Oscar Wendt

Oscar Wendt

Wendt playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2011
Personal information
Full name Oscar Wendt
Date of birth (1985-10-24) 24 October 1985
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number 17
Youth career
IFK Skövde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 IFK Göteborg 36 (1)
2006–2011 Copenhagen 138 (5)
2011– Borussia Mönchengladbach 108 (9)
National team‡
2002 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2003 Sweden U19 7 (0)
2004–2006 Sweden U21 14 (1)
2007– Sweden 28 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Oscar Wendt (born 24 October 1985) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays as a left back for Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Swedish national team.

Biography

IFK Göteborg

After playing for IFK Skövde, he joined IFK Göteborg in 2003. He became an important first team player, earning 14 appearances on the Swedish U21 team and a call-up for the Swedish national team.

In his time at the club he played 91 matches, before moving to the Danish champions F.C. Copenhagen on a four-year contract for 6 million DKK.[1] After his departure to F.C. Copenhagen, a huge gap arose in the defence, later filled by Argentine defender José Shaffer coming from Racing Club.

Copenhagen

In his first two years at Copenhagen, he struggled to become a first team regular, first being a back-up for former Norwegian international André Bergdølmo and later Danish international Niclas Jensen. However, in 2008, he managed to become a first choice on the left back position for his team, earning him a call-up to the Swedish national team, his first in over 18 months. His strong performances also had him linked with both English club West Ham United and Italian club Genoa.[2][3]

With an injured André Bergdølmo in F.C. Copenhagen's 2006–07 UEFA Champions League campaign, Wendt played regularly as a left back, and in the team's 3–1 win against Celtic, he alongside fellow Copenhagen defender Michael Gravgaard was chosen for the Eurosport "Team of the Round".[4]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Oscar Wendt moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach on a free transfer after signing a three-year contract on 10 June 2011.[5]

Career statistics

As of 1 May 2016
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen Europe Total
2003IFK GöteborgAllsvenskan30200050
200430104181
20052113000241
2006902000110
Denmark League Danish Cup Europe Total
2006–07FC CopenhagenDanish Superliga2105040300
2007–082404030310
2008–0931230120462
2009–1033210130472
2010–1129100120411
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
2011–12Borussia MönchengladbachBundesliga1402100161
2012–132111020241
2013–141830000183
2014–152623070362
2015–162933060383
Country Sweden 4218041542
Denmark 13851304401955
Germany 10899115013210
Career total 2901529163138117

Honours

Club

F.C. Copenhagen

References

  1. ↑ "FCK skriver med svensk stortalent" (in Danish). bold.dk.
  2. ↑ "West Ham så på Wendt" (in Danish). tv2sport.dk.
  3. ↑ "Genoa ude efter Wendt" (in Danish). tv2sport.dk.
  4. ↑ "FCK-spillere på Rundens ChL-hold" (in Danish). bold.dk.
  5. ↑ "Wendt entscheidet sich für Gladbach". kicker Magazine. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
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