Samuel Dahl
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Elias Dahl | ||
| Date of birth | 4 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Västerås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IFK Västerås | |||
| Västerås IK | |||
| –2019 | Västerås SK | ||
| 2020–2021 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Västerås SK | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Västerås IK (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Örebro SK | 42 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Djurgårdens IF | 28 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Roma | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Benfica (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | Benfica | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2020 | Sweden U17 | 17 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Sweden U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Sweden U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:45, 14 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:16, 22 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Elias Dahl (born 4 March 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Primeira Liga club Benfica and the Sweden national team.[1][2]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Dahl started his career at Västerås SK,[3] before joining AIK in January 2020.[4] In February 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Örebro SK.[5]
Djurgårdens IF
[edit | edit source]Dahl joined Djurgårdens IF on 24 July 2023 on a reported 3 million kronor transfer from Örebro SK, and signing a 4.5-year contract that stretched through the 2027 season.[6][7]
Dahl was initially not considered a clear starter, but rather a backup at the left back position for the more experienced Rami Kaib who had also joined from SC Heerenveen in the summer window.[8] However, with Kaib struggling in his first appearances, Dahl was given the chance and immediately made an impact, laying claim on the starting spot and cementing his position in the starting 11. His high quality play was particularly impressive given his young age and lack of top-flight experience. His consistency during the remainder of the 2023 Allsvenskan season and his continued high form entering the 2024 season earned him a call up to the Sweden national team and he garnered significant interest on the international market. His play in 2024, blending excellent defensive work with great offensive vision and forming a dangerous partnership with Tobias Gulliksen on Djurgårdens IF's left flank, earned him high praise from the Djurgårdens IF fan base and he was frequently considered the best player on the pitch.
Roma
[edit | edit source]After much speculation during the 2024 summer transfer window, it was announced that Dahl had signed for Serie A club Roma on 28 July 2024, almost exactly one year after joining Djurgården, for a reported €4.3 million fee.[9]
Benfica
[edit | edit source]On 3 February 2025, Dahl joined Primeira Liga club Benfica on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.[10] On 12 June 2025, Roma confirmed the permanent transfer to Benfica.[11]
International career
[edit | edit source]Dahl made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 12 January 2024, playing for the full 90 minutes in a friendly 2–1 win against Estonia.[12]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 17 December 2025[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Västerås SK | 2019 | Superettan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Västerås IK (loan) | 2019 | Division 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Örebro SK | 2022 | Superettan | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Superettan | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 47 | 0 | |||||
| Djurgårdens IF | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Roma | 2024–25 | Serie A | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Benfica (loan) | 2024–25 | Primeira Liga | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Benfica | 2025–26 | Primeira Liga | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[e] | 1 | 1[g] | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Benfica total | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 139 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia, Taça de Portugal
- ^ Includes Taça da Liga
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
International
[edit | edit source]- As of match played 22 March 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit | edit source]Benfica
References
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- ^ Samuel Dahl at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
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External links
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- Samuel Dahl at Soccerway (archive)Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Västerås
- Swedish men's footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Västerås IK Fotboll players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- Örebro SK players
- AS Roma players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Serie A players
- Primeira Liga players
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
- Sweden men's international footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Swedish football defender stubs