Martin Lorentzson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Olof Lorentzson | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Östertälje, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Coventry City | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Östertälje | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005–2007 | Sleipner | 20 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Assyriska Föreningen | 77 | (5) |
| 2010–2014 | AIK | 127 | (11) |
| 2015 | Åtvidabergs FF | 17 | (0) |
| 2015– | Coventry City | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:07, 18 April 2016 (UTC). | |||
Martin Lorentzson, born 21 July 1984, is a Swedish footballer who is currently playing for Coventry City in England. He has one international cap for Sweden.
Career
Lorentzson started his professional football career in Norrköping with IK Sleipner. In 2007 he left Sleipner and joined Södertälje side Assyriska Föreningen.
In the summer of 2009, AIK, Swedish champions of 2009, announced that Lorentzson will join them in 2010. Lorentzson enjoyed a successful career at AIK and was fan favourite known as 'Lorenzo' and 'The Swedish Zanetti'. He was also vice captain in his final season. In October 2014 AIK announced that they were not extending Lorentzson's contract even though he himself wanted to stay.[1]
He made his debut for Coventry City on the 30th January 2016 against Scunthorpe at the Ricoh Arena
Style of Play
Lorentzson is known for his pace, stamina, crossing and ariel prowess from set pieces. [2] During match against Malmo in 2011 he broke the Allsvenskan's all-time record of kilometres covered in a game. In his earlier career whilst playing for Assyriska Föreningen he operated as a right-forward and right wing back and he has played in the centre back and defensive midfield positions for AIK. The latter being a position he expressed a desire to adapt his game to as he gets older.
Career statistics
- As of 18 April 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IK Sleipner | 2006[2] | Division 2 Norra Götaland | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Assyriska | 2007[2] | Division 1 Norra | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008[2] | Superettan | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| 2009[2] | Superettan | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Total | 77 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 77 | 5 | ||
| AIK | 2010[2] | Allsvenskan | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2011[2] | Allsvenskan | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2012[2] | Allsvenskan | 29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 42 | 7 | |
| 2013[2] | Allsvenskan | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2014[2] | Allsvenskan | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| Total | 127 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 154 | 15 | ||
| Åtvidabergs FF | 2015[2] | Allsvenskan | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Coventry City | 2015–16[3] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 248 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 277 | 22 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in 2009 Allsvenskan relegation play-offs
- 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- ↑ "Jag måste prestera i Allsvenskan". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Martin Lorentzson Swedish Football Stats". elitefootball. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Martin Lorentzson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
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