Sebastian Nanasi

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Sebastian Nanasi
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Nanasi in 2024
Personal information
Full name Algot Sebastian Nanasi
Date of birth (2002-05-16) 16 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kristianstad, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team
Strasbourg
Number 15
Youth career
Viby IF
0000–2018 Kristianstad
2018–2020 Malmö FF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Kristianstad 11 (2)
2020–2024 Malmö FF 68 (18)
2020Varbergs BoIS (loan) 6 (0)
2022Kalmar FF (loan) 16 (5)
2024– Strasbourg 12 (3)
International career
2018–2019 Sweden U17 18 (9)
2019–2021 Sweden U19 6 (2)
2023–2024 Sweden U21 8 (1)
2023– Sweden 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:42, 21 November 2024 (UTC)

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.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Nanasi started with Viby IF, before moving to Kristianstad in the Ettan. [1] 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. [2] He joined Malmö FF's under 19s in August 2018. [3]

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. [1] Nanasi was loaned to newly promoted Varbergs BoIS in the Allsvenskan in 2020. He made his league debut in a 2–1 loss against IFK Göteborg on 18 June 2020, coming on for Alibek Aliev. [4] He would only make 6 appearances before returning to his parent club at the end of the 2020 season. [5] 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. [6] Nanasi extended his contract with Malmö in March 2021 to 2023, and extended it again in December 2021, making it valid until 2025. [7] [8] 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. [9] [10] 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. [11]

On 20 July 2022, it was announced that Nanasi would be joining fellow Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF for the rest of the season. [12] He made his debut in a 1–0 against IF Elfsborg on 24 July 2022, and scored his first goal against his former team Varbergs on 5 September. [13] [14] He would finish the season with 16 matches, 5 goals and 6 assists, helping the team reach 4th in the Allsvenskan. [15]

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. [16]

Strasbourg

On 23 August 2024, the Ligue 1 club Strasbourg signed Nanasi for a reported sum of 11 million euro. [17] [18] Nanasi made his debut two days later for the French side, coming on in the 80th minute in a 3–1 victory against Rennes. [19] On 30 August Nanasi made his first start debut against Lyon, furthermore scoring his first goal for Strasbourg two minutes after kick-off. [20]

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. [21] Nanasi scored his first international goal on 12 January in a 2–1 win against Estonia. [22] 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. [23]

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. [24]

Nanasi is a supporter of Liverpool FC. [25]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 December 2024 [26] [27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kristianstad 2018 Ettan 11200112
Varbergs BoIS (loan) 2020 Allsvenskan 600060
Malmö FF 2021 Allsvenskan1313140202
2022 Allsvenskan904110141
2023 Allsvenskan2911423313
2024 Allsvenskan1566110227
Total6618175608923
Kalmar FF (loan) 2022 Allsvenskan16500165
Strasbourg 2024–25 Ligue 1 12300123
Career total11128175600013433

International

As of 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202320
202443
Total63
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nanasi goal.
List of international goals scored by Sebastian Nanasi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
112 January 2024 Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos, CyprusFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1–12–1Friendly [28]
214 October 2024 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1–03–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League [29]
32–0

Honours

Malmö FF

Individual

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