Colin Rösler(born 22 April 2000) is a professionalfootballerwho plays as acentre-backforAllsvenskanclubMalmö FF.Born in Germany, he represents theNorway 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 inBerlin,Germany, and grew up in both Norway and England. After progressing throughManchester City's academy, he joined Dutch clubNAC Bredain 2019. After 44 league appearances for NAC, Rösler joined Norwegian clubLillestrømfor 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 footballerUwe Rösler.[1][2]His mother is from Norway.[3][4]He was named after Manchester City legendColin Bell,whilst his younger brother Tony was named after fellow City legendTony Book.[2][5]
Rösler was born inBerlin,but his family moved toLillestrømin 2002.[6]He moved to England aged 10,[6]and joinedManchester City's academy a year later.[3]
Club career
editAfter progressing through Manchester City's youth academy, Rösler signed forEerste DivisieclubNAC Bredaon 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 alongsideRoger Riera.[9]He played 11 games for NAC during the2019–20 Eerste Divisieseason.[10]He made 25 appearances during the2020–21 season,including scoring his first senior goal from close range in a 3–1 win overDe Graafschapin March 2021.[10][11]As his spell at NAC continued, Rösler was increasingly overlooked and made just 8 appearances during the2021–22 season.[8][10]
On 30 December 2021, it was announced that Rösler had signed forEliteserienclubLillestrøm SKon 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 joinAllsvenskanclubMjällby AIFfor the2023 season.He signed a three-year contract.[14]
On 5 August 2024,Malmö FFbought the centre-back for a reported sum of 11 millionSEKafter the departure ofDerek Cornelius.[15][16]Rösler made his debut appearance for Malmö on 10 August in a 1-0 victory againstHalmstads 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 forEngland under-16s,but in February 2016, pledged international allegiance to Norway.[20]He subsequently played for Norway atunder-16,under-17,under-18,under-19andunder-21levels.[18]
Rösler made his debut forNorway national teamon 17 November 2024 in aNations Leaguegame against Kazakhstan atUllevaal Stadion.He substituted the hat-trick scorerErling Haalandin 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 inKNVB Cup,Norwegian Football CupandSvenska Cupen
- ^Appearances in theEFL Trophy
- ^Appearances inUEFA 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.Retrieved12 December2019.
- ^abBevan, Chris (15 November 2013)."Uwe Rosler: Son Colin faces different challenge at Man City".BBC Sport.Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^ab"Under-19 European Championships: The star players to watch out for".Goal.12 July 2019.Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^Blanco, Yadran (11 December 2019)."Rösler, trotse Noor met Duitse wortels: 'Ik ben een typische Scandinaviër'".BN DeStem(in Dutch).Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^Bevan, Chris (7 March 2014)."FA Cup: Manchester City cult hero Uwe Rosler returns, 20 years on".BBC Sport.Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^abBaardsen, Joachim (8 July 2016)."City-spiller Colin Rösler (16) har to drømmer. Den ene er å følge i farens fotspor".Dagbladet(in Norwegian).Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^Blanco, Yadran (16 August 2019)."NAC neemt Rösler (19) definitief over van Manchester City: verdediger tekent voor drie jaar".BN DeStem(in Dutch).Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^abBlanco, Yadran (8 December 2021)."NAC heeft verdediger Rösler steeds minder nodig".BN DeStem(in Dutch).Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^Blanco, Yadran (11 December 2019)."Rösler, trotse Noor met Duitse wortels: 'Ik ben een typische Scandinaviër'".BN DeStem(in Dutch).Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^abcd"C. Rösler: Summary".Soccerway.Perform Group.Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^Kas, Dennis (28 March 2021)."NAC blaast strijd om directe promotie nieuw leven in na zege op De Graafschap".BN DeStem(in Dutch).Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^"Colin Rösler klar for LSK".lsk.no(in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. 30 December 2021.Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^Blanco, Yadran (30 December 2021)."Geen transfersom, wel doorverkooppercentage voor NAC bij vertrek Rösler".BN DeStem(in Dutch).Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^Hjortling, Rasmus (28 December 2022)."Tidigare MFF-tränarens son flyttar till allsvenskan".Fotbolldirekt – Experten på svensk fotboll(in Swedish). Archived fromthe originalon 23 March 2023.Retrieved23 March2023.
- ^"Uppgifter: Priset på Rösler".fotbollskanalen(in Swedish).Retrieved14 August2024.
- ^"Officiellt: Malmö FF värvar Rösler".fotbollskanalen(in Swedish).Retrieved14 August2024.
- ^"Därför saknades Stryger mot HBK".fotbollskanalen(in Swedish).Retrieved14 August2024.
- ^ab"Colin Rösler — Profil".fotball.no(in Norwegian).Norwegian Football Federation.Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^Lyngøy, Roar (17 November 2015)."Mini-Rösler scoret sitt første mål for Norge".Stavanger Aftenblad(in Norwegian).Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^Hulleberg, Lars (10 February 2016)."Röslers sønn dropper England — velger Norge".Dagbladet(in Norwegian).Retrieved2 April2022.
- ^"Norway v Kazakhstan game report".ESPN. 17 November 2024.
External links
edit- Colin Röslerat theNorwegian Football Federation(in Norwegian)
- Colin Röslerat WorldFootball.net