Adam Lundqvist

Adam Lundqvist (born 20 March 1994), sometimes spelled Adam Lundkvist, is a Swedish footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo as a left back.[1] He previously played for Swedish team IF Elfsborg.[2] He has twice been capped by the Swedish national team and represented Sweden at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Adam Lundqvist
Personal information
Full name Adam Stefan Lundqvist
Date of birth (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dynamo
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2010 Nyköpings BIS
2011–2013 IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Nyköpings BIS 7 (0)
2011–2018 IF Elfsborg 110 (3)
2018–present Houston Dynamo 65 (0)
2018 → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2011 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2012–2013 Sweden U19 15 (1)
2014–2017 Sweden U21/O 17 (0)
2016 Sweden 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2017

Club career

Nyköpings BIS

Lundqvist began his career with local club Nyköpings BIS. After joining the youth ranks in 2006, Lundqvist joined the first team in 2010. He made one appearance in the preliminary round[3] of the Svenska Cupen before making his professional debut on 27 March 2010, coming on as a sub in Nyköpings BIS's 5–2 defeat to BK Forward in round 1 of the Svenska Cupen.[4] Lundqvist made his league debut on 16 May 2010 when he came on as a sub against Örebro SK Ungdomsklubb[5]

IF Elfsborg

In 2011, Lundqvist joined Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg.[6] He would spend time with the Elfsborg youth teams before making his first team debut on 25 September 2013, coming on as a sub in a league match with IF Brommapojkarna.[7] On 7 November 2013, Lundqvist made his Europa League debut, getting the start against Danish side Esbjerg.[8] Lundqvist helped Elfsborg when their 3rd ever Svenska Cupen by featuring 6 times during the 2013-14 version of the competition, however he didn't appear in the final.[7] 2014 also saw Lundqvist convert from a midfielder to a left back.[6] He scored his first goal for Elfsborg in a 2-0 Allsvenskan win over Kalmar FF on 17 August 2014.[7]

Houston Dynamo

On 26 April 2018, Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo signed Lundqvist on a full transfer using targeted allocation money.[1] He played one game on loan with the Dynamo's USL affiliate club Rio Grande Valley FC to regain match fitness.[7] He made his Dynamo debut on 30 May against Real Salt Lake. In his debut as well as in many games in his first year with the Dynamo, Lundqvist played right back instead of his natural left back position due to starter AJ DeLaGarza being injured and veteran DaMarcus Beasley occupying the starting left back spot. He helped the Dynamo win the 2018 US Open Cup, their first ever, by making 2 appearances and picking up 2 assists in the competition, including a game winning assist on 18 June against Minnesota United.[9] It was a poor season in the league however, with Houston finishing 9th in the Western Conference and missing out on the playoffs, with Lundqvist making 16 appearances and recording 1 assist.[10][11]

On 2 March 2019, with DaMarcus Beasley resting for their CONCACAF Champions League match, Lundqvist got the start for the Dynamo's first league game of the 2019 season. Head coach Wilmer Cabrera's decision paid off in the 60th minute when Lundqvist sent in a cross that Mauro Manotas hit past goalkeeper Nick Rimando to give Houston a 1–1 draw with Real Salt Lake.[12] Lundqvist would get the start in the Dynamo's next MLS match, a 2–1 win over the Montreal Impact, while Beasley again was rested for the CCL matches.[9] On 12 March, Lundqvist was subbed on in the 19th minute of Houston's 2nd leg Champions League fixture with Tigres UANL when Beasley suffered an injury.[13] Beasley was ruled out for 4–6 weeks, allowing Lundqvist to become the starting left back for the first significant stretch since he arrived in Houston.[14] Once Beasley had recovered from his injury, Lundqvist still featured prominently at left back and filled in at right back at the end of the season after DeLaGarza was injured.[15] He ended the season with 28 appearances and 4 assists in MLS play, but Houston struggled as a team, missing out on the playoffs again.[10]

2020 saw Lundqvist become the first choice left back for new head coach Tab Ramos following Beasley's retirement after the 2019 season. In a shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lundqvist started 21 of Houston's 23 games, with the only 2 he missed being the result of a suspension for a violent tackle.[16][17] The season was poor for the Dynamo as a whole, finishing last in the Western Conference and missing out on the playoffs for the 3rd straight season.[18]

International career

Lundqvist has represented Sweden at various youth levels as well as at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where he started all 3 of the group stage matches. He made his senior team debut on 6 January in a friendly against Estonia.[19]

Personal life

Lundqvist played ice hockey as a kid. He has said that former Sweden international Klas Ingesson, who was his coach at Elfsborg, was his favorite player and served as a father figure when Lundqvist moved to Elfsborg. Lundqvist and his father are fans of English Premier League club Liverpool.[20]

Career statistics
As of 10 November 2020[21][10][22]
Club Performance League Cup Continental Other Total
ClubSeasonLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen UEFA Svenska Supercupen Total
Nyköpings BIS2010Div 2 Södra Svealand 7010——80
If Elfsborg2013Allsvenskan 20102[lower-alpha 1]0—50
2014 201706[lower-alpha 1]010331
2015 291606[lower-alpha 1]0—411
2016 25140——291
2017 29030——320
2018 5020——70
If Elfsborg Total 1103230140101473
United States League US Open Cup CONCACAF MLS Playoffs Total
Houston Dynamo2018Major League Soccer 16020——180
2019 280001[lower-alpha 2]0—290
2020 21000——210
Dynamo Total 650201000680
Rio Grande Valley FC (loan)2018United Soccer League 10———10
Career Totals 1833260150102253
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in CONCACAF Champions League

Honors

Club

IF Elfsborg

Houston Dynamo

References
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  3. "Skärblacka IF 0-3 Nyköpings BIS". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. "Lagets matcher säsongen 2010 - Nyköpings BIS". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. "Nyköpings BIS 1-1 Örebro SK Ungdomsklubb". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  6. "Adam Lundqvist lämnar IF Elfsborg - IF Elfsborg". IF Elfsborg (in Swedish). 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  7. "Sweden - A. Lundqvist - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
  8. UEFA.com. "UEFA Europa League - Esbjerg-Elfsborg". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2018-11-08.
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  12. "Houston Dynamo vs. Real Salt Lake - Football Match Commentary - March 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  13. "Recap: Houston Dynamo 0, Tigres UANL 1". Houston Dynamo. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  14. Rodriguez, Alicia (20 March 2019). "Houston Dynamo's DaMarcus Beasley out 4-6 weeks after knee surgery". mlssoccer.net. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  15. "Adam Lundqvist 2019 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  16. "MLS Disciplinary Committee suspends Houston's Adam Lundkvist, fines two more". Major League Soccer. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  17. "Adam Lundqvist 2020 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  18. "Major League Soccer Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  19. "Landslagsdatabasen". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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  22. "Adam Lundqvist Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
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