Oskar Ågren (born 10 September 1998) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Youth, College & Amateur

Ågren played semi-professionally for LB07's first team from 2014. In 2019, Ågren moved to the United States to play

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. In three seasons with the Tigers, he made 61 appearances, scoring six goals and tallying seven assists, also earning numerous honours including; All-ACC Academic Team member in 2019, Second-team All-ACC in 2020, First-team All-ACC in 2021, and was a MAC

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Finalist. Whilst at college in the United States, Ågren continued to play with LB07 in Sweden during the summer.

Professional

On 11 January 2022, Ågren was drafted 13th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by

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after acquiring the pick from D.C. United for a second-round selection and $100k in General Allocation Money. On 18 February 2022, he signed with the

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side on a deal with club options until 2025. During his first season with San Jose, Ågren appeared for San Jose Earthquakes II in the

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. On 13 April 2023, Ågren was loaned to

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side

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for the remainder of the 2023 season. On 7 February 2024, Ågren signed a two-year contract with Brage in

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Personal

Oskar is the son of former Swedish footballer Per Ågren.

References

External links

Oskar Ågren
at Clemson Athletics
MLS profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ågren, Oskar 1998 births Footballers from Malmö Living people Swedish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Clemson Tigers men's soccer players IF Limhamn Bunkeflo (men) players San Jose Earthquakes draft picks San Jose Earthquakes players Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players IK Brage players GAIS players The Town FC players Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players Superettan players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the United States 21st-century Swedish sportsmen