Eric Joel Andersson (born 11 November 1996) is a Swedish professional

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who plays for

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club

Midtjylland The Central Denmark Region ( da, Region Midtjylland), or more directly translated as the Central Jutland Region and sometimes simply Mid Jutland, is an administrative region of Denmark established on 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish muni ...

as a

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Club career

A native of

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, Andersson started playing football with

Västra Frölunda IF Västra Frölunda Idrottsförening (English: Västra Frölunda Sports Association) is a Swedish football club located in Gothenburg. It was formed on 2 January 1930 and has played ten seasons in the Allsvenskan, the highest Swedish league. In t ...

. At the age of 15, he also made some appearances for the first team, who at the time were competing in the fourth-tier Division 2. In 2013, Andersson moved to

BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg. It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Formed on 2 Augu ...

, another team in the Gothenburg area, but the first two years he spent in the youth academy. He was promoted to the first team in 2015 alongside his brother, Adam Andersson, and began making regular appearances in

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. Joel and Adam, however, were not the only twins appearing for the team, given the presence of the two Gustafson's,

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and

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. From the 2016 season, Joel Andersson established himself permanently as the starting

in the team. On 2 July 2018, Andersson signed a five-year contract with

club

International career

Andersson made his debut for Sweden national team on 7 January 2018 in a friendly against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

BK Häcken *

Svenska Cupen Svenska Cupen (, ''The Swedish Cup'') is a knockout cup competition in Swedish football and the main Swedish football cup. Svenska Cupen usually refers to the men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. Each year 96 teams compe ...

: 2015–16 Midtjylland *

: 2019–20 *

Danish Cup The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will quali ...

: 2018–19

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Joel Andersson
at fcm.dk * 1996 births Living people Footballers from Gothenburg Association football midfielders Swedish footballers Swedish expatriate footballers Sweden youth international footballers Sweden under-21 international footballers Sweden international footballers Allsvenskan players Danish Superliga players Västra Frölunda IF players BK Häcken players FC Midtjylland players Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub