Linus Hallenius

Linus Hallenius

Personal information
Full name	Linus Hallenius
Date of birth	(1989-04-01) 1 April 1989
Place of birth	Sundsvall, Sweden
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Helsingborgs IF
Number	15
Youth career
	Sund IF
	IFK Sundsvall
	Kubikenborgs IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	GIF Sundsvall	57	(10)
2009–2010	Hammarby IF	31	(18)
2010–2013	Genoa	1	(0)
2011	→ FC Lugano (loan)	9	(3)
2011–2012	→ Padova (loan)	12	(2)
2013–2014	FC Aarau	22	(5)
2014–2015	Hammarby IF	32	(5)
2016–	Helsingborgs IF	8	(2)
National team
2004–2006	Sweden U17	8	(2)
2006–2008	Sweden U19	10	(2)
2009–2010	Sweden U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2016.

Linus Hallenius (born 1 April 1989 in Sundsvall) is a right-footed Swedish footballer currently playing for Helsingborgs IF in the Swedish Allsvenskan.

Career

During the transfer period on the summer of 2009 there were rumors that Hallenius was close to sign for Örgryte IS and several news papers went out with the news that Örgryte IS had signed him, which was denied by the club. Although the fact was that the club had made an agreement with GIF Sundsvall, but Hallenius hesitated about the transfer. On 7 July 2009 Hallenius signed a 3,5-year contract with Hammarby IF in the Allsvenskan.^[1] During the autumn of 2009, Hallenius made 8 appearances of which he were playing 4 as a starter, but no goals were scored. Hammarby IF got relegated to Superettan and during the first half of the season 2010, Hallenius has made a huge success, scoring 11 goals in 13 games, including an astonishing Marco van Basten lookalike goal away against Syrianska FC on 20 June 2010.^[2] This goal was voted second in the FIFA Puskás Award.^[3]

Since his breakthrough in Superettan, Hallenius have been linked with several clubs during the summer of 2010 that has showed interest in signing him. Apart from Genoa, who signed him just before the deadline,^[4] two Dutch clubs including AFC Ajax, and the German giants Bayern Munich has let their scouts follow Hallenius closely.^[5]

On 1 September 2010, Hallenius signed for Genoa who immediately loaned him back to Hammarby for the rest of the 2010 season. He joined up with his new teammates on 4 January 2011.

Career statistics

As of 15 October 2015^[6]

References