Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elias Andersson | ||
Date of birth | 31 January 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Hässleholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Varbergs BoIS | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Hässleholms IF | ||
2010–2012 | Helsingborgs IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | Helsingborgs IF | 13 | (1) |
2013 | → HIF Akademi (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2015 | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 27 | (3) |
2016– | Varbergs BoIS | ||
National team‡ | |||
2011–2013 | Sweden U17 | 28 | (4) |
2014–2015 | Sweden U19 | 12 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015 |
Elias Andersson (born 31 January 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Varbergs BoIS as a midfielder.
Andersson started out as a youth player for his hometown club Hässleholms IF. In 2010, he joined Helsingborgs IF youth setup instead, although he still kept living in Hässleholm and commuted to Helsingborg. At the start of the 2013 Allsvenskan season Andersson was moved up to the first team and on 15 April 2013 he became the youngest player ever to play a league game for his club when he made his debut at home against Mjällby AIF.
In September 2013 Andersson was selected to the Sweden national under-17 football team that would compete in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Bronze