Marcus Antonsson

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Marcus Antonsson
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Antonsson with Western Sydney Wanderers in 2023
Personal information
Full name Carl Marcus Christer Antonsson[1]
Date of birth (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 35)
Place of birth Unnaryd, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 IFK Värnamo
Number 14
Youth career
Unnaryds GoIF
2009–2010 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Halmstads BK 71 (11)
2015–2016 Kalmar FF 41 (22)
2016–2018 Leeds United 16 (1)
2017–2018 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 31 (7)
2018–2021 Malmö FF 49 (15)
2020 → Stabæk (loan) 10 (1)
2021 → Halmstads BK (loan) 27 (6)
2022–2023 IFK Värnamo 30 (20)
2023 Al-Adalah 15 (6)
2023–2025 Western Sydney Wanderers 50 (12)
2025– IFK Värnamo 13 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2025

Carl Marcus Christer Antonsson (born 8 May 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan club IFK Värnamo. He can also play as a forward or as a left winger.

He formerly played for English sides Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers.[2]

Club career

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Halmstad

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Antonsson started his youth career at Unnaryds GoIF before joining Halmstads BK in 2009, making his Allsvenskan debut for Halmstad on 7 November 2010 against Djurgårdens IF. He played 71 league games for Halmstads BK and scored 11 goals.

Kalmar

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Antonsson pictured during his time at Kalmar FF.

Antonsson joined Kalmar FF in 2015. He scored 12 goals in 28 appearances in his first season at the club; his 12 goals saw him finish as the third top goalscorer in Allsvenskan. In February 2016, Antonsson extended his contract at Kalmar until 2018.

Antonsson scored 10 goals in his first 12 league games of the 2016–17 Swedish Allsvenskan season for Kalmar FF, making him the top scorer in the Allsvenskan at the time.

Leeds United

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On 28 June 2016, Antonsson signed a three-year contract with English side Leeds United for an undisclosed fee.[3] On 5 August, he was given the squad number 10 shirt for the 2016–17 season.[4] On 7 August 2016, he made his competitive debut for the club as a second-half substitute in place of Matt Grimes, during a 3–0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers.[5]

Antonsson scored his first goal for Leeds on 10 August in a League Cup fixture against Fleetwood Town.[6] His second goal of the season, and his first in the league, came on 20 August in a 2–0 win against Sheffield Wednesday.[7] On 26 October, he scored his third of the season for Leeds in their win against Norwich City in the English League Cup; a dramatic penalty shootout victory after a 2–2 draw in extra time.[8]

Loan to Blackburn Rovers

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On 11 August 2017, Blackburn Rovers announced the signing of Antonsson on loan for the season.[9] On 9 September, he scored his first goal for Blackburn Rovers against Rochdale in a 0–3 victory.[10] He went on to score another two goals in September.[11] He found his position changed, being played as a left-sided forward or winger and in November he scored five goals in as many games, going on to win the PFA Player of the Month award for League One.[12]

On 2 January 2018, it was revealed by manager Tony Mowbray that Antonsson had picked up an injury against Scunthorpe on 30 December, and would be ruled out for several weeks.[13] He returned from injury on 19 February against Bury. On 24 April, he gained automatic promotion to the Championship with Blackburn after their 1–0 win against Doncaster Rovers.[14]

Return to Leeds

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After returning to Leeds, Antonsson was told he was not in the plans of new manager Marcelo Bielsa and held negotiations of a transfer to Italian Serie B Side Brescia, now owned by previous Leeds owner Massimo Cellino.[15]

Malmö FF

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On 14 July 2018, Antonsson joined Allsvenskan side Malmö FF on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Leeds United after being signed by manager Uwe Rösler.[16] He made his debut for the Swedish club on 21 July 2018, when he came on as a substitute in Malmö's 2–1 away league win over Örebro SK. He crowned a successful autumn with the winning goal at Beşiktaş away from home, as Malmö progressed to the knockout stages of the UEFA Europa League.[17]

In March 2021, he signed for former club Halmstads BK on a season-long loan.[18]

Värnamo

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On 3 February 2022, Antonsson signed with Allsvenskan newcomer IFK Värnamo.[19]

Al-Adalah

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On 25 January 2023, Antonsson joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Adalah.[20]

Western Sydney Wanderers

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After 6 goals in 16 games for Al-Adalah, it was announced that Antonsson had signed for Australian A-League Men club Western Sydney Wanderers on a two-year contract.[21]

International career

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Uncapped by Sweden, Antonsson was linked with a possible call up to the national side for Euro 2016 due to his form with Kalmar FF; however he was not called upon and missed out on the squad.[22]

Career statistics

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As of match played 27 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Halmstads BK 2010[23] Allsvenskan 1 0 0 0 — — — 1 0
2011[23] Allsvenskan 6 0 0 0 — — — 6 0
2012[23] Superettan 18 1 4 2 — — 2[c] 1 24 4
2013[23] Allsvenskan 20 2 4 1 — — 2[c] 0 26 3
2014[23] Allsvenskan 26 6 1 2 — — — 27 8
Total 71 9 9 5 — — 4 1 84 15
Kalmar FF 2015[23] Allsvenskan 28 12 6 3 — — — 34 15
2016[23] Allsvenskan 12 10 0 0 — — — 12 10
Total 40 22 6 3 — — — 46 25
Leeds United 2016–17[24] Championship 16 1 2 0 3 2 — — 21 3
2017–18[25] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 16 1 2 0 3 2 — — 21 3
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2017–18[25] League One 31 7 2 1 1 0 — — 34 8
Malmö FF 2018[23] Allsvenskan 15 8 1 0 — 12 5 — 28 13
2019[23] Allsvenskan 26 6 4 3 — 11 1 — 41 10
2020[23] Allsvenskan 8 1 5 2 — 2 0 — 15 3
Total 49 15 10 5 — 25 6 — 84 26
Career total 207 54 29 14 4 2 25 6 4 1 269 77
  1. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the Allsvenskan/Superettan play-offs

Honours

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Blackburn Rovers

Malmö FF

Individual

References

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