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About Jordan Larsson
Carl Henrik Jordan Larsson (born 20 June 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish club Copenhagen. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Sweden national team. Starting his career with Högaborgs BK in Sweden in the early 2010s, Larsson represented Helsingborgs IF, NEC Nijmegen, and IFK Norrköping before joining Spartak Moscow in 2019. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine he left the team, playing for AIK, Schalke 04 and Copenhagen. He made his full international debut for the Sweden national team in 2018 and was a squad member at UEFA Euro 2020. On 7 October 2015, in the first game of 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, Larsson assisted and then was assisted by Gustaf Nilsson as Sweden won 2–0 against Belarus. They advanced from the qualifying round but were eliminated in the elite round. He made his under-21 debut on 3 June 2016, coming on in added time for Arber Zeneli and scoring the winner in a 3–2 victory over Georgia at Rimnersvallen, in qualification for the 2017 European Championship. Larsson was one of three forwards chosen by coach Håkan Ericson for the team at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. However, he was withdrawn by his father and club manager, as Helsingborg only had one other striker available. On 7 January 2018, he made his debut for the senior national team playing 64 minutes in a 1–1 friendly draw with Estonia in Abu Dhabi. Two years and two days later he scored his first international goal, the only one of a friendly win against Moldova in Qatar. Larsson was called up for a major tournament for the first time when he was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. He is the son of Henrik Larsson, who played in the same position for Högaborgs BK, Helsingborgs IF, Feyenoord, Celtic, Barcelona, Manchester United and the Sweden national team. Larsson's father won trophies in the Netherlands, Scotland, Spain and England, totalling 242 goals for Celtic alone. Larsson was born in Rotterdam while his father played for Feyenoord. He is named after basketball player Michael Jordan. He has Cape Verdean descent through his paternal grandfather.
