Oscar Love Sjöstrand (born 8 November 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swedish Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Love Sjöstrand[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Lännersta, Nacka Municipality, Sweden[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malmö FF | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2020 | Nacka FC | ||
| 2021–2022 | Boo FF | ||
| 2023 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Sollentuna FK | 11 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Sandvikens IF | 27 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | Cambuur | 32 | (10) |
| 2026– | Malmö FF | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2026– | Sweden U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:49, 1 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Career
editSjöstrand came through the academy of Nacka FC spending seven years in the club before moving to Djurgården where he scored in the club's under-19 Ligacupen final win over Kalmar FF in May 2023.[3] He joined third-tier Ettan side Sollentuna FK in February 2024 and scored twice in 11 league matches during the spring before moving up a division.[4][5]
In July 2024, Sjöstrand moved to Superettan club Sandvikens IF.[5] He became a regular starter, registering two goals and three assists in 14 league matches during the first half of the 2025 season.[6] Across his Sandviken spell he made 27 competitive appearances with three goals and five assists.[7]
On 11 July 2025, Sjöstrand signed a three-year contract with Dutch club Cambuur, to run through summer 2028 with a club option for a further year, and was assigned squad number 11.[8][9][10] He made his league debut in the second-tier Eerste Divisie in August 2025 and scored his first goal for the club on 15 August in a 1–0 home win over TOP Oss.[11][12]
Style of play
editUpon signing Sjöstrand in 2025, Cambuur's technical manager Lars Lambooij highlighted Sjöstrand's pace, threat in behind and one-on-one dribbling as attributes that added specific weapons to the squad.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 24 May 2026[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sollentuna FK | 2024 | Ettan Norra | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 16 | 4 | |
| Sandvikens IF | 2024 | Superettan | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Superettan | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Cambuur | 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 10 | |
| Malmö FF | 2026 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 83 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 18 | ||
References
edit- ↑ "Oscar Love Sjöstrand". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ Olsson, Thomas; Carlson, Jalmar (17 July 2025). "Bookillen Oscar Sjöstrand blir proffs i Nederländerna". Nacka Värmdö Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Djurgården fick fira P19-guldet i Ligacupen" [Djurgården celebrated P19 Ligacupen title]. Svenska Fotbollförbundet (in Swedish). 18 May 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Oscar & Gustav klara för SFK" [Oscar & Gustav completed for SFK]. Sollentuna FK (in Swedish). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Oscar Sjöstrand klar för Sandviken" [Oscar Sjöstrand signs for Sandviken]. Sollentuna FK (in Swedish). 24 July 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Bekräftat: Oscar Sjöstrand klar för SC Cambuur" [Confirmed: Oscar Sjöstrand signs for SC Cambuur]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 11 July 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "SIF säljer Sjöstrand – för ny rekordsumma" [SIF sell Sjöstrand – for a new record fee]. Sandvikens IF (in Swedish). 11 July 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- 1 2 "SC Cambuur neemt Zweedse aanvaller Oscar Sjöstrand over van Sandvikens IF" [SC Cambuur sign Swedish attacker Oscar Sjöstrand from Sandvikens IF]. SC Cambuur (in Dutch). 11 July 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Eerste elftal – Selectie" [First team – Squad]. SC Cambuur (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ Faber, Andor (11 July 2025). "De komst van Zweed Sjöstrand betekent een trendbreuk voor Cambuur: "Dit heb je liever"" [Swede Sjöstrand’s arrival signals a change of direction for Cambuur: 'This is better']. Omrop Fryslân (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Oscar Sjöstrand – SC Cambuur – 2025–26 stats". ESPN. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ "Samenvatting" [Highlights: Cambuur–TOP Oss]. SC Cambuur (in Dutch). 15 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
- ↑ Oscar Sjöstrand at WorldFootball.net