| Martin Bengtsson | |
| Fullname: | Martin Oskar Johan Bengtsson |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Örebro, Sweden |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | –2002 |
| Youthclubs1: | IK Sturehov |
| Youthyears2: | 2002–2003 |
| Youthclubs2: | Örebro SK |
| Youthyears3: | 2004 |
| Youthclubs3: | Inter Milan |
| Years1: | 2003 |
| Clubs1: | Örebro SK |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2005 |
| Clubs3: | ÖSK Ungdom |
| Nationalyears1: | 2002–2003 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 20 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2004 |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Martin Oskar Johan Bengtsson (born 14 March 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Bengtsson started playing football for IK Sturehov as a child and stayed with the club until he was signed by Örebro SK as a 15-year-old in 2002.[1] He made his Allsvenskan debut at 17 years old for Örebro SK during the 2003 season in a game against Enköpings SK when he came on as a substitute for Mirza Jelecak.[2] After the 2003 season, Bengtsson left Örebro SK to sign for the Serie A club Inter Milan.[3] However, he left the Italian club after only nine months after suffering from depression and ultimately trying to take his own life.
In 2005, he signed for Örebro SK Ungdom in Division 2 Norra Svealand but only played for one season before retiring from professional football at the age of 19.[4]
Bengtsson appeared 20 times for the Sweden U17 team, scoring three goals.[5] He also appeared twice for the Sweden U19 team.
In 2007, he wrote the autobiography I skuggan av San Siro (English: In the shadow of San Siro) about his experiences as a young footballer at Inter Milan.[6] In 2020, the book was adapted into a movie called Tigers directed by Ronnie Sandahl.[7]
After quitting football, Bengtsson took up careers in journalism and music.[8]
| Season | League | Svenska Cupen | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Örebro SK | 2003 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | — | ||||||
| ÖSK Ungdom | 2005 | Division 2 Norra Svealand | — | ||||||||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Sweden U17 | 2002 | 12 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden U19 | 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 22 | 3 | ||