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Karl Landsten

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Karl Landsten
Personal information
Full name Karl Oskar Edor Landsten
Date of birth (2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Utsikten
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2021 Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Nacional B
2023– Utsikten 14 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Sweden U17 8 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 April 2019

Karl Oskar Edor Landsten (born 12 July 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a winger or attacker for Utsikten. Besides Sweden, he has played in Uruguay.[1]

Early life

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Landtsen was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, and joined the youth academy of Swedish side BK Häcken as a youth player.[2]

Club career

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While playing for the youth academy of BK Häcken, he was regarded as a future prospect.[3] However, in 2019, Landsten suffered an injury and returned to action twenty months later.[4] After that, he joined the youth academy of Uruguayan side Nacional.[5]

He joined the club after a trial.[6] While playing for the club, he was nicknamed "Carlitos" and "El Sueco" (The Swede).[3]

International career

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Landsten has represented Sweden internationally at youth level.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Karl Landsten – från Göteborg till Uruguay". gp.se.
  2. ^ "¿Quién es Karl Landsten?". elpais.com.uy.
  3. ^ a b "Karl Landsten tränas av ikonen: "Så jävla mäktigt"". expressen.se.
  4. ^ "Karl Landsten - Fotboll Direkt article".
  5. ^ "Karl Landsten: »I dag tränade jag med Suárez, vadå då?«". offside.org.
  6. ^ "Göteborgstalangens äventyr: Provspel I Uruguay". gp.se.
  7. ^ "¿Quién es el delantero juvenil sueco que está a prueba Nacional?". elobservador.com.uy.
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