Marcus Rohdén

Marcus Christer Rohdén (born 11 May 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AEK Larnaca. Beginning his career with IF Elfsborg in 2011, he won Allsvenskan and Svenska Cupen with the club before moving to F.C. Crotone and Serie A in 2016. In 2019, he signed with Frosinone. A full international since 2015, he has won 19 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Marcus Rohdén

Rohdén with Frosinone in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Marcus Christer Rohdén[1]
Date of birth	(1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Knätte (near Ulricehamn), Sweden
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AEK Larnaca
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2007	Hössna IF
2007–2011	IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	IF Elfsborg	120	(22)
2011	→ Skövde AIK (loan)	4	(0)
2016–2019	Crotone	89	(6)
2019–2023	Frosinone	117	(10)
2023–2024	Fatih Karagümrük	34	(4)
2024–	AEK Larnaca	30	(2)
International career‡
2008	Sweden U17	3	(0)
2012	Sweden U21	1	(0)
2015–	Sweden	19	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:45, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Rohdén training with Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Rohdén started his career in Hössna IF and moved to IF Elfsborg as a 16-year-old signing a youth contract.^[2] In December 2011 Marcus signed a senior contract with IF Elfsborg on a five-year deal after returning from a loan at Skövde AIK. He scored his first goal in Allsvenskan against BK Häcken on 26 August 2012, in his debut season in both Elfsborg and Allsvenskan.^[3]

On 3 August 2016, Rohdén signed for Serie A newcomers Crotone.^[4]

On 13 August 2019, Rohdén was announced as a Frosinone player.^[5]

On July 26, 2023, he signed a 2-year contract with Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük.^[6]

Rohdén was announced at AEK Larnaca on 9 July 2024, signing a two year contract.^[7]

International career

Rohdén represented the Sweden U17 and U21 teams before making his full international debut for Sweden on 15 January 2015 in a friendly 2–0 win against the Ivory Coast.^[8] He also scored his first international goal in the same match.^[8][9] He made his competitive debut for Sweden in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands, playing for 77 minutes before being replaced by Emir Kujovic in a 1–1 draw.^[10]

In May 2018 he was named in Sweden's 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.^[11] He remained on the bench in all five games as Sweden reached the quarter-finals in a FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1994.^[8]

Personal life

Rohdén is one of the founders of the menswear brand Ciszere.^[12][13]

Career statistics

Club

As of matches played 26 August 2023^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Elfsborg	2011	Allsvenskan	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2012	Allsvenskan	22	2	4	2	3[a]	0	—		29	4
	2013	Allsvenskan	28	4	7	4	11[b]	2	—		46	10
	2014	Allsvenskan	28	5	6	0	6[a]	1	1[c]	0	41	6
	2015	Allsvenskan	27	7	4	0	6[a]	2	—		37	9
	2016	Allsvenskan	15	4	0	0	0	0	—		15	4
	Total		120	22	21	6	26	5	1	0	168	33
Skövde AIK (loan)	2011	Division 1 Södra	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Crotone	2016–17	Serie A	34	1	1	0	—		—		35	1
	2017–18	Serie A	26	2	2	0	—		—		28	2
	2018–19	Serie B	29	3	2	1	—		—		31	4
	Total		89	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	94	7
Frosinone	2019–20	Serie B	30	3	0	0	—		—		30	3
	2020–21	Serie B	32	2	1	0	—		—		33	2
	2021–22	Serie B	22	2	1	0	—		—		21	2
	2022–23	Serie B	33	1	1	0	—		—		4	1
Total		117	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	120	10
Fatih Karagümrük	2023–24	Süper Lig	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Career total			332	38	29	7	26	5	1	0	388	50

1. Appearances in the Europa League
2. Four appearances and two goals in the Champions League; seven appearances in the Europa League
3. Appearance in the Svenska Supercupen

International

As of match played 12 October 2023^[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2015	3	1
	2016	5	0
	2017	2	0
	2018	5	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	0	0
	2022	2	1
	2023	2	0
Total		19	2

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rohdén goal.

List of international goals scored by Marcus Rohdén

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	15 January 2015	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Ivory Coast	2–0	2–0	Friendly	[9]
2	16 November 2022	Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain	Mexico	1–0	2–1	Friendly	[16]

Honours

Elfsborg

• Allsvenskan: 2012
• Svenska Cupen: 2012-13

Frosinone

• Serie B: 2022-23

AEK Larnaca

• Cypriot Cup: 2024–25