Karl Oskar Edor Landsten (born 12 July 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a winger or attacker for Utsikten. Besides Sweden, he has played in Uruguay.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Oskar Edor Landsten | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Utsikten | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Häcken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Nacional B | ||
| 2023– | Utsikten | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Sweden U17 | 8 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2019 | |||
Early life
editLandtsen was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, and joined the youth academy of Swedish side BK Häcken as a youth player.[2]
Club career
editWhile playing for the youth academy of BK Häcken, he was regarded as a future prospect.[3] However, in 2019, Landsten suffered an injury and returned to action twenty months later.[4] After that, he joined the youth academy of Uruguayan side Nacional.[5]
He joined the club after a trial.[6] While playing for the club, he was nicknamed "Carlitos" and "El Sueco" (The Swede).[3]
International career
editLandsten has represented Sweden internationally at youth level.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Karl Landsten – från Göteborg till Uruguay". gp.se.
- ^ "¿Quién es Karl Landsten?". elpais.com.uy.
- ^ a b "Karl Landsten tränas av ikonen: "Så jävla mäktigt"". expressen.se.
- ^ "Karl Landsten - Fotboll Direkt article".
- ^ "Karl Landsten: »I dag tränade jag med Suárez, vadå då?«". offside.org.
- ^ "Göteborgstalangens äventyr: Provspel I Uruguay". gp.se.
- ^ "¿Quién es el delantero juvenil sueco que está a prueba Nacional?". elobservador.com.uy.
External links
edit- Karl Landsten at Soccerway
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