Leo Bengtsson

Leo Bengtsson (born 26 May 1998) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for BK Häcken in Allsvenskan.

Leo Bengtsson
Personal information
Full name Karl Leo Bengtsson
Date of birth (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger, Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 BK Häcken
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2009 Ingarö IF
2010–2016 Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Hammarby IF 34 (0)
2018 → Gefle IF (loan) 14 (0)
2019 → IK Frej (loan) 16 (3)
2020– BK Häcken 25 (8)
National team‡
2016 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2020 Sweden U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

Youth years

Bengtsson grew up at the island Ingarö in Värmdö Municipality, just outside Stockholm. He started his football career at the local club Ingarö IF, before joining the academy at Hammarby IF in late 2010 at age 11.[1]

At Hammarby, he would make his way up the ranks until eventually featuring regularly at the club's U21s in 2015. During the following season he was a key player as Hammarby won the Folksam U21 Allsvenskan.[2] In the semi-final against arch rival Djurgårdens IF in October 2016, he scored two goals while settling the score to 2–1.[3]

Hammarby IF

On 6 September 2016, Leo Bengtsson signed his first professional contract with Hammarby IF, on a three-year deal.[4] However, the winger did not feature in any competitive game in the 2016 Allsvenskan.

At the beginning of the 2017 season, Bengtsson made his competitive debut for Hammarby in a Svenska Cupen fixture. He came on as a substitute in a group stage away game against Nyköpings BIS on 26 February.[5] On 9 April 2017, he made his first appearance in Allsvenskan, coming on as a substitute in a 1–1 draw against Kalmar FF on home ground.[6] Bengtsson scored his first competitive goal for the club on 16 August, in a 3–1 win against Akropolis IF in round 2 of the 2017–18 Svenska Cupen.[7]

During the following years, Bengtsson failed to break into Hammarby's starting eleven. In 2018, he was sent on loan to Gefle IF in Superettan, Sweden's second division. On 21 January 2019, Bengtsson renewed his contract with Hammarby for another three years.[8]

Bengtsson spent the majority of the 2019 season at Hammarby's affiliated club IK Frej. He made 34 league appearances for Hammarby in total.[9]

BK Häcken

On 6 January 2020, Bengtsson moved to Allsvenskan club BK Häcken from Gothenburg, signing a three-year deal.[10] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 1 million Swedish kronor.[11]

International career

Bengtsson debuted for the Swedish U19 national team in a friendly against Scotland on 6 October 2016.[12] Just over a month later, on 14 November 2016, he won his first competitive cap in an away qualifier against Serbia ahead of the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. Sweden won the game with a score of 3–2.[13] Bengtsson was selected in the preliminary squad ahead of the tournament – but withdrew on request from his club, Hammarby, where he had started to play regularly.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 4 January 2020[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hammarby IF 2016 Allsvenskan 0000—00
2017 18031—211
2018 10031—131
2019 6040—100
Total 34010200442
Gefle IF (loan) 2018 Superettan 14000—140
IK Frej (loan) 2019 Superettan 16300—163
Career total 64310200745

References
  1. "Tidigare ungdomsspelare i Ingarö IF kontrakterad av allsvensk storklubb" (in Swedish). Ingarö IF. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. "U21-final: Bajen numret större – SM-guld i snöovädret" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. "Hammarby första lag till final" (in Swedish). Tipselit.se. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. "Leo Bengtsson skriver A-lagskontrakt" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. "45 fina minuter räckte till tre poäng i Nyköping" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  6. "Sent bärgad grönvit poäng i premiärfesten" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  7. "Bajen återställde ordningen mot släkten". Hammarby Fotboll. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. "Hammarby förlänger med Leo Bengtsson". Hammarby Fotboll. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  9. "Leo Bengtsson lämnar för BK Häcken" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. "Leo Bengtsson lämnar för BK Häcken" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  11. "Häcken värvar från allsvenska rivalen" (in Swedish). Expressen. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  12. "Landslagsdatabasen: Leo Bengtsson" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  13. "En poäng för P17-landslaget" (in Swedish). UEFA. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  14. "Hammarby stoppar tre EM-spelare" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  15. "Leo Bengtsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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