Emil Hansson (born 15 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for EFL League One club Birmingham City.[1][2] Born in Norway, he is a former youth international for both Norway and Sweden.
.jpg) Hansson with Feyenoord in 2019 during training | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bergen, Norway | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Brann | ||
| 2013 | Kalmar | ||
| 2013–2014 | Brann | ||
| 2015–2017 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Brann 3 | 9 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Brann 2 | 29 | (5) |
| 2015 | Brann | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Feyenoord | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 35 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | Hannover 96 | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Hannover 96 II | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Fortuna Sittard | 43 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Heracles | 73 | (21) |
| 2024– | Birmingham City | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Sweden U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Norway U16 | 10 | (1) |
| 2015 | Norway U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | Norway U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 2017 | Norway U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Sweden U21 | 10 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:43, 23 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Hansson is the son of former Swedish footballer Patrik Hansson. The brother of Emil Hansson's grandfather is Tommy Svensson.
Club career
editBrann
editHansson, son of a Norwegian mother,[3] and the former Swedish professional footballer Patrik Hansson, began playing football in his hometown Bergen for Brann, before moving to the youth academy of Swedish Allsvenskan club Kalmar prior the 2013 season, where his father worked as assistant coach. After six months, he returned to Brann.
There, he was promoted to the first team for the 2015 season, where he made his first two senior appearances in April 2015, one in the cup and one in the league. In total he got two league appearances and four in the 2015 Norwegian Football Cup.[4]
Feyenoord
editHansson joined the youth academy of Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord in August 2015.[5] He initially played for the U21 team but made his debut in the Eredivisie on 12 March 2017 in a 5–2 home win over AZ, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Steven Berghuis.[6] For the first team he made a total of two appearances during the 2016–17 season, while continuing as a part of the U21 side and reserves; the first team won the Dutch championship at the end of the season, after an 18-year title drought.[7] The following season, Hansson made eleven appearances for the reserves and two total appearances for the first team, in the KNVB Beker and in the league, respectively.[2] Feyenoord finished third in the Eredivisie that season and won the cup; the 100th edition of the tournament.[8]
In July 2018, Hansson moved to the second-tier Eerste Divisie on loan to RKC Waalwijk.[9] With twelve goals from Hansson in 35 league appearances, the club reached ninth place in the league table and qualified for the first round of the promotion and relegation play-offs. By scoring one goal in six appearances, Hansson contributed to helping RKC achieve promotion to the Eredivisie.[2][10] He returned to Feyenoord after his loan deal expired.
Hannover 96
editIn August 2019, Hansson moved to German 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 on a three-year contract.[11][12] The Swede made 14 2. Bundesliga appearances as well as one in the Regionalliga Nord for the reserve team before being loaned out to RKC Waalwijk once again for the second half of the season.[13] Hansson made seven league appearances for RKC, in which he scored one goal, before the season was cancelled after the 26th match-day due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this point, RKC was bottom of the table, but was able to remain in the Eredivisie due to a suspension of relegations.[14]
Fortuna Sittard
editAt the beginning of June 2020, Hannover 96 announced that Hansson would not return to the team, but would move on a permanent deal to Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard for the 2020–21 season.[15]
Heracles
editOn 29 January 2022, Hansson returned to the Dutch Eredivisie, where he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Heracles, with an option for an additional year.[16] He made his debut for the club on 11 February, replacing Bilal Başacıkoğlu in the 88th minute of a 1–0 win over Utrecht.[17][18] On the last matchday of the season, Heracles dropped to 16th in the league table following a 3–1 defeat to Sparta Rotterdam, meaning promotion and relegation play-offs.[19] In the semi-final, the club faced Excelsior and suffered losses in both the first leg (0–3)[20] and the second leg (1–3), leading to their relegation to the Eerste Divisie.[21]
During their single season in the Eerste Divisie, Hansson evolved into a crucial player for Heracles, netting 16 goals and providing 19 assists in 36 league starts as they clinched the second-tier title and secured promotion back to the Eredivisie on the final matchday.[22][23] His 19 assists from 1 March 2022, to 1 March 2023, were particularly noteworthy, surpassing the figures of prominent players such as Kevin De Bruyne, Lionel Messi and Ousmane Dembélé, among others.[24]
Birmingham City
editOn 5 July 2024, recently relegated English League One club Birmingham City signed Hansson on a three-year contract. The fee was undisclosed.[25] He made his debut in the opening fixture of the season, replacing Siriki Dembélé at half-time with Birmingham 1–0 down at home to Reading; with little time remaining, his cross was handled by an opponent and Alfie May tied the scores with the resultant penalty.[26]
International career
editHansson gained four caps for the Sweden national under-17 team,[27] but later decided to play for Norway. As a result, he appeared in 10 matches each for Norway U16s and U17s, nine for the U18s and three for the U19s.[4]
In December 2018, Hansson finally decided on representing Sweden,[28] and on 22 March 2019, he appeared in a friendly against Russia in Marbella, Spain, for the first time for the Sweden national under-21 team.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 22 October 2024[29]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brann | 2015 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Feyenoord | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 44 | 11 | |
| Hannover 96 | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| Heracles | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 16 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 16 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| Total | 73 | 21 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 78 | 21 | |||
| Birmingham City | 2024–25[30] | League One | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| Career total | 189 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 216 | 38 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
editFeyenoord
Heracles
Individual
- Eerste Divisie Team of the Year: 2022–23[33]
- Eerste Divisie Top Assists Provider: 2022–23
References
edit- ^ Emil Hansson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c Emil Hansson at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Aarts, Rob (18 August 2018). "Hansson laat zich meteen gelden bij RKC: 'Een lucky? Dat weet ik niet'" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
De eerste helft was halverwege toen Hansson – zoon van een Noorse moeder en een Zweedse vader – de bal op de punt van de zestien ineens voor zijn voeten kreeg.
- ^ a b Emil Hansson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Wedervang, Mats (20 August 2015). "Brann selger stortalent til Feyenoord" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Feyenoord vs. AZ - 12 March 2017". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Nooit wachtte Feyenoord in eredivisie langer op landstitel". nos.nl (in Dutch). NOS. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "2018: Feyenoord wint 100e TOTO KNVB bekerfinale" (in Dutch). KNVB. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Feyenoord verhuurt Emil Hansson aan RKC Waalwijk" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "RKC promoveert na spektakelstuk in Deventer" (in Dutch). RTL Nieuws. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Emil Hansson maakt overstap naar Hannover 96" (in Dutch). Feyenoord. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Hannover 96: "Bringt die notwendige Coolness mit": Hansson kommt von Feyenoord zu 96" (in German). Hannover 96. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
Der siebte Neue ist da: Hannover 96 hat Emil Hansson verpflichtet. Der schwedische U21-Nationalspieler wechselt von Feyenoord Rotterdam aus der niederländischen Eredivisie an den Maschsee.
- ^ "Hannover 96: Leihe bis Saisonende: Hansson kehrt zu Waalwijk zurück" (in German). Hannover 96. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
Hannover 96 leiht Emil Hansson an seinen früheren Klub RKC Waalwijk aus. Der 21-jährige Schwede wird bis Ende der Saison für die Niederländer spielen und danach zu unseren Roten zurückkehren.
- ^ Hack, Wilber (24 April 2020). "RKC blijft in de eredivisie: Wonder van Waalwijk krijgt nieuwe dimensie" (in Dutch). Brabants Dagblad. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Hannover 96: Hansson wechselt nach Sittard: "Sind Emils Wunsch nachgekommen"" (in German). Hannover 96. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "HERACLES ALMELO NEEMT EMIL HANSSON OVER VAN FORTUNA SITTARD" (Press release) (in Dutch). Heracles Almelo. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Prachtaanval met Sierhuis als eindstation helpt Heracles langs FC Utrecht". NOS (in Dutch). 11 February 2022. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Heracles vs. Utrecht 1–0: Summary". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Bergen, Dennis van (15 May 2022). "Sparta ontsnapt aan degradatie en veroordeelt Heracles tot play-offs". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Voorde, Leon ten (18 May 2022). "Alleen wonder kan Heracles nog in eredivisie houden na afgang bij Excelsior: 'Dit doet heel erg pijn'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Heracles is weer kansloos tegen Excelsior en degradeert na 17 jaar uit eredivisie". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 21 May 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Winnend Heracles ziet PEC niet uithalen en is kampioen van eerste divisie". NOS (in Dutch). 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Wie is Emil Hansson, oude bekende en mogelijk transferdoelwit van Feyenoord?". Voetbalnieuws (in Dutch). 23 March 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ Ballegooij, Michel van (14 March 2023). "Bizarre statistiek voor Emil Hansson: Heracles-speler geeft meer assists dan Messi, De Bruyne en Dembélé". Tubantia (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Birmingham sign winger Hansson from Heracles". BBC Sport. 5 July 2024. Archived from the original on 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Dicken, Alex (11 August 2024). "'Biggest challenge' for Chris Davies becomes clear as Emil Hansson makes Birmingham City point". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Emil Hansson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- ^ "Emil Hansson kiest definitief voor Zweden" (in Dutch). Team Wass. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
De 20-jarige middenvelder, geboren in het Noorse Bergen, heeft er even over moeten nadenken alvorens hij zijn beslissing nam. "Ik denk dat het Zweedse voetbal toch beter bij me past. Uit de gesprekken die ik heb gehad bleek dat ze me er in Zweden graag bij willen hebben. Dat gaf mij vertrouwen, dat heeft mijn keuze uiteindelijk bepaald," laat Hansson weten.
- ^ "Emil Hansson » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Emil Hansson in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ Feyenoord wint KNVB-beker mede dankzij prachtgoal Van Persie – AD (in Dutch)
- ^ "Johan Cruijff Schaal 2017 » Finale » Feyenoord – Vitesse 4–2". voetbal.com. 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Team van het Jaar: PEC Zwolle hofleverancier; Armenteros rechtsbuiten". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
External links
edit- Emil Hansson at WorldFootball.net
- Emil Hansson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)