Personal information | |||
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Full name | Axel Vilhelm Olavi Sandler | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 2007 | ||
Place of birth | Finland | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AIK U19 | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
ToTe [2] | |||
KäPa | |||
–2023 | HJK | ||
2023–2024 | AC Milan | ||
2024– | AIK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | Klubi 04 | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Finland U15 | 4 | (0) |
2023 | Finland U16 | 4 | (0) |
2023– | Finland U17 | 13 | (0) |
2024– | Finland U18 | 4 | (0) |
2025– | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 September 2025 |
Axel Vilhelm Olavi Sandler (born 5 January 2007) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for the under-19 team of Allsvenskan club AIK. [3]
On 26 July 2023, Sandler made his senior debut for Klubi 04, the reserve team of HJK, in a third-tier Kakkonen match against Reipas Lahti. [4]
In September 2023, Sandler was acquired by Italian Serie A club AC Milan, for an undisclosed fee. [5] [6] [7] [8] He was initially assigned to the club's under-18 squad.
In August 2024, Sandler moved to Sweden and signed with Allsvenskan club AIK, initially joining the under-19 squad. [9]
Sandler was part of the Finland U16 squad that won the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in July 2023. [10]
On 4 October 2023, he was named in the Finland U17 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament. In the tournament Finland drew with Ukraine and Germany 2–2 and 1–1, respectively, before winning Liechtenstein 3–0, placing 2nd in the group and advancing to the Elite round. [11] [12]