Colin Rösler (born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. Born in Germany, he represents the Norway national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malmö FF | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Fjellhamar | ||
| 2006–2007 | Hinna | ||
| 2007–2010 | Viking | ||
| 2010–2019 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | NAC Breda | 44 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Lillestrøm | 21 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Mjällby AIF | 44 | (1) |
| 2024– | Malmö FF | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Norway U15 | 4 | (1) |
| 2015 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Norway U16 | 13 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Norway U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | Norway U18 | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Norway U19 | 12 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Norway U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Norway | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Rösler was born in Berlin, Germany, and grew up in both Norway and England. After progressing through Manchester City's academy, he joined Dutch club NAC Breda in 2019. After 44 league appearances for NAC, Rösler joined Norwegian club Lillestrøm for the 2022 season. He has represented both Norway and England in youth internationals but pledged international allegiance to Norway in 2016.
Early life
editRösler is the son of German football manager and former East Germany international footballer Uwe Rösler.[1][2] His mother is from Norway.[3][4] He was named after Manchester City legend Colin Bell, whilst his younger brother Tony was named after fellow City legend Tony Book.[2][5]
Rösler was born in Berlin, but his family moved to Lillestrøm in 2002.[6] He moved to England aged 10,[6] and joined Manchester City's academy a year later.[3]
Club career
editAfter progressing through Manchester City's youth academy, Rösler signed for Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda on a three-year contract in August 2019.[7] He joined NAC on a free transfer as part of a partnership between the two clubs.[8] He initially played in central defence for Breda alongside Roger Riera.[9] He played 11 games for NAC during the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie season.[10] He made 25 appearances during the 2020–21 season, including scoring his first senior goal from close range in a 3–1 win over De Graafschap in March 2021.[10][11] As his spell at NAC continued, Rösler was increasingly overlooked and made just 8 appearances during the 2021–22 season.[8][10]
On 30 December 2021, it was announced that Rösler had signed for Eliteserien club Lillestrøm SK on a contract until 2024.[12] Lillestrøm paid no transfer fee to NAC, but NAC retained a sell-on fee in Rösler's contract.[13]
On 28 December 2022, it was announced that Rösler would join Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF for the 2023 season. He signed a three-year contract.[14]
On 5 August 2024, Malmö FF bought the centre-back for a reported sum of 11 million SEK after the departure of Derek Cornelius.[15][16] Rösler made his debut appearance for Malmö on 10 August in a 1-0 victory against Halmstads BK.[17]
International career
editRösler was capped four times by Norway at under-15 level in 2015, scoring in their 4–4 draw with Northern Ireland.[18][19] He subsequently played internationally for England under-16s, but in February 2016, pledged international allegiance to Norway.[20] He subsequently played for Norway at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.[18]
Rösler made his debut for Norway national team on 17 November 2024 in a Nations League game against Kazakhstan at Ullevaal Stadion. He substituted the hat-trick scorer Erling Haaland in the 86th minute, as Norway won 5–0.[21]
Career statistics
edit- As of matches played 18 March 2023[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U23 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 5[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| NAC Breda | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | |||
| Lillestrøm | 2022 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 1 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| Mjällby AIF | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 58 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearances in KNVB Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ^ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ^ Brennan, Stuart (25 March 2017). "Uwe Rosler on Man City fans' special bond and raising another Blue legend". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
- ^ a b Bevan, Chris (15 November 2013). "Uwe Rosler: Son Colin faces different challenge at Man City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Under-19 European Championships: The star players to watch out for". Goal. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Blanco, Yadran (11 December 2019). "Rösler, trotse Noor met Duitse wortels: 'Ik ben een typische Scandinaviër'". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Bevan, Chris (7 March 2014). "FA Cup: Manchester City cult hero Uwe Rosler returns, 20 years on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b Baardsen, Joachim (8 July 2016). "City-spiller Colin Rösler (16) har to drømmer. Den ene er å følge i farens fotspor". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Blanco, Yadran (16 August 2019). "NAC neemt Rösler (19) definitief over van Manchester City: verdediger tekent voor drie jaar". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b Blanco, Yadran (8 December 2021). "NAC heeft verdediger Rösler steeds minder nodig". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Blanco, Yadran (11 December 2019). "Rösler, trotse Noor met Duitse wortels: 'Ik ben een typische Scandinaviër'". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d "C. Rösler: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Kas, Dennis (28 March 2021). "NAC blaast strijd om directe promotie nieuw leven in na zege op De Graafschap". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Colin Rösler klar for LSK". lsk.no (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Blanco, Yadran (30 December 2021). "Geen transfersom, wel doorverkooppercentage voor NAC bij vertrek Rösler". BN DeStem (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Hjortling, Rasmus (28 December 2022). "Tidigare MFF-tränarens son flyttar till allsvenskan". Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "Uppgifter: Priset på Rösler". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Officiellt: Malmö FF värvar Rösler". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Därför saknades Stryger mot HBK". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Colin Rösler — Profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Lyngøy, Roar (17 November 2015). "Mini-Rösler scoret sitt første mål for Norge". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Hulleberg, Lars (10 February 2016). "Röslers sønn dropper England — velger Norge". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Norway v Kazakhstan game report". ESPN. 17 November 2024.
External links
edit- Colin Rösler at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Colin Rösler at WorldFootball.net