Oscar Pettersson

Swedish footballer

Oscar Pettersson
Personal information
Full name	Oscar Hans Pettersson
Date of birth	(2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	IFK Göteborg
Number	7
Youth career
2005–2016	Bromstens IK
2016–2018	Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2020	Djurgårdens IF	7	(1)
2020	→ Akropolis IF (loan)	13	(4)
2021	Akropolis IF	12	(1)
2022–2023	IF Brommapojkarna	60	(23)
2024–	IFK Göteborg	1	(0)
International career^‡
2016	Sweden U17	3	(0)
2024–	Sweden	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:26, 6 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:40, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Oscar Hans Pettersson (born 1 February 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.^[1]

Club career

Pettersson debuted for Djurgården on 23 February 2019, when he came on as a substitute in a Svenska cupen win against Hässleholms IF.^[1] Later the same year, he appeared in Allsvenskan on two occasions, making his debut in a 4–0 win against IK Sirius on 10 August 2019, for the team that was found champions in the end of the season.^[1] On 4 September 2020, Pettersson was loaned out to Superettan club Akropolis IF from Djurgården until the end of the season with the possibility to appear for both clubs.^[2]

After the 2020 season, Pettersson's contract with Djurgården ended, and Pettersson joined Akropolis permanently, signing a two-year contract in early 2021.^[3] In May 2021, Pettersson was diagnosed with myocarditis and forced to a football break.^[4] In late September 2021, he returned to the football field after four and half months, coming in as a substitute against Jönköpings Södra.

Before the 2022 season, he joined IF Brommapojkarna.^[5] With BP, he made 30 appearances for the 2022 Superettan league-winning team in his first season, scoring on 15 occasions.^[1]

On 3 December 2023, it was announced that Pettersson would join Allsvenskan side IFK Göteborg on a free transfer since 1 January 2024, signing a three-year contract with the club in the process.^[6]^[7]

Honours

Djurgården

Allsvenskan:^[1] 2019

Brommapojkarna

Superettan:^[1] 2022

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "O. Pettersson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ "Oscar Pettersson tillgänglig för spel med Akropolis". dif.se (in Swedish). DIF. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
^ Thedéen, Jesper. "Akropolis bekräftar - värvar Dimitriadis och Pettersson: "Det stämmer"". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish).
^ Fältskär, Cesar (27 May 2021). "Talangen drabbad av hjärtmuskelinflammation: "Kände att något var allvarligt"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
^ Pearson, Sebastian. "Officiellt: Pettersson till Brommapojkarna". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish).
^ Modéer, Marcus (3 December 2023). "Oscar Pettersson är blåvit!". IFK Göteborg (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ Wulcan, Markus (3 December 2023). "Succéspelaren värvas av Blåvitt". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 December 2023.