Simon Hedlund
Swedish footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Simon Fredrik Hedlund (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhêːdlɵnd]; born 11 March 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club Elfsborg.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Simon Fredrik Hedlund[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Trollhättan, Sweden[1] | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Elfsborg | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Youth career | |||
IFK Trollhättan | |||
0000–2009 | FC Trollhättan | ||
2009–2012 | Elfsborg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Elfsborg | 93 | (14) |
2016–2019 | Union Berlin | 70 | (8) |
2019–2023 | Brøndby | 133 | (23) |
2023– | Elfsborg | 22 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2008–2010 | Sweden U17 | 18 | (1) |
2010–2012 | Sweden U19 | 9 | (0) |
2013 | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
2020 | Sweden | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:10, 17 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:44, 17 January 2022 (UTC) |
Hedlund joined IF Elfsborg at the age of 16 and debuted in the Allsvenskan in 2012. In 2016, he moved to Union Berlin for a club record €850,000 before signing for Brøndby IF for €250,000 two and a half years later, in January 2019.[3] In Denmark, he developed a strong partnership in attack with first top goalscorer Kamil Wilczek and since Mikael Uhre and became noted for his pace and pressing abilities. He returned to Elfsborg in 2023, after seven years abroad.
Hedlund has represented Sweden at different youth levels and made his under-21 debut in 2012. He was called up to the senior team in 2020, and scored his first goal for the national team in his second appearance.[4]