Marcus Davidsson

Marcus Davidsson (born 18 November 1998) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with Ässät of the Liiga. Davidsson was drafted in the second round, 37th overall, of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Sabres.^[1]

Marcus Davidsson
Born	(1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 26) Tyresö, Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Liiga team Former teams	Porin Ässät Djurgårdens IF Växjö Lakers HV71 Tappara
NHL draft	37th overall, 2017 Buffalo Sabres
Playing career	2016–present

Playing career

Davidsson began playing hockey in the local Tyresö club Tyresö HK. He joined the Djurgårdens IF under-16 team for the 2012–13 season to play minor hockey. Davidsson was promoted to the under-18 team for the following season, where he played the majority of the season, except for seven games in the under-16 team. He was selected to join the Stockholm South team in the national tournament for district teams, TV-pucken. In eight games, he scored one goal and two points. The 2014–15 season meant another season in the under-18 team, but when the season finished, Davidsson had made his debut for the J20 team, playing two games with the team.

Davidsson made his Swedish Hockey League debut playing with Djurgårdens IF against Färjestad BK on 8 March 2016 and also scored his first SHL goal during his first shift.^[2] Davidsson signed a two-year contract extension with Djurgården after the 2015–16 SHL season.^[3]

Following the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, helping Djurgårdens IF reach the SHL finals, Davidsson left to sign a two-year contract with fellow Swedish club, Växjö Lakers, on 7 May 2019.^[4] In his two-year tenure with Växjö, Davidsson appeared in 43 regular season games but was unable to cement a place within the team, ending his contract on loan in the Allsvenskan in stint with Västerviks IK and Södertälje SK.

After his contract with Växjö, Davidsson, as a free agent, opted to sign a one-year contract alongside his brother Jonathan to play with freshly relegated HockeyAllsvenskan club, HV71, on 22 June 2021.^[5]

After helping HV71 return to the SHL, Davidsson registered 3 points through 21 games in the 2022–23 season before he left the club, alongside Jonathan in signing for the remainder of the season with Tappara of the Finnish Liiga on 18 December 2022.^[6] Davidsson won the Liiga championship with Tappara.

Personal

Marcus' older brother Jonathan was a former teammate and currently plays for the Ottawa Senators organization.^[7] Davidsson, along with his older brother, extended his contract with Djurgården for an additional season in February 2018.^[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014–15	Djurgårdens IF	J20		2	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2015–16	Djurgårdens IF	J20		45	17	23	40	24		6	3	3	6	0
2015–16	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0
2016–17	Djurgårdens IF	J20		9	6	4	10	2		1	0	0	0	0
2016–17	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		45	5	4	9	6		3	0	0	0	2
2017–18	Djurgårdens IF	J20		3	3	1	4	0		—	—	—	—	—
2017–18	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		39	9	12	21	14		11	0	5	5	4
2018–19	Djurgårdens IF	SHL		52	10	17	27	16		19	3	3	6	16
2019–20	Växjö Lakers	SHL		31	7	6	13	4		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Växjö Lakers	SHL		12	0	1	1	14		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Västerviks IK	Allsv		23	1	4	5	10		—	—	—	—	—
2020–21	Södertälje SK	Allsv		14	2	6	8	8		4	0	0	0	0
2021–22	HV71	Allsv		50	11	13	24	18		13	4	0	4	4
2022–23	HV71	SHL		21	1	2	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2022–23	Tappara	Liiga		31	8	15	23	8		14	4	0	4	10
2023–24	Ässät	Liiga		45	9	9	18	31		—	—	—	—	—
SHL totals				158	26	35	61	38		34	3	8	11	22

Medal record
Representing  Sweden
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
	2018 United States
IIHF World U18 Championship
	2016 United States

International

Year	Team	Event	Result		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2014	Sweden	U17			6	1	1	2	0
2015	Sweden	IH18			5	0	0	0	4
2016	Sweden	U18			4	2	1	3	0
2018	Sweden	WJC			7	1	2	3	0
Junior totals					22	4	4	8	4