Carl Marcus Christer Antonsson (born 8 May 1991) is a Swedish

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er who plays as a striker for Saudi Arabian club Al-Adalah. He can also play as a

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or as a

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. He formerly played for English sides

Leeds United Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...

and

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

Career

Halmstad

Antonsson started his youth career at Unnaryds GoIF before joining

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish Association football, football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved members ...

in 2009, making his Allsvenskan debut for Halmstad on 7 November 2010 against

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...

. He played 71 league games for

and scored 11 goals.

Kalmar

Antonsson joined

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1910, the clu ...

in 2015. He scored 12 goals in 28 appearances in his first season at the club; his 12 goals saw him finish as the third top goalscorer in Allsvenskan. In February 2016, Antonsson extended his contract at Kalmar until 2018. Antonsson scored 10 goals in his first 12 league games of the 2016–17 Swedish

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season for Kalmar FF, making him the top scorer in the

at the time.

Leeds United

On 28 June 2016, Antonsson signed a three-year contract with English side

for an undisclosed fee. On 5 August, he was given the squad number 10 shirt for the 2016–17 season. On 7 August 2016, he made his competitive debut for the club as a second-half substitute in place of

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, during a 3–0 defeat to

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. Antonsson scored his first goal for Leeds on 10 August in a League Cup fixture against

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. His second goal of the season, and his first in the league, came on 20 August in a 2–0 win against

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. On 26 October, he scored his third of the season for Leeds in their win against

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in the English League Cup; a dramatic penalty shootout victory after a 2–2 draw in extra time.

Blackburn Rovers loan

On 11 August 2017,

announced the signing of Antonsson on loan for the season. On 9 September, he scored his first goal for Blackburn Rovers against Rochdale in a 0–3 victory. He went on to score another two goals in September. He found his position changed, being played as a left-sided forward/winger and in November he scored five goals in as many games, going on to win the PFA Player of the Month award for

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. On 2 January 2018, it was revealed by manager

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that Antonsson had picked up an injury against Scunthorpe on 30 December, and would be ruled out for several weeks. He returned from injury on the 19 February against

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. On 24 April, he gained automatic promotion to the Championship with Blackburn after their 1–0 win against

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Leeds return

After returning to Leeds, Antonsson was told he was not in the plans of new manager

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and held negotiations of a transfer to Italian

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Side

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, now owned by previous Leeds owner

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Malmö FF

On 14 July 2018, Antonsson joined

side

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on a three year contract for an undisclosed fee from

after being signed by manager

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. He made his debut for the Swedish club on 21 July 2018, when he came on as a substitute in Malmö's 2–1 away league win over

Örebro SK Örebro Sportklubb, more commonly known as Örebro SK, Örebro or (especially locally) ÖSK, is a Swedish professional football club based in Örebro. The club are affiliated to Örebro Läns Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Behrn A ...

. He crowned a successful autumn with the winning goal at

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away from home, as Malmö progressed to the knockout stages of the

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Värnamo

On 3 February 2022, Antonsson signed with

newcomer

IFK Värnamo IFK Värnamo is a Swedish football club located in Värnamo. The club plays in the Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. The most famous player from the club is Jonas Thern, who was captain of the Swedish national football team when the ...

Al-Adalah

On 25 January 2023, Antonsson joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Adalah.

International career

Uncapped by

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, Antonsson was linked with a possible call up to the national side for

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due to his form with

; however he was not called upon and missed out on the squad.

Honours

Blackburn Rovers *

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runner-up: 2017–18 Malmö FF *

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Individual *

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: November 2017

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Antonsson, Marcus 1991 births Living people Association football forwards Halmstads BK players Kalmar FF players Leeds United F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Malmö FF players Stabæk Fotball players IFK Värnamo players Al-Adalah FC players Allsvenskan players Superettan players English Football League players Eliteserien players Saudi Professional League players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Swedish expatriate footballers Swedish footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia