Full name Sebastian Carlsen 2009–2011 Internazionale Number 23 Height 1.86 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Sebastian Carlsen Current team Angelholms FF | |
Date of birth (1991-09-01) 1 September 1991 (age 24) | ||
Sebastian Carlsén (born 1 September 1991) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Örgryte IS.
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Club career
Born in Helsingborg, Sweden, Carlsén started his career at hometown club Helsingborgs IF.
Inter
After being spotted by Internazionale (Inter) scouts during a 2007 youth tournament with Sweden's national under-17 team, he was lent to Inter Milan in January 2008. and played for its Primavera team. He established himself as a starter for the youth squad, but decided to move back to Sweden after five months. In the summer of 2009, he signed for Inter and went back to Italy on loan. Since then, he has played "friendly" matches with the "senior" squad against FC Lugano, Piacenza and FC Vaduz, along with players without international duty and Primavera team-mate. He has been selected for the senior squad on a few occasions, but never coming off the bench. During the 2010–11 season, Carlsén was once the captain of the Primavera squad. In April 2010 he signed a new contract lasting until 2012
Helsingborgs IF
On 9 August 2011 it was made official that he would be on loan to his youth club Helsingborgs IF. He made his first team debut for Helsingborgs IF in a 3–1 win away against Trelleborgs FF on 13 August 2011, as he came off the bench in the 83rd minute. He returned to Inter after the end of the Swedish 2011 season with only a few months left on his contract.
Trelleborgs FF
Carlsén’s contract with Inter was not renewed. Hammarby IF coach Gregg Berhalter invited him to train with the club. He also played from start in a training game against Degerfors IF and scored after 3 minutes. In the end he joined Trelleborgs FF.
National team
In October 2010, he was for the first time selected for the Sweden national under-19 squad that faced Austria U21.
Youth
