Adrian Edqvist (born 20 May 1999) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Gefle IF.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Karlskrona, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gefle IF | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Nättraby GoIF | ||
| 2006–2012 | Las Lagunas | ||
| 2012–2015 | Karlskrona AIF | ||
| 2015–2016 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2017 | Kalmar FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Kalmar FF | 19 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Oskarshamns AIK (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 20 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Jönköping Södra | 51 | (6) |
| 2023– | Gefle IF | 56 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Sweden U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Sweden U19 | 13 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editEdqvist was born in Karlskrona and started his career in Nättraby GoIF.[2] At the age of seven, the family moved from Blekinge to the Spanish south coast and Edqvist then started playing at AD Las Lagunas, outside Málaga.[3] During the years in Spain he entered Andalusia's national team and was close to a move to the La Liga club Málaga CF shortly before the family returned to Sweden. After returning to Sweden, he joined Karlskrona AIF[4] and in 2015 he joined Malmö FF, who won the battle for his signature over Kalmar FF and the Danish club Brøndby IF.[3] In December 2015, he also went on a trial at Stoke City.[5]
Senior career
editIn 2017, Edqvist joined Kalmar FF from Malmö FF where he played at his youth years. He was promoted to the first team squad of Kalmar FF in September 2017.[6] On 11 March 2019, Kalmar FF signed a cooperation agreement Oskarshamns AIK and Edqvist alongside his teammate Alexander Ahl Holmström was loaned out to the club on the same day until 30 November 2019. The deal also made it possible to play in both Kalmar's A team and U21 teams while playing for Oskarshamns AIK.[7]
On 12 July 2019, Edqvist was loaned out to Eerste Divisie club Go Ahead Eagles until June 2020.[8]
On 12 February 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Jönköping.[9] In December 2022, Edqvist joined Gefle IF.[10]
References
edit- ^ Adrian Edqvist at Soccerway
- ^ Edqvist: "Jag börjar närma mig det stora nu", sydostran.se, 25 April 2017
- ^ a b PÅ FD: Från Andalusiens stadslag till MFF – men var på väg till spansk storklubb Archived 26 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine, fotbolldirekt.se, 13 May 2016
- ^ Karlskronasonen med i svenskt succé-EM: ”Jättecoolt”, 24blekinge.se, 12 May 2016
- ^ MFF-talangen Adrian Edqvist testar med Stoke City, fotbolltransfers.com, 12 December 2015
- ^ Officiellt: Adrian Edqvist förlänger med Kalmar FF, fotbolltransfers.com, 16 September 2017
- ^ Officiellt: Kalmar FF skriver samarbetsavtal med division 1-lag - lånar samtidigt ut två spelare, fotbollskanalen.se, 13 March 2019
- ^ Adrian Edqvist lånas ut till Go Ahead Eagles, kalmarff.se, 12 July 2019
- ^ "ADRIAN EDQVIST KLAR FÖR J-SÖDRA" (in Swedish). Jönköping. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Bekräftat: Han är GIF:s senaste heta nyförvärv, gd.se, 21 December 2022
External links
edit- Adrian Edqvist at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Adrian Edqvist national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)