| Sebastian Nanasi | |
| Full Name: | Algot Sebastian Nanasi |
| Birth Date: | 16 May 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Kristianstad, Sweden |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Midfielder, forward |
| Currentclub: | Strasbourg |
| Clubnumber: | 15 |
| Youthclubs1: | Viby IF |
| Youthyears2: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Kristianstad |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2020 |
| Youthclubs3: | Malmö FF |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | Kristianstad |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Malmö FF |
| Caps2: | 68 |
| Goals2: | 18 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Varbergs BoIS (loan) |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Kalmar FF (loan) |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Strasbourg |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 9 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Sweden U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023–2024 |
| Nationalteam3: | Sweden U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Sweden |
| Nationalcaps4: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 24 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22:42, 21 November 2024 (UTC) |
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.
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]
After scoring 22 goals in 11 matches in the U19 Allsvenskan in 2019, Nanasi was given a first-team contract. 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 Varbergs 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]
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]
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]
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]
| 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 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 110 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 33 | |||
| 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 January 2024 | Stelios Kyriakides Stadium, Paphos, Cyprus | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [26] | |
| 2 | 14 October 2024 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | [27] | ||
| 3 | 2–0 |
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