Sebastian Larsson
Bengt Ulf Sebastian Larsson (; born 6 June 1985) is a Swedish former professional
footballer who played as a
midfielder. Beginning his career at hometown club
IFK Eskilstuna, Larsson was signed by
Arsenal. He made three
Premier League appearances for the Gunners, before joining
Birmingham City, initially on loan for the
2006–07 season, before a permanent transfer in the winter of 2007. Larsson spent five years at Birmingham, experiencing promotion to, and relegation from, the Premier League on two occasions. He joined
Sunderland on 1 July 2011 upon the expiry of his contract, after Birmingham suffered relegation. He left Sunderland in 2017 to sign for
Hull City in the
EFL Championship where he spent one season. He returned to his native Sweden in 2018 to sign for
AIK, and helped them win the
2018 Allsvenskan title before retiring in 2022. Larsson is renowned for being a set-piece specialist.
A full international between 2008 and 2021, Larsson represented
Sweden at the
2008,
2012,
2016 and
2020 editions of the
UEFA European Championship, as well as the
FIFA World Cup in
2018, at which he helped his country reach the quarter-finals. He amassed
133 caps for his country, scoring ten goals.
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