Elias Andersson

Elias Andersson
Personal information
Full name	Nils Erik Elias Andersson
Date of birth	31 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Göteborg, Sweden
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Djurgårdens IF
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2010	Hässleholms IF
2010–2012	Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2015	Helsingborgs IF
2013	→ HIF Akademi (loan)
2015	→ Varbergs BoIS (loan)
2016–2017	Varbergs BoIS
2017–2020	IK Sirius
2021–	Djurgårdens IF
2021	→ Mjällby AIF (loan)
International career‡
2011–2013	Sweden U17
2014–2015	Sweden U19
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015

Nils Erik Elias Andersson (born 31 January 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Djurgårdens IF as a left winger or midfielder.

Career

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.^[1] At the start of the 2013 Allsvenskan season, Andersson was moved up to the first team. 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.^[2]

International career

In September 2013, Andersson was selected for the Sweden national under-17 football team. The team competed in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup,^[3] where they went on to place third.

Honours

Sweden U17

FIFA U-17 World Cup Third place: 2013

References

^ "Allt om HIF möter Elias Andersson från U17 laget". Allt Om HIF. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ "Är närmare min dröm". NorraSkåne.se. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ "P17-landslagets VM-trupp uttagen". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

External links

Elias Andersson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
Eliteprospects profile
Elias Andersson at Soccerway

This biographical article related to Swedish football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Allt om HIF möter Elias Andersson från U17 laget". Allt Om HIF. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[2] "Är närmare min dröm". NorraSkåne.se. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[3] "P17-landslagets VM-trupp uttagen". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[1]

[2]

[3]