Oliver Zandén
Swedish footballer (born 2001)
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Carl Oliver Zandén (born 14 August 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Allsvenskan side IF Brommapojkarna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Oliver Zandén[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Alingsås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Gerdskens BK | ||
| 2016–2021 | IF Elfsborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | IF Elfsborg | 18 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Toulouse B | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Toulouse | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Randers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | IF Brommapojkarna | 24 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2021 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Born in Alingsås, Västergötland,[1] Zandén started his career at hometown club Gerdskens BK, before joining the youth ranks of Elfsborg in 2016 at the age of 15. During the time in the club's youth system, he played in the UEFA Youth League.[3]
On 19 July 2022, Zandén signed with Toulouse in France.[4] In his first season in France, he only managed just over 230 minutes of playing time, while also making a few appearances for the club's reserve team. In June 2023, Zandén underwent surgery and was out for three months. In January 2024, Zandén moved to Danish Superliga club Randers FC on a one-year lease with an option to buy.[5]
On 9 December 2024 Swedish Allsvenskan side IF Brommapojkarna confirmed that Zandén was joining the club from the new year.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 6 October 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IF Elfsborg | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Toulouse B | 2022-23 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2023-24 | Championnat National 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||||
| Toulouse | 2022-23 | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Randers (loan) | 2023-24 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024-25 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen, Coupe de France, Danish Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearance(s) in Danish Superliga European play-offs
