Elias Andersson
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| Full name | Nils Erik Elias Andersson | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nordic United | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2010 | Hässleholms IF | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Helsingborgs IF | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Helsingborgs IF | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → HIF Akademi (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Varbergs BoIS | 42 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2020 | IK Sirius | 69 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Djurgårdens IF | 43 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Lech Poznań | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Viborg (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Randers | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Nordic United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Sweden U17 | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Sweden U19 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Sweden | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:36, 13 January 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Nils Erik Elias Andersson (born 31 January 1996) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or midfielder for Superettan club Nordic United.
Andersson started out as a youth player for his hometown club Hässleholms IF. In 2010, he joined Helsingborgs IF youth setup instead, although he still kept living in Hässleholm and commuted to Helsingborg.[1] At the start of the 2013 Allsvenskan season, Andersson was moved up to the first team. On 15 April 2013, he became the youngest player ever to play a league game for his club when he made his debut at home against Mjällby AIF.[2]
On 4 July 2023, after spending his entire career in Sweden, Andersson signed a three-year contract with Polish side Lech Poznań, whom he faced off against during Djurgårdens IF's 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League campaign.[3] He was to remain with the Swedish club until 18 July.
On 21 January 2025, he joined Danish side Viborg on loan for the remainder of the season.[4] Viborg confirmed on Monday, 2 June 2025, that they would not extend his loan. He finished the season with six total appearances for the club.[5] On 26 August 2025, Andersson and Lech mutually agreed to terminate his contract.[6]
On 8 September 2025, Andersson joined Danish Superliga club Randers on a deal until the end of 2025.[7] He left the club at the end of the year without having made his debut.[8]
International career
In September 2013, Andersson was selected for the Sweden men's national under-17 football team. The team competed in the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where they went on to place third.[9] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 12 January 2023, scoring from a free-kick in a friendly 2–1 win against Iceland.[10]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Sweden | 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Andersson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 12 January 2023 | Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal |  Iceland |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [10] |