Marcus Danielson

Marcus Danielson
Danielson playing for Djurgårdens IF in 2018
Personal information
Full name Marcus Andreas Danielson
Date of birth (1989-04-08) 8 April 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Djurgårdens IF
Number 3
Youth career
Skogstorps IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 Skogstorps GoIF
2006–2007 IFK Eskilstuna 32 (4)
2007–2009 Helsingborgs IF 0 (0)
2009–2011 Västerås SK 67 (15)
2012–2017 GIF Sundsvall 151 (10)
2018–2020 Djurgårdens IF 52 (6)
2020–2022 Dalian Professional 21 (3)
2022– Djurgårdens IF 65 (8)
International career
2006 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2007 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2019–2022 Sweden 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

Marcus Andreas Danielson (born 8 April 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Allsvenskan club Djurgårdens IF. A full international between 2019 and 2022, he won 19 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2020.

Club career

Early career

Danielson played for the fourth tier football club IFK Eskilstuna until he successfully trialed for top tier club Helsingborgs IF in the summer of 2007.[2] At Helsingborgs IF he struggled to break into the first team and the club allowed him a free transfer to third tier club Västerås SK on 27 July 2009.[3]

Västerås SK

Danielson gained considerably more playing time at Västerås SK and by the 2010 league season he was integral part of the team that won the division title and promotion into the Superettan.[4] The club struggled in the second tier and at the end of the 2011 league season they were relegated.[5] While at Västerås, Danielson played center back alongside his future Sweden international teammate Victor Nilsson Lindelöf.[6]

GIF Sundsvall

On 8 February 2012, Danielson transferred to newly promoted top tier club GIF Sundsvall for the start of the 2012 Allsvenskan.[7] He made his league debut on 31 March 2012 in a 1–0 defeat to Kalmar FF.[8] The club were relegated at the end of the season after losing a relegation play-off to Halmstads BK.[9] Danielson remained at the club, which finished runners-up in the 2014 Superettan and were promoted back into Allsvenskan.[10]

Djurgårdens IF

On 12 February 2018, Danielson signed for top tier club Djurgårdens IF.[11] He made his league debut in the first game of the campaign on 1 April 2018 against Östersunds FK, scoring the only goal of the game.[12]

On 10 May 2018, Danielson played as Djurgården beat Malmö FF 3–0 in the Swedish Cup Final.[13]

He played in 27 games and was selected as the league's Most Valuable Player when Djurgården won the 2019 Allsvenskan.[14]

Dalian Professional

On 28 February 2020 Danielson became Djurgården's most expensive outbound transfer ever, when he was sold to the Chinese club Dalian Professional for more than 50 million SEK.[15]

He made his debut for Dalian on 26 July 2020, scoring a goal in a 2–3 loss to Shandon Luneng.[16] In his second game for the club, he picked up a red card when conceding a penalty in a 1–1 draw against Henan Jianye.[17]

International career

Youth

Danielson represented the Sweden U17 and U19 teams a total of 5 times between 2006 and 2007.[18]

Senior

On 7 October 2019, Danielson was called up by to the Sweden national team squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying games against Malta and Spain as a replacement for the injured central defender Pontus Jansson.[19] He scored from a corner ten minutes into his debut, in what ended up as a 4–0 victory for Sweden over Malta.[20] On 14 November 2020, he scored his second international goal in a 2–1 win against Croatia in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A, though he also scored an own goal against the same opponent, which contributed to Sweden's eventual relegation.[21] He scored his third international goal in a friendly with Armenia on 5 June 2021.[22]

UEFA Euro 2020

He was named in Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 squad in May 2021, and started in all three group stage games alongside Victor Lindelöf as a centre back.[22] On 29 June 2021, Danielson was sent off in the Round of 16 game against Ukraine following a foul on Artem Besyedin as Sweden was eliminated in extra-time.[23]

2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying and retirement

Danielson played in five 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying games as Sweden failed to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after losing to Poland in the UEFA second round Path A final on 29 March 2022.[18]

On 12 May 2022, Danielson announced his retirement from the national team. He won a total of 19 caps and scored 3 goals for Sweden.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 31 December 2021.[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IFK Eskilstuna 2006 Division 2 Östra Svealand – – –
2007 Division 2 Östra Svealand – – –
Total 32 4 0 0 – – 32 4
Helsingborgs IF 2008 Allsvenskan 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Västerås SK 2009 Division 1 Norra 12 2 0 0 – – 12 2
2010 Division 1 Norra 25 5 0 0 – – 25 5
2011 Superettan 30 8 0 0 – – 30 8
Total 67 15 0 0 – – 67 15
GIF Sundsvall 2012 Allsvenskan 29 1 2 0 – 2[a] 0 33 1
2013 Superettan 29 3 4 0 – 2[a] 0 35 4
2014 Superettan 28 1 0 0 – – 28 1
2015 Allsvenskan 8 0 0 0 – – 8 0
2016 Allsvenskan 30 0 4 0 – – 34 0
2017 Allsvenskan 27 5 1 0 – – 28 5
2018 Allsvenskan 0 0 1 0 – – 1 0
Total 151 10 12 0 – 4 0 167 10
Djurgårdens IF 2018 Allsvenskan 25 2 2 0 – – 27 2
2019 Allsvenskan 27 4 0 0 2 0 – 29 4
Total 52 6 2 0 2 0 – 56 6
Dalian Professional 2020 Chinese Super League 16 1 0 0 – – 16 1
2021 Chinese Super League 10 2 0 0 – 2[b] 0 12 2
Total 26 3 0 0 – 2 0 28 3
Career total 328 38 14 0 2 0 6 0 350 38
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Allsvenskan relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2019 2 1
2020 5 1
2021 10 1
2022 2 0
Total 19 3

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 12 October 2019 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [26]
2. 14 November 2020 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Croatia 2–0 2–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [27]
3. 5 June 2021 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Armenia 2–0 3–1 Friendly [28]

Honours

Västerås SK
Djurgårdens IF

Individual

References

  1. ^ UEFA.com. "Marcus Danielson - Sweden - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Silly season 06/07: Provspelare på plats". Svenskafans.com (in Swedish). 7 May 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Marcus Danielson klar för VSK Fotboll". Vskfotboll.nu (in Swedish). 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Sweden 2010". Rsssf.com. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Sweden 2011". Rsssf.com. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Tio år efter VSK - Danielson och Lindelöf mittbackspar i Blågult: "Väldigt stort"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Marcus Danielsson klar för GIF Sundsvall". Svenskafans.com (in Swedish). 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  8. ^ "GIF SUNDSVALL VS. KALMAR 0 - 1". Soccerway.com. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Sweden 2012". Rsssf.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Sweden 2014". Rsssf.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Officiellt: Eftertraktad back till Djurgården". Aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  12. ^ "TV: Danielson hjälte för Dif - sänkte Östersund i premiären: "Fantastisk defensiv insats"". Fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 1 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Djurgården cupmästare". 10 May 2018.
  14. ^ "MVP! Danielson korad till årets mest värdefulla spelare i allsvenskan". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  15. ^ "Avslöjar: Djurgården gör rekordaffär på Marcus Danielson". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  16. ^ Radio, Sveriges (26 July 2020). "Marcus Danielson målskytt i Kina-debuten - P4 Sörmland". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Här får Danielson rött kort". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Marcus Danielson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Pontus Jansson skadad – Marcus Danielson in". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  20. ^ "European Qualifiers: Malta 0-4 Sweden". UEFA. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  21. ^ Radio, Sveriges (14 November 2020). "Marcus Danielson nickade in 2-0 mot Kroatien - P4 Sörmland". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Marcus Danielson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Sweden vs Ukraine". BBC Sport. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Marcus Danielson slutar i landslaget". Dagens Nyheter. 12 May 2022.
  25. ^ "Danielson, Marcus". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
  26. ^ "Malta - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  27. ^ "Sverige - Kroatien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  28. ^ "Sverige - Armenien - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.sehttps (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 May 2022.