Leo Bengtsson

Leo Bengtsson
Personal information
Full name Karl Leo Bengtsson
Date of birth (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2009 Ingarö IF
2010–2016 Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Hammarby IF 24 (0)
2018 → Gefle IF (loan) 14 (0)
National team‡
2016 Sweden U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 February 2017

Leo Bengtsson (born 26 May 1998) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[1]

Club career

Youth years

Bengtsson grew up at the island Ingarö in Värmdö Municipality, just outside Stockholm. He started his football career at the local club Ingarö IF, before joining the academy at Hammarby IF in late 2010 at age 11.[2]

At Hammarby, he would make his way up the ranks until eventually featuring regularly at the club's U21s in 2015. During the following season he was a key player as Hammarby won the Folksam U21 Allsvenskan.[3] In the semi-final against arch rival Djurgårdens IF in October 2016, he scored two goals while settling the score to 2–1.[4]

Hammarby IF

On 6 September 2016, Leo Bengtsson signed his first professional contract with Hammarby IF, on a three-year deal.[5] However, the winger did not feature in any competitive game in the 2016 Allsvenskan.

At the beginning of the 2017 season, Bengtsson made his competitive debut for Hammarby in a Svenska Cupen fixture. He came on as a substitute in a group stage away game against Nyköpings BIS on 26 February.[6] On 9 April 2017, he made his first appearance in Allsvenskan, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Kalmar FF on home ground.[7] Bengtsson scored his first competitive goal for the club on 16 August, in a 3–1 win against Akropolis IF in round 2 of the 2017–18 Svenska Cupen.[8]

International career

Bengtsson debuted for the Swedish U19 national team in a friendly against Scotland on 6 October 2016.[9] Just over a month later, on 14 November 2016, he won his first competitive cap in an away qualifier against Serbia ahead of the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Sweden won the game with a score of 3–2.[10] Bengtsson was selected in the preliminary squad ahead of the tournament – but withdrew on request from his club, Hammarby, where he had started to play regularly.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 October 2018[12]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF 2016 Allsvenskan 0000—00
2017 18031—211
2018 6031—91
Total 2406200302
Gefle IF (loan) 2018 Superettan 14000—140
Career total 3806200442

References

  1. ↑ "Leo Bengtsson" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tidigare ungdomsspelare i Ingarö IF kontrakterad av allsvensk storklubb" (in Swedish). Ingarö IF. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "U21-final: Bajen numret större – SM-guld i snöovädret" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Hammarby första lag till final" (in Swedish). Tipselit.se. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Leo Bengtsson skriver A-lagskontrakt" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "45 fina minuter räckte till tre poäng i Nyköping" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sent bärgad grönvit poäng i premiärfesten" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Bajen återställde ordningen mot släkten". Hammarby Fotboll. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Landslagsdatabasen: Leo Bengtsson" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "En poäng för P17-landslaget" (in Swedish). UEFA. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Hammarby stoppar tre EM-spelare" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Leo Bengtsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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