Ben Engdahl
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ben Mikael Engdahl | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BK Häcken | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| 2020–2021 | Hammarby IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Hammarby IF | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Hammarby TFF | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Nordsjælland | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Jönköpings Södra (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Helsingør (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | BK Häcken | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Utsiktens BK | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024 | |||
Ben Mikael Engdahl (born 17 September 2003) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a right-back for Allsvenskan club BK Häcken.
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in Stockholm, Engdahl played youth football with local club IF Brommapojkarna.[1][2]
On 3 January 2020, Engdahl joined the youth academy of Hammarby IF.[3] He competed in the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League with the club, getting knocked out by Rangers in the first round through 1–5 on aggregate.[4]
Club career
[edit]Hammarby IF
[edit]On 21 November 2021, Engdahl made his debut for Hammarby in Allsvenskan in a 4–1 away win against Degerfors IF.[5] In 2022, he made 12 appearances for affiliated club Hammarby TFF in Ettan, the domestic third tier.[6]
Nordsjælland
[edit]On 10 August 2022, Engdahl transferred to Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga, signing a five-year contract.[7][8]
Still yet to make his Nordsjælland debut, the club confirmed on August 4, 2023 that Engdahl would spend the rest of 2023 on loan at Superettan club Jönköpings Södra IF.[9] The very next day, Engdahl made his debut when he was in the starting lineup against Utsiktens BK.
On transfer deadline day, February 1, 2024, Engdahl was loaned to Danish 1st Division side FC Helsingør for the rest of the season.[10] After finishing his loan spell, Engdahl returned to Nordsjælland.[11]
There were just two official appearances for FC Nordsjælland's first team, both in the Danish Cup, and a few matches for the club's U-19 and reserve teams before Engdahl left Nordsjælland in August 2024.[12]
BK Häcken
[edit]On August 24, 2024, Swedish Allsvenskan club BK Häcken confirmed that Engdahl joined the club on a deal until the end of 2027.[13]
International career
[edit]On 13 November 2021, Engdahl made his debut for the Swedish U19's in a 2–0 home win against Andorra.[14]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 9 August 2022[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hammarby TFF | 2022 | Ettan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Hammarby IF | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Pangstart på seriespelet för DamU – HerrU också på vinnarspåret" (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Elva BP-spelare till Utvecklingslägret i Halmstad" (in Swedish). IF Brommapojkarna. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Hammarby Fotboll skriver avtal med Roback och Engdahl" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Hammarby utslagna ur UEFA Youth League" (in Swedish). Svensk Elitfotboll. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Bajen starkast på värmländska vintermattan" (in Swedish). Hammarby IF. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Ben Engdahl" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Hammar, Erabi och Svanberg förlänger – Engdahl lämnar" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Ben Engdahl skifter til FC Nordsjælland" (in Danish). FC Nordsjælland. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ Ben Engdahl udlejes for resten af året, fcn.dk, 4 August 2023
- ^ Ben Engdahl skifter til FC Helsingør på et lejeophold, fchelsingor.dk, 1 February 2024
- ^ Superliga-truppens rygnumre for den kommende sæson, fcn.dk, 27 June 2024
- ^ Ben Engdahl skifter til BK Häcken, fcn.dk, 24 August 2024
- ^ Ben Engdahl har skrivit på för BK Häcken, bkhacken.se, 24 August 2024
- ^ "2-0 mot Andorra i EM-kvalet" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Ben Engdahl". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Ben Engdahl at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Swedish men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Allsvenskan players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Hammarby Fotboll players
- Hammarby Talang FF players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- Jönköpings Södra IF players
- FC Helsingør players
- BK Häcken players
- Footballers from Stockholm
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen