Sven Andreas Landgren (born 17 March 1989) is a Swedish former

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who played as a

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or defender. He started his professional career in

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, where his father Sven Åke played almost 350 matches. In 2010, Landgren transferred to Italian side

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. He did not play any first-team matches for the club, and was loaned out to Willem II during the

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season. He joined Norwegian side Fredrikstad on loan in mid-2011, and joined the club permanently ahead of the 2012 season. After Fredrikstad was relegated from

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, Landgren moved back to Sweden where he joined

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on loan in April 2013. A year later, he transferred back to his home town club

. However, an injury kept him out of play for the whole

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season.

Club career

Landgren made his

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debut in 2006. After a string of strong matches during the friendly season, he was promoted to the senior squad of

in 2007. He can play either as a midfielder, defensive midfielder and right back. On 11 January 2010

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officialized the arrival of the 20-year-old Swedish defensive midfielder from

. On 16 January 2010, he played his first match for Udinese's youth team. In the 2010–11 season, Landgren played on loan for the Dutch side Willem II when the team was relegated from the

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. He joined the Norwegian side

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on loan in August 2011. After the 2011 season, Landgren joined Fredrikstad permanently. After Fredrikstad was relegated from the

in 2012, Landgren joined the Allsvenskan side

on loan ahead of the 2013 season.

International career

Landgren represented the Swedish under-21 team, where he played 15 matches. He was also a part of the Swedish squad in the

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. He made his debut for the Swedish national team in a friendly match against

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in January 2009.

Personal life

He is the son of Sven-Åke Landgren, who played almost 350 first-team matches for Helsingborgs IF, and was named in the "all-time Helsingborgs team" in 2007.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Landgren, Andreas 1989 births Living people Footballers from Helsingborg Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Willem II (football club) players Helsingborgs IF players Fredrikstad FK players Halmstads BK players Allsvenskan players Eredivisie players Eliteserien players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway