Sam Larsson
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File:SamLarsson.jpg Larsson playing for IFK Göteborg | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Sam Andreas Larsson[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Fatih Karagümrük | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2009 | IK Zenith | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | IFK Göteborg | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | IFK Göteborg | 49 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | Heerenveen | 86 | (23) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | Feyenoord | 72 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Dalian Professional | 21 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Antalyaspor | 94 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Fatih Karagümrük | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Sweden U21 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Sweden | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 October 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Sam Andreas Larsson (born 10 April 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük.
Club career
[edit | edit source]IFK Göteborg
[edit | edit source]Born in Gothenburg, Sam Larsson made his first start in the Swedish top-flight, Allsvenskan for IFK Göteborg in March 2013, in a game against local rivals BK Häcken.[2] By scoring once and assisting two more in a 3–0 win, Larsson quickly made his way to the headlines, with manager Mikael Stahre describing him as a "Swedish Brazilian", he furthermore earned himself the nickname "Samba-Sam", due to his impressive skills on the ball and unpredictable moves.
After a successful first season, Larsson made further progress during the following year, gaining much praise for his creative play and taking on a larger role in leading his team on the attack.[3]
Heerenveen
[edit | edit source]2014–15 season
[edit | edit source]On 12 August 2014, IFK Göteborg announced the transfer of Larsson to Dutch side Heerenveen.[4] On 23 August, Larsson played his first league game for his new club, a game in which he scored once to settle a 2–0 win over SBV Excelsior. After an injury-plagued first period, Larsson started to achieve much praise for his performances, including comparisons being drawn by Heerenveen manager Dwight Lodeweges between Larsson and Argentinian star Lionel Messi.[5] Heerenveen ended the season in 7th place in the Eredevisie, with Larsson scoring eight and assisting to four goals in 25 games.[6]
2015–16 season
[edit | edit source]In his second season with Heerenveen the club experienced a struggling period, finding themselves in the lower half of the table. Larsson's goal-scoring was less frequent than the previous spring, although he was recognised as the one player creating the most goal-scoring opportunities in the Eredivisie,[7] while also being hailed by Heerenveen technical director Hans Vonk as the best dribbler in the league.[8] Heerenveen finished the season in 12th[9] while Larsson scored six goals and assisted another eight.[6] At the end of the year, Larsson was awarded a place in the team of the season by Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf.[10]
Feyenoord
[edit | edit source]On 21 August 2017, Larsson joined Feyenoord on a four-year contract.[11][12] On 9 September, Larsson made his debut for Feyenoord in an away game against Heracles Almelo, in which he also scored Feyenoord's 4th goal.[13] On 25 October, Larsson scored his first hat-trick in his career in the second round of the KNVB Cup against AVV Swift.[14] He won the KNVB Cup with Feyenoord scoring a total of 4 goals.
On 8 August 2018, Feyenoord won the Johan Cruyff Shield against PSV Eindhoven. The game ended in 0–0, resulting in a penalty shootout that ended 5–6. Larsson missed his penalty.
Dalian Professional
[edit | edit source]On 28 February 2020, Larsson joined Dalian Professional on a three-year contract.[15][16]
International career
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Larsson got his first call up to the senior Sweden side for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Luxembourg and Bulgaria in October 2016, however he later withdrew from the squad through injury.[17] In the 30th minute of his debut for Sweden away against Hungary on 15 November 2016, Larsson scored from a free kick.
In 2018, Larsson was called up to the senior Sweden side again, ahead of the friendly match against Austria on 6 September 2018 and the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against Turkey on 10 September 2018.[18]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He is the younger brother of former professional footballer Daniel Larsson.
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2012 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | ||
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 49 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 68 | 8 | |||
| Heerenveen | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| Total | 86 | 23 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 92 | 23 | ||||
| Feyenoord | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 29 | 8 | |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 32 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | — | 34 | 6 | ||
| Total | 72 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 2 | — | 101 | 21 | |||
| Dalian Professional | 2020 | Chinese Super League | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | Chinese Super League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Total | 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |||
| Antalyaspor | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 35 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 6 | |||
| 2024–25 | Süper Lig | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| Total | 94 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 101 | 14 | ||||
| Career total | 327 | 63 | 35 | 8 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 390 | 73 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in CSL Relegation play-offs
International
[edit | edit source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 15 November 2016 | Groupama Arena, Budapest, Hungary | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
[edit | edit source]IFK Göteborg
Feyenoord
Sweden U21
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External links
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- Sam Larsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Sam Larsson at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1993 births
- Footballers from Gothenburg
- Living people
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- IFK Göteborg players
- SC Heerenveen players
- Feyenoord players
- Dalian Professional F.C. players
- Antalyaspor footballers
- Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Eredivisie players
- Chinese Super League players
- Süper Lig players
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey