Emil Forsberg
Forsberg in 2016.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Emil Peter Forsberg | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sundsvall, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | GIF Sundsvall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | GIF Sundsvall | 97 | (24) |
| 2009 | → Medskogsbron BK (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Malmö FF | 57 | (19) |
| 2015– | RB Leipzig | 72 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014– | Sweden | 25 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2017 |
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Emil Peter Forsberg (Swedish pronunciation: [²fɔʂbærj]; born 23 October 1991) is a Swedish footballer who plays for RB Leipzig as a winger. He was voted the Swedish Midfielder of the Year in 2014 and 2016.
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 a loan deal to Division 3 side Medskogsbron BK. He scored twice in his first game, but after his second game he was recalled to GIF Sundsvall. 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 eleven at Sundsvall and played 30 out of 30 matches for the 2010 season. Forsberg had started to produce goals during his second 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 first 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 relegation play-offs against Halmstads BK.
On 10 December 2012 Forsberg was presented as a Malmö player. He joined the club on 1 January 2013 when the transfer window opened in Sweden. Forsberg signed a four-year contract lasting until the end of the 2016 season. His first season at the 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 title. He also played all matches for the club during the qualification stage 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 thus being an important part in the team that defended the league title. He also participated in all of the club's matches in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League campaign in which Malmö FF qualified for the group stage. As recognition of Forsbergs feats during the season he won the award for Allsvenskan Midfielder of the year. He was also nominated for Swedish midfielder of the year at Fotbollsgalan.
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