Sebastian Nanasi
Swedish footballer (born 2002)
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Algot Sebastian Nanasi (born 16 May 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg and the Sweden national team.
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Nanasi in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Algot Sebastian Nanasi | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kristianstad, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strasbourg | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Viby IF | |||
| –2018 | Kristianstad | ||
| 2018–2020 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Kristianstad | 11 | (2) |
| 2020–2024 | Malmö FF | 68 | (18) |
| 2020 | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Kalmar FF (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2024– | Strasbourg | 43 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Sweden U17 | 18 | (9) |
| 2019–2021 | Sweden U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Sweden U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2023– | Sweden | 9 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:13, 15 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:06, 10 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Nanasi started with Viby IF, before moving to Kristianstad in the Ettan.[1] On 7 April 2018, he made his league debut with Kristiansad at age 15, in a 2–1 loss against Eskilsminne, coming on for Emmanuel Okine.[2] He joined Malmö FF's under 19s in August 2018.[3]
Malmö FF and loan spells
After scoring 22 goals in 11 matches in the U19 Allsvenskan in 2019, Nanasi was given a first-team contract.[1] Nanasi was loaned to newly promoted Varbergs BoIS in the Allsvenskan in 2020. He made his league debut in a 2–1 loss against IFK Göteborg on 18 June 2020, coming on for Alibek Aliev.[4] He would only make 6 appearances before returning to his parent club at the end of the 2020 season.[5] On 21 February 2021, Nanasi made his Malmö debut, coming off the bench in a 2–1 home loss in the group stage of the Svenska Cupen to Västerås.[6] Nanasi extended his contract with Malmö in March 2021 to 2023, and extended it again in December 2021, making it valid until 2025.[7][8] Nanasi made his UEFA Champions League debut on 14 September 2021 against Juventus at home in a 3–0 loss, coming on for Bonke Innocent.[9][10] On 25 September 2021, Nanasi scored his first Allsvenskan goal against Örebro SK in a 5–1 victory, a rebound from a shot taken by Veljko Birmančević.[11]
On 20 July 2022, it was announced that Nanasi would be joining fellow Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF for the rest of the season.[12] He made his debut in a 1–0 against IF Elfsborg on 24 July 2022, and scored his first goal against his former team Varberg on 5 September.[13][14] He would finish the season with 16 matches, 5 goals and 6 assists, helping the team reach 4th in the Allsvenskan.[15]
Nanasi won the 2023 Allsvenskan with Malmö, scoring 11 goals and assisting, consequently winning both Allsvenskan Player of the Year and Midfielder of the Year.[16]
Strasbourg
On 23 August 2024, the Ligue 1 club Strasbourg signed Nanasi for a reported sum of 11 million euro.[17][18] Nanasi made his debut two days later for the French side, coming on in the 80th minute in a 3–1 victory against Rennes.[19] On 30 August Nanasi made his first start debut against Lyon, furthermore scoring his first goal for Strasbourg two minutes after kick-off.[20]
International career
Nanasi made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, replacing Yasin Ayari 82 minutes into a friendly 2–0 win against Finland.[21] Nanasi scored his first international goal on 12 January in a 2–1 win against Estonia.[22] On 14 October 2024, Nanasi scored two goals in a 3–0 away win against Estonia in Tallinn in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C.[23]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kristianstad | 2018 | Ettan | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| Varbergs BoIS (loan) | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Malmö FF | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 13 | |||
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 27 | 10 | ||
| Total | 68 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | — | 94 | 26 | |||
| Kalmar FF (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| Strasbourg | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 21 | 4 | ||
| Total | 43 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 54 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 144 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 43 | ||
International
- As of 8 September 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nanasi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 January 2024 | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos, Cyprus |  Estonia | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [29] |
| 2 | 14 October 2024 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League | [30] |
| 3 | 2–0 |
Honours
Malmö FF
Individual
- Allsvenskan Player of the Year: 2023,[31] 2024[32]
- Allsvenskan Midfielder of the Year: 2023,[31] 2024[32]