Английская Википедия:Edwin Andersson

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox football biography Edwin Andersson (born 7 November 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Stoke City.

Early life

Born in Lerum, Västergötland,[1] Edwin Andersson started playing football in his hometown club as a six year old, before joining the IFK Göteborg Academy four years later.[2][3]

Club career

Soon proving to be one of the academy and Swedish football's brightest prospects, along the likes of Jesper Tolinsson,[4] Andersson was linked to several big European clubs, making a trial at Manchester United in 2018, but eventually signing for the Chelsea Academy,[1] that he effectively joined soon after he turned 16.[4][5][6]

First playing with Chelsea's under-18, he began regularly scoring goals and delivering assist for his team in the FA Youth Cup[7] and the U18 Premier League,[2][8][9][10] whilst also playing the UEFA Youth League during the 2021–22 season, most notably delivering a total of three assists in the two games against the Swedish champions of Malmö.[11][12] In October 2021, he also made his EFL Trophy debut against Cheltenham.[13] On 12 August 2022, Andersson announced his departure from Chelsea.[14]

Andersson joined Stoke City on 15 August 2022 linking up with their under-21 team.[15]

International career

Edwin Andersson has been part of every Swedish youth team,[6] having played 12 games with the under-17, scoring three goals during the three Euro qualifying games in 2019, before the event was canceled due to Covid-19.[2][5]

Style of play

Edwin Andersson mainly plays as a left winger.[2][4] A technically gifted left-footed player,Шаблон:Citation needed he has been compared to the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi, naming Cristiano Ronaldo as his biggest inspiration.[5][6]

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