Albin Skoglund

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Albin Skoglund
Personal information
Full name Albin Karl-Axel Magnusson Skoglund
Date of birth (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Valur
Number 14
Youth career
Finlandia Pallo AIF
Häcken
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017 Häcken 1 (0)
2017Örgryte (loan) 12 (2)
2018 Varberg 9 (0)
2018Oddevold (loan) 11 (0)
2019 Utsikten 27 (7)
2020 Ljungskile 25 (2)
2021–2024 Utsikten 80 (18)
2024– Valur 10 (2)
International career
2013–2014 Sweden U17 13 (5)
2015 Sweden U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Albin Karl-Axel Magnusson Skoglund (born 1 February 1997) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Icelandic giants Valur.

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Club career

On 21 December 2020, Skoglund agreed to return to Utsikten on a two-year contract. [1] On August 12. 2024, news broke that Skoglund had signed for Icelandic giants Valur on a two year contract. [2]

Personal life

He is the grandson and grand-nephew of former professional footballers Karl-Evert "Ya" Skoglund and Lennart "Nacka" Skoglund respectively. [3]

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References

  1. "Albin Skoglund klar för Utsikten" (Press release) (in Swedish). Utsikten. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  2. "Valur kaupir Skoglund (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). Fotbolti.net. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 January 2022.