Sebastian Nanasi

Algot Sebastian Nanasi (born 16 May 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg and the Sweden national team.

Club career Early career Nanasi started with Viby IF, before moving to Kristianstad in the Ettan. On 7 April 2018, he made his league debut with Kristiansad at age 15, in a 2–1 loss against Eskilsminne, coming on for Emmanuel Okine. He joined Malmö FF's under 19s in August 2018.

Malmö FF and loan spells After scoring 22 goals in 11 matches in the U19 Allsvenskan in 2019, Nanasi was given a first-team contract. He would only make 6 appearances before returning to his parent club at the end of the 2020 season. On 21 February 2021, Nanasi made his Malmö debut, coming off the bench in a 2–1 home loss in the group stage of the Svenska Cupen to Västerås. Nanasi extended his contract with Malmö in March 2021 to 2023, and extended it again in December 2021, making it valid until 2025. Nanasi made his UEFA Champions League debut on 14 September 2021 against Juventus at home in a 3–0 loss, coming on for Bonke Innocent. On 25 September 2021, Nanasi scored his first Allsvenskan goal against Örebro SK in a 5–1 victory, a rebound from a shot taken by Veljko Birmančević.

On 20 July 2022, it was announced that Nanasi would be joining fellow Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF for the rest of the season. He made his debut in a 1–0 against IF Elfsborg on 24 July 2022, and scored his first goal against his former team Varberg on 5 September. He would finish the season with 16 matches, 5 goals and 6 assists, helping the team reach 4th in the Allsvenskan.

Nanasi won the 2023 Allsvenskan with Malmö, scoring 11 goals and assisting, consequently winning both Allsvenskan Player of the Year and Midfielder of the Year.

Strasbourg On 23 August 2024, the Ligue 1 club Strasbourg signed Nanasi for a reported sum of 11 million euro. Nanasi made his debut two days later for the French side, coming on in the 80th minute in a 3–1 victory against Rennes. On 30 August Nanasi made his first start debut against Lyon, furthermore scoring his first goal for Strasbourg two minutes after kick-off.

International career Nanasi made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, replacing Yasin Ayari 82 minutes into a friendly 2–0 win against Finland. Nanasi scored his first international goal on 12 January in a 2–1 win against Estonia. On 14 October 2024, Nanasi scored two goals in a 3–0 away win against Estonia in Tallinn in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C.

Personal life Nanasi is of Hungarian descent through his grandfather. His father played floorball and, while born in Sweden, represented the Hungary national floorball team. Nanasi is a supporter of Liverpool FC.

Nanasi has one daughter with musician My Malmström.

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Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nanasi goal.

Honours Malmö FF Allsvenskan: 2021, 2023, 2024 Svenska Cupen: 2021–22, 2023–24

Individual Allsvenskan Player of the Year: 2023, 2024 Allsvenskan Midfielder of the Year: 2023, 2024