Marcus Danielson

Marcus Andreas Danielson (born 8 April 1989) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Dalian Professional of the Chinese Super League and the Sweden national team.

Marcus Danielson

Danielson playing for GIF Sundsvall
Personal information
Full name	Marcus Andreas Danielson
Date of birth	8 April 1989[1]
Place of birth	Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Dalian Professional
Number	30
Youth career
	Skogstorps IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	Skogstorps GoIF
2006–2007	IFK Eskilstuna	32	(4)
2007–2009	Helsingborgs IF	0	(0)
2009–2011	Västerås SK	67	(15)
2012–2017	GIF Sundsvall	151	(10)
2018–2020	Djurgårdens IF	52	(6)
2020–	Dalian Professional	16	(1)
National team^‡
2006	Sweden U17	2	(0)
2007	Sweden U19	3	(0)
2019–	Sweden	7	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020

Club career

Early career

Danielson played for the fourth tier football club IFK Eskilstuna until he went on a successful trial for top tier club Helsingborgs IF in the summer of 2007.[2] At Helsingborgs IF he would struggle to break into their first team and the club allowed him to leave for free to third tier club Västerås SK on 27 July 2009.[3]

Västerås SK

He would gain considerably more playing time at Västerås SK and by the 2010 league season he would be an integral part of the team that won the division title and promotion into the Superettan.[4] In the second tier the club would struggle to remain in the division and at the end of the 2011 league season they were relegated.[5] While at Västerås, he played center back alongside his future Sweden international team mate Victor Nilsson Lindelöf.[6]

GIF Sundsvall

On 8 February 2012, Marcus would transfer to newly promoted top tier club GIF Sundsvall for the start of the 2012 Allsvenskan.[7] He made his league debut on 31 March 2012 in a 1–0 defeat to Kalmar FF.[8] At the end of the season the club would struggle within the league and they lost a relegation play-off to Halmstads BK.[9] At the end of the 2014 Superettan Marcus would aid the club in promotion back into Allsvenskan by gaining a runners-up spot within the division.[10]

Djurgårdens IF

On 12 February 2018, Marcus signed for top tier club Djurgårdens IF.[11] He would make his league debut in the first game of the campaign on 1 April 2018 against Östersunds FK that ended in a 1–0 victory and a goal for Danielson.[12]

On 10 May 2018, Danielson played as Djurgården beat Malmö FF 3–0 in the Swedish Cup Final.[13]

He played in 27 games and was selected as the league's Most Valuable Player when Djurgården won the 2019 Allsvenskan.[14]

Dalian Professional

On 28 February 2020 Danielson became Djurgården's most expensive outbound transfer ever, when he was sold to the Chinese club Dalian Professional based in Dalian for more than 50 million SEK.[15]

He made his debut for Dalian on 26 July 2020, scoring a goal in a 2–3 loss to Shandon Luneng.[16] In his second game for the club, he picked up a red card when conceding a penalty in a 1–1 draw against Henan Jianye.[17]

International career

On 7 October 2019, Danielson was called up by to the Sweden national team squad for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying games against Malta and Spain as a replacement for the injured central defender Pontus Jansson.[18] He scored from a corner ten minutes into his debut, in what ended up as a 4–0 victory for Sweden over Malta.[19] On 14 November 2020, he scored his second international goal in a 2–1 win against Croatia in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A.[20]

Career statistics

Club statistics

As of 6 November 2020.[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
IFK Eskilstuna	2006	Division 2			–		–		–
	2007				–		–		–
	Total		32	4	0	0	–		–		32	4
Helsingborgs IF	2008	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Västerås SK	2009	Division 1	12	2	0	0	–		–		12	2
	2010		25	5	0	0	–		–		25	5
	2011	Superettan	30	8	0	0	–		–		30	8
	Total		67	15	0	0	–		–		67	15
GIF Sundsvall	2012	Allsvenskan	29	1	2	0	–		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	1
	2013	Superettan	29	3	4	0	–		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	35	4
	2014		28	1	0	0	–		–		28	1
	2015	Allsvenskan	8	0	0	0	–		–		8	0
	2016		30	0	4	0	–		–		34	0
	2017		27	5	1	0	–		–		28	5
	2018		0	0	1	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		151	10	12	0	–		4	0	167	10
Djurgårdens IF	2018	Allsvenskan	25	2	2	0	–		–		27	2
	2019		27	4	0	0	2	0	–		29	4
	Total		52	6	2	0	2	0	–		56	6
Dalian Professional	2020	Chinese Super League	16	1	0	0	–		–		16	1
Career total			318	36	14	0	2	0	4	0	338	36

1. Appearances in Allsvenskan Relegation play-offs games

International

As of 14 November 2020

Sweden
Year	Apps	Goals
2019	2	1
2020	4	1
Total	6	2

International goals

As of 14 November 2020

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 October 2019	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	Malta	1–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.	14 November 2020	Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden	Croatia	2–0	2–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

Club

Västerås SK

• Norra Division 1: 2010

Djurgårdens IF

• Allsvenskan: 2019
• Svenska Cupen: 2017–18

Individual

• Allsvenskan Most valuable player: 2019
• Allsvenskan Defender of the year: 2019
• Allsvenskan Player of the Month: July 2019

References

1. UEFA.com. "Marcus Danielson - Sweden - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
2. "Silly season 06/07: Provspelare på plats". Svenskafans.com (in Swedish). 7 May 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
3. "Marcus Danielson klar för VSK Fotboll". Vskfotboll.nu (in Swedish). 27 July 2009. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
4. "Sweden 2010". Rsssf.com. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
5. "Sweden 2011". Rsssf.com. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
6. "Tio år efter VSK - Danielson och Lindelöf mittbackspar i Blågult: "Väldigt stort"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
7. "Marcus Danielsson klar för GIF Sundsvall". Svenskafans.com (in Swedish). 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
8. "GIF SUNDSVALL VS. KALMAR 0 - 1". Soccerway.com. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
9. "Sweden 2012". Rsssf.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
10. "Sweden 2014". Rsssf.com. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
11. "Officiellt: Eftertraktad back till Djurgården". Aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
12. "TV: Danielson hjälte för Dif - sänkte Östersund i premiären: "Fantastisk defensiv insats"". Fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 1 April 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
13. http://dif.se/djurgarden-cupmastare-malmo-kordes-over/
14. "MVP! Danielson korad till årets mest värdefulla spelare i allsvenskan". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
15. "Avslöjar: Djurgården gör rekordaffär på Marcus Danielson". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
16. Radio, Sveriges. "Marcus Danielson målskytt i Kina-debuten - P4 Sörmland". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 August 2020.
17. "Här får Danielson rött kort". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 August 2020.
18. "Pontus Jansson skadad – Marcus Danielson in". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
19. "European Qualifiers: Malta 0-4 Sweden". UEFA. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
20. Radio, Sveriges. "Marcus Danielson nickade in 2-0 mot Kroatien - P4 Sörmland". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-23.
21. "Danielson, Marcus". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2019-10-13.

External links

• Marcus Danielson at SvFF (in Swedish)