Karl Landsten

Karl Oskar Edor Landsten (born 12 July 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a winger or attacker for Utsikten. Besides Sweden, he has played in Uruguay.^[1]

Karl Landsten

Personal information
Full name	Karl Oskar Edor Landsten
Date of birth	(2002-07-12) 12 July 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Utsikten
Number	77
Youth career
0000–2021	Häcken
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Nacional B
2023–	Utsikten	14	(1)
International career‡
2018–2019	Sweden U17	8	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2019

Early life

Landtsen was born in Gothenburg, Sweden, and joined the youth academy of Swedish side BK Häcken as a youth player.^[2]

Club career

While playing for the youth academy of BK Häcken, he was regarded as a future prospect.^[3] However, in 2019, Landsten suffered an injury and returned to action twenty months later.^[4] After that, he joined the youth academy of Uruguayan side Nacional.^[5]

He joined the club after a trial.^[6] While playing for the club, he was nicknamed "Carlitos" and "El Sueco" (The Swede).^[3]

International career

Landsten has represented Sweden internationally at youth level.^[7]