Martin Lorentzson

Martin Lorentzson
Personal information
Full name Martin Olof Lorentzson[1]
Date of birth (1984-07-21) 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
 Örebro SK
Number 15
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)
2015–2016 Coventry City 7 (0)
2016– Örebro SK 1 (0)
National team‡
2013 Sweden 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:07, 18 April 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 January 2013

Martin Olof Lorentzson, born 21 July 1984, is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for Örebro SK. He has one international cap for Sweden, although it was awarded in an appearance in the 2013 King's Cup, and as such is not recognised as a full international by FIFA.

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.[2]

Lorentzson made his debut for Coventry City on the 30th January 2016 against Scunthorpe at the Ricoh Arena. At the conclusion of the season, the Sky Blues announced that he would not be retained upon the conclusion of his contract. [3]

Style of play

Lorentzson is known for his pace, stamina, crossing and aerial 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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IK Sleipner 2006[4] Division 2 Norra Götaland202000000202
Total 202000000202
Assyriska 2007[4] Division 1 Norra210000000210
2008[4] Superettan294000000294
2009[4] Superettan27100002[lower-alpha 1]0271
Total 775000020775
AIK 2010[4] Allsvenskan14031002[lower-alpha 2]0191
2011[4] Allsvenskan291100000301
2012[4] Allsvenskan294100012[lower-alpha 2]3427
2013[4] Allsvenskan273300000303
2014[4] Allsvenskan28310004[lower-alpha 2]0333
Total 12711910018315415
Åtvidabergs FF 2015[4] Allsvenskan170000000170
Total 170000000170
Coventry City 2015–16[5] League One7000000070
Total 7000000070
Career total 24818910020327722
  1. ↑ Appearances in 2009 Allsvenskan relegation play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Free Transfers: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jag måste prestera i Allsvenskan". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Crowley, Kieran. "NEWS: Coventry City release ten players including Reda Johnson, Aaron Martin and Conor Thomas". www.ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Martin Lorentzson Swedish Football Stats". elitefootball. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Martin Lorentzson in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.


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