Emil Hansson

Emil Hansson (born 15 June 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Dutch Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.

Hansson is the son of former Swedish footballer Patrik Hansson. The brother of Emil Hanssons grandfather is Tommy Svensson.

Club Career

Hansson, son of a Norwegian mother, and the former Swedish professional footballer Patrik Hansson, began playing football in his hometown Bergen for Brann before moving to the youth academy of Swedish Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF prior the 2013 season, where his father worked as assistant coach. After six months, he returned to Brann. There, he was promoted to the first team for the 2014 season, where he made his first two senior appearances in April 2014.

Hansson joined the youth academy of Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord in August 2015. He initially played for the U21 team but made his debut in the Eredivisie on 12 March 2017 in a 5–2 home win over AZ, coming on as a 83rd minute substitute for Steven Berghuis. For the first team he made a total of two appearances during the 2016–17 season, while continuing as a part of the U21 side and reserves; the first team won the Dutch championship at the end of the season, after an 18-year title drought. The following season, Hansson made 11 appearances for the reserves and two total appearances for the first team, in the KNVB Beker and in the league, respectively. Feyenoord finished third in the Eredivisie that season and won the cup; the 100th edition of the tournament. In July 2018, Hansson moved to the second-tier Eerste Divisie on loan to RKC Waalwijk. With twelve goals from Hansson in 35 league appearances, the club reached ninth place in the league table and qualified for the first round of the promotion and relegation play-offs. By scoring one goal in six appearances, Hansson contributed to helping RKC achieve promotion to the Eredivisie. He returned to Feyenoord after his loan deal expired.

In August 2019, Hansson moved to German 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 9