

Notes

  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ Supportrarnas Matchprogram NR 424. Stockholm: Supportrarnas Matchprogram. 3 August 2023. p. 17.
  2. ^ a b "Hammarby förlänger med Markus Karlsson" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Markus Karlsson: "Det var extremt kul att se alla springa in på plan"" (in Swedish). Fotboll Sthlm. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Hammarby utslagna ur UEFA Youth League". Svensk Elitfotboll (in Swedish). 21 October 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Markus Karlsson" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Ny tremålscupseger och ungdomlig leverans" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ^ ""En dröm som går i uppfyllelse"" (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Talangens klassmål – i allsvenska debuten: "Såg bara krysset"" (in Swedish). SVT. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Glädjande baljor och geist i nytt motigt bortakryss med tio man" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Hammarby förlänger med Markus Karlsson" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Trupp till EM-kval 1 i Norrköping" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Trupp till trenationsturnering i Dalsland" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Första landslagslägret för P04-kullen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Bäckströms trupp till januariturnén" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  15. ^ Markus Karlsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2023.

External links

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