Sebastian Larsson
Larsson playing for Sunderland in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sebastian Bengt Ulf Larsson | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Eskilstuna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sunderland | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | IFK Eskilstuna | ||
| 2001–2004 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Arsenal | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Birmingham City | 157 | (18) |
| 2011– | Sunderland | 159 | (12) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2001 | Sweden U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Sweden U17 | 14 | (5) |
| 2003 | Sweden U19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Sweden U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2008– | Sweden | 87 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2016 |
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Sebastian Bengt Ulf "Seb" Larsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlɑːʂɔn]; born 6 June 1985) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Sunderland and the Sweden national team.
After beginning his career at hometown club IFK Eskilstuna, Larsson was signed by Arsenal. He made three league appearances for the Gunners, before joining Birmingham City, initially on loan for the 2006–07 season, before a permanent transfer in the summer of 2007. Larsson spent five years at Birmingham, experiencing promotion to, and relegation from, the Premier League on two occasions. He joined Sunderland on 1 July 2011 upon the expiry of his contract, after Birmingham suffered relegation. Larsson is renowned for being a set-piece specialist.
A full international since 2008, Larsson played for Sweden at the European Championship in 2008 and 2012.
Larsson was born in Eskilstuna and initially played football for his hometown team, IFK Eskilstuna. He joined Arsenal aged 16 during the summer of 2001, on a four-year professional contract. Having been on the substitutes bench for a match against Panathinaikos, he made his first-team debut against Manchester City in the League Cup on 27 October 2004, where he played out of position at left back. He played in two further League Cup matches that season.
He made his Premier League debut on 1 February 2006, replacing Sol Campbell at half time as Arsenal lost 3–2 at home to West Ham United. Due to Campbell's defensive errors in that match, Larsson started the next two league matches in defence in his absence, a 2–0 win away to Birmingham City three days later, and a 1–1 draw at home to Bolton Wanderers on 11 February, in which he was substituted for Dennis Bergkamp as Arsenal sought their equaliser.
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