Andreas Granqvist

Andreas Granqvist
Granqvist with Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Andreas Granqvist[1]
Date of birth (1985-04-16) 16 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Påarp, Sweden
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
0000–1999 Påarps GIF
1999–2003 Helsingborgs IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Helsingborgs IF 72 (1)
2007Wigan Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2008 Wigan Athletic 14 (0)
2008Helsingborgs IF (loan) 11 (1)
2008–2011 Groningen 96 (21)
2011–2013 Genoa 63 (2)
2013–2018 Krasnodar 134 (3)
2018–2021 Helsingborgs IF 43 (2)
Total 433 (30)
International career
2004–2006 Sweden U21 26 (0)
2006–2019 Sweden 88 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andreas Granqvist (Swedish pronunciation: [anˈdrêːas ˈgrɑ̂ːnkvɪst]; born 16 April 1985) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Starting his career with Helsingborgs IF in the mid-2000s, he went on to play for clubs in England, the Netherlands, Italy, and Russia before retiring at Helsingborg in 2021.

A full international between 2006 and 2021, he won 88 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at four UEFA European Championships as well as the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He captained the national team between 2016 and 2021. However, due to injuries, he played his last international match in 2019.[2][3]

He was awarded Guldbollen (the Golden Ball), given to the Swedish player of the year, in 2017.[4]

  1. ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Sverige till EM efter stark insats i Bukarest" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Janne Andersson summerar EM" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Guldbollen 2017 till Andreas Granqvist" (in Swedish). Svenskfotboll. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.