.jpg) Larsson playing for Sweden in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bengt Ulf Sebastian Larsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1985[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Eskilstuna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2001 | IFK Eskilstuna | ||
| 2001–2004 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2007 | Arsenal | 3 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2007–2011 | Birmingham City | 157 | (18) |
| 2011–2017 | Sunderland | 176 | (12) |
| 2017–2018 | Hull City | 40 | (2) |
| 2018–2022 | AIK | 123 | (21) |
| Total | 526 | (54) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Sweden U17 | 23 | (6) |
| 2003 | Sweden U19 | 9 | (4) |
| 2004–2006 | Sweden U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2021 | Sweden | 133 | (10) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Sweden (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bengt Ulf Sebastian Larsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈlɑ̌ːʂɔn]; born 6 June 1985) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Beginning his career at hometown club IFK Eskilstuna, Larsson was signed by Arsenal. He made three Premier League appearances for the Gunners, before joining Birmingham City, initially on loan for the 2006–07 season, before a permanent transfer in the winter of 2007. Larsson spent five years at Birmingham, experiencing promotion to, and relegation from, the Premier League on two occasions. He joined Sunderland on 1 July 2011 upon the expiry of his contract, after Birmingham suffered relegation. He left Sunderland in 2017 to sign for Hull City in the EFL Championship where he spent one season. He returned to his native Sweden in 2018 to sign for AIK, and helped them win the 2018 Allsvenskan title before retiring in 2022. Larsson is renowned for being a set-piece specialist.[3]
A full international between 2008 and 2021, Larsson represented Sweden at the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 editions of the UEFA European Championship, as well as the FIFA World Cup in 2018, at which he helped his country reach the quarter-finals. He amassed 133 caps for his country, scoring ten goals.
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- ^ Welch, Ben. "Larsson: How to hit an unstoppable free kick". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.