Sebastian Andersson

Martin Sebastian Andersson (born 15 July 1991) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Club career

Early career Andersson started out playing youth football for his hometown club Ängelholms FF when he was five. A couple of years later he also simultaneously started playing for Vinslövs IF. This was because his parents had separated and he was living every other week in different locations with each parent so he also had to switch between the two clubs every other week. When he turned 15 he joined the youth team of Helsingborgs IF but only a couple of years later the club discontinued the age group that he was playing for and as he wasn't given a first team contract he had to leave.

He then went back to Ängelholm where he, as a seventeen-year-old, was put straight into the club's U21 team. After making his first-team debut in 2010, Andersson's first highly successful season was the 2011 Superettan, in which he was one of the top ten goalscorers in the second tier of the Swedish football league system. Due to his success he was signed by Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF after the season.

On 1 August 2014, Andersson joined Djurgården. He made 39 competitive appearances and scored 16 goals for the Stockholm team before being sold to IFK Norrköping in 2016.

FC Kaiserslautern On 31 August 2017, the last day of the 2017 summer transfer window, Andersson signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Union Berlin In June 2018, following Kaiserslautern's relegation, 1. FC Union Berlin announced Andersson would join the club on a free transfer for the 2018–19 season having agreed a two-year contract.

FC Köln On 15 September 2020, Andersson moved to Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln and signed a contract until 2023. The transfer fee paid to Union Berlin was reported as €6 million. On 19 September 2020, Andersson scored on his Bundesliga debut for FC Köln in a 2–3 loss to Hoffenheim.

1. FC Nürnberg In January 2024, Andersson joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg on a short-term contract until the end of the season having impressed on trial.

International career Andersson made his only appearance for the national under-21 team on 15 November 2011 in a game against Malta. He made his senior debut in January 2017 in a friendly game against the Ivory Coast. He scored his first two goals for Sweden four days later, in a 6–0 thrashing of Slovakia.

Andersson scored his first competitive international goal in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying game against the Faroe Islands which Sweden won 3–0.

Career statistics

Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

2010 Superettan

2011 Superettan

2012 Allsvenskan

2013 Allsvenskan

2014 Allsvenskan

2014 Allsvenskan

2015 Allsvenskan

2016 Allsvenskan

2016 Allsvenskan

2017 Allsvenskan

1. FC Kaiserslautern 2017–18 2. Bundesliga

2018–19 2. Bundesliga

2019–20 Bundesliga

2020–21 Bundesliga

International goals Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 12 January 2017 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 3–0 6–0 Friendly 2. 4–0 3. 18 November 2019 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification