Marcus Christer Rohdén (born 11 May 1991) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

AEK Larnaca AEK Larnaca FC (, "Athletic Union Kition (ancient state), Kition of Larnaca") is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional association football, football club based in Larnaca. The club was formed in 1994 after a merger of two historical Larnaca clubs, EP ...

. Beginning his career with

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional association football, football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Alls ...

in 2011, he won

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and

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with the club before moving to F.C. Crotone and

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in 2016. In 2019, he signed with Frosinone. A full international since 2015, he has won 19

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for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the

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Club career

Rohdén started his career in Hössna IF and moved to

as a 16-year-old signing a youth contract. In December 2011 Marcus signed a senior contract with IF Elfsborg on a five-year deal after returning from a loan at Skövde AIK. He scored his first goal in

against

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

on 26 August 2012, in his debut season in both Elfsborg and

. On 3 August 2016, Rohdén signed for

newcomers

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. On 13 August 2019, Rohdén was announced as a

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player. On July 26, 2023, he signed a 2-year contract with

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club Fatih Karagümrük. Rohdén was announced at AEK Larnaca on 9 July 2024, signing a two year contract.

International career

Rohdén represented the Sweden U17 and U21 teams before making his full international debut for

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on 15 January 2015 in a friendly 2–0 win against the

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. He also scored his first international goal in the same match. He made his competitive debut for Sweden in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the

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, playing for 77 minutes before being replaced by Emir Kujovic in a 1–1 draw. In May 2018 he was named in Sweden's 23 man squad for the

in Russia. He remained on the bench in all five games as Sweden reached the

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in a

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for the first time since

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Personal life

Rohdén is one of the founders of the menswear brand Ciszere.

Career statistics

Club

International

: ''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rohdén goal''.

Honours

Elfsborg *

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: 2012-13 Frosinone *

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: 2022-23 AEK Larnaca *

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: 2024–25

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rohden, Marcus 1991 births Living people 2018 FIFA World Cup players AEK Larnaca FC players Allsvenskan players Cypriot First Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Fatih Karagümrük S.K. footballers FC Crotone players Footballers from Västra Götaland County Frosinone Calcio players IF Elfsborg players Men's association football midfielders People from Ulricehamn Municipality Serie A players Serie B players Skövde AIK players Süper Lig players Sweden men's international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Swedish men's footballers 21st-century Swedish sportsmen