Swedish footballer (born 2002)
Algot Sebastian Nanasi (born 16 May 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg and the Sweden national team.
Club career
Early career
Nanasi started with Viby IF, before moving to Kristianstad in the Ettan.[1] On 7 April 2018, he made his league debut with Kristiansad at age 15, in a 2–1 loss against Eskilsminne, coming on for Emmanuel Okine.[2] He joined Malmö FF's under 19s in August 2018.[3]
Malmö FF and loan spells
After scoring 22 goals in 11 matches in the U19 Allsvenskan in 2019, Nanasi was given a first-team contract.[1] Nanasi was loaned to newly promoted Varbergs BoIS in the Allsvenskan in 2020. He made his league debut in a 2–1 loss against IFK Göteborg on 18 June 2020, coming on for Alibek Aliev.[4] He would only make 6 appearances before returning to his parent club at the end of the 2020 season.[5] On 21 February 2021, Nanasi made his Malmö debut, coming off the bench in a 2–1 home loss in the group stage of the Svenska Cupen to Västerås.[6] Nanasi extended his contract with Malmö in March 2021 to 2023, and extended it again in December 2021, making it valid until 2025.[7][8] Nanasi made his UEFA Champions League debut on 14 September 2021 against Juventus at home in a 3–0 loss, coming on for Bonke Innocent.[9][10] On 25 September 2021, Nanasi scored his first Allsvenskan goal against Örebro SK in a 5–1 victory, a rebound from a shot taken by Veljko Birmančević.[11]
On 20 July 2022, it was announced that Nanasi would be joining fellow Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF for the rest of the season.[12] He made his debut in a 1–0 against IF Elfsborg on 24 July 2022, and scored his first goal against his former team Varberg on 5 September.[13][14] He would finish the season with 16 matches, 5 goals and 6 assists, helping the team reach 4th in the Allsvenskan.[15]
Nanasi won the 2023 Allsvenskan with Malmö, scoring 11 goals and assisting, consequently winning both Allsvenskan Player of the Year and Midfielder of the Year.[16]
Strasbourg
On 23 August 2024, the Ligue 1 club Strasbourg signed Nanasi for a reported sum of 11 million euro.[17][18] Nanasi made his debut two days later for the French side, coming on in the 80th minute in a 3–1 victory against Rennes.[19] On 30 August Nanasi made his first start debut against Lyon, furthermore scoring his first goal for Strasbourg two minutes after kick-off.[20]
International career
Nanasi made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, replacing Yasin Ayari 82 minutes into a friendly 2–0 win against Finland.[21] Nanasi scored his first international goal on 12 January in a 2–1 win against Estonia.[22] On 14 October 2024, Nanasi scored two goals in a 3–0 away win against Estonia in Tallinn in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C.[23]
Personal life
Nanasi is of Hungarian descent through his grandfather. His father played floorball and, while born in Sweden, represented the Hungary national floorball team.[24]
Nanasi is a supporter of Liverpool FC.[25]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 5 January 2025[26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
|
Season
|
League
|
Cup
|
Continental
|
Other
|
Total
|
Division
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Kristianstad
|
2018
|
Ettan
|
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
11 |
2
|
Varbergs BoIS (loan)
|
2020
|
Allsvenskan
|
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
6 |
0
|
Malmö FF
|
2021
|
Allsvenskan
|
13 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
— |
20 |
2
|
2022
|
Allsvenskan
|
9 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
— |
14 |
1
|
2023
|
Allsvenskan
|
29 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
— |
— |
33 |
13
|
2024
|
Allsvenskan
|
15 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
— |
22 |
7
|
Total
|
66 |
18 |
17 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
— |
89 |
23
|
Kalmar FF (loan)
|
2022
|
Allsvenskan
|
16 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
16 |
5
|
Strasbourg
|
2024–25
|
Ligue 1
|
15 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
— |
— |
15 |
4
|
Career total
|
114 |
29 |
17 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
137 |
34
|
International
- As of 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Sweden
|
2023
|
2
|
0
|
2024
|
4
|
3
|
Total
|
6
|
3
|
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nanasi goal.
Honours
Malmö FF
Individual
References