Marcus Rohdén

Marcus Christer Rohdén (born 11 May 1991) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder, mainly central but can be used as a winger. He plays in Italy for Frosinone.[2] A Swedish international since 2015, he was a squad player for Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Marcus Rohdén

Rohdén training with Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Marcus Christer Rohdén[1]
Date of birth	11 May 1991
Place of birth	Knätte, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Frosinone
Number	7
Youth career
0000–2007	Hössna IF
2007–2011	IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	IF Elfsborg	120	(22)
2011	→ Skövde AIK (loan)	4	(0)
2016–2019	Crotone	89	(6)
2019–	Frosinone	33	(3)
National team^‡
2008	Sweden U17	3	(0)
2012	Sweden U21	1	(0)
2015–2018	Sweden	15	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2018

Career

Rohdén started his career in Hössna IF and moved to IF Elfsborg as a 16-year-old signing a youth contract. In December 2011 Marcus signed a senior contract with IF Elfsborg on a five-year deal after returning from a loan at Skövde AIK. He scored his first goal in Allsvenskan against BK Häcken on 26 August 2012, in his debut season in both Elfsborg and Allsvenskan.[4]

On 3 August 2016, Rohdén signed for Serie A newcomers Crotone.[5]

On 13 August 2019, Rohdén was announced as a Frosinone player.[6]

International career

Rohdén has played in various national team divisions. His senior debut for a national team was with Sweden U21 on 10 September 2012 in the final crucial game against Ukraine U21 played in Kalmar. He substituted with his teammate in IF Elfsborg, Niklas Hult. Sweden won the game with 2–1 and qualified for the play-offs.[7] On 15 January 2015, Rohdén scored his first goal in a 2–0 away friendly win against Ivory Coast.

In May 2018 he was named in Sweden's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 11 May 2019[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Skövde AIK (Loan)	2011	Division 1 Södra	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Elfsborg	2012	Allsvenskan	22	2	4	2	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	—		29	4
	2013		28	4	7	4	11[lower-alpha 2]	2	—		46	10
	2014		28	5	6	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	1	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	41	6
	2015		27	7	4	0	6[lower-alpha 1]	2	—		37	9
	2016		15	4	0	0	0	0	—		15	4
	Total		120	22	21	6	26	5	1	0	168	33
Crotone	2016–17	Serie A	34	1	1	0	—		—		35	1
	2017–18		26	2	2	0	—		—		28	2
	2018–19	Serie B	29	3	2	1	—		—		31	4
	Total		89	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	94	7
Career total			213	28	26	7	26	5	1	0	266	40

1. Appearances in the Europa League
2. Four appearances and two goals in the Champions League; seven appearances in the Europa League
3. Appearance in the Svenska Supercupen

International

As of match played 16 October 2018[10]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2015	3	1
	2016	5	0
	2017	2	0
	2018	5	0
Total		15	1

International goal

Score and result list Sweden's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 January 2015	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Ivory Coast	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Club

Elfsborg

• Allsvenskan: 2012
• Svenska Cupen: 2012-13

References

1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
2. "Marcus Rohdén". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
3. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists - Goal.com".
4. "Marcus Rohdén första mål i Allsvenskan". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
5. "Marcus Christer Rohdén è rossoblù". Retrieved 3 August 2016.
6. "IL 'VIKINGO' ROHDEN, PRIMO SVEDESE A VESTIRE LA MAGLIA DEL FROSINONE" (Press release) (in Italian). Frosinone. 13 August 2019.
7. "Marcus Rohdén gjorde debut i U21 i Sveriges måste match mot Ukraina". Retrieved 10 September 2012.
8. "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists - Goal.com".
9. Marcus Rohdén at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
10. "Rohdén, Marcus". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

External links

• Marcus Rohdén at SvFF (in Swedish)