Christian Wilhelmsson
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Christian Ulf Wilhelmsson | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1997 | Mjällby AIF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Mjällby AIF | 52 | (11) |
| 2000–2003 | Stabæk | 84 | (25) |
| 2003–2006 | Anderlecht | 90 | (13) |
| 2006–2008 | Nantes | 13 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Roma (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Deportivo La Coruña (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2008–2012 | Al-Hilal | 69 | (24) |
| 2011–2012 | → Al Ahli (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | LA Galaxy | 5 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Baniyas | 8 | (3) |
| 2014 | Mjällby AIF | 12 | (5) |
| 2015 | Mjällby AIF | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 389 | (85) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | Sweden U21 | 16 | (2) |
| 2001–2012 | Sweden | 79 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christian Ulf Wilhelmsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkrɪstɪjan ˈvɪl(h)ɛ(l)m.ˈsɔn]; born 8 December 1979), nicknamed Chippen, is a Swedish former footballer who played as a left winger.
After playing several seasons with Mjällby (three years), Stabæk (four) and Anderlecht (three), he played in quick succession for teams in France, Italy, England and Spain, before spending the better part of four years in the late 2000s in Saudi Arabia with Al-Hilal.
Wilhelmsson played 79 times with Sweden, representing the nation at the 2006 World Cup and in three European Championships.
Born in Malmö, Wilhelmsson started his career with Mjällby AIF in 1997, playing in three second division seasons with the club. He then spent as many years in neighbouring Norway with Stabæk Fotball.
In the 2003 summer Wilhelmsson joined R.S.C. Anderlecht in Belgium, being an undisputed starter during his spell and scoring nine top division goals combined in the capital side's 2004 and 2006 league conquests.
In 2006, Wilhelmsson moved to French team FC Nantes. However, on 10 January of the following year, he joined A.S. Roma on loan until the end of the season, when the Italians had the option to buy for €3 millions. He made his Serie A debut on 14 January against FC Messina, but underwent criticism from teammates such as Christian Panucci for his lack of communication on the pitch, a derivative of his poor Italian language skills.
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