| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Magnus Elkjær Mattsson | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-02-25)25 February 1999 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Marstal, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Copenhagen | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | ØBG Fodbold | ||
| 2012–2017 | Silkeborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Silkeborg | 66 | (26) |
| 2021–2024 | NEC | 71 | (19) |
| 2024– | Copenhagen | 50 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Denmark U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2018 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2025 | |||
Magnus Elkjær Mattsson (born 25 February 1999) is a Danish professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forDanish Superliga clubCopenhagen.
Mattsson started his career at ØBG Fodbold inSilkeborg. He played there until 2012 where he moved toSilkeborg IF at the age of 13 years. He made his debut forSilkeborg IF's first team in theDanish Superliga on 25 August 2017 againstHobro IK.[1] He was also a starter in the cup final in the2017–18 Danish Cup, where Mattsson and Silkeborg were up againstBrøndby IF. The match ended with a 3–1 win forBrøndby IF. At the end of 2018, Mattsson was named player of the year in Silkeborg IF.[2] A few months later, Silkeborg was relegated to theDanish 1st Division.
In March 2019, Mattsson suffered a long-term injury in his groin, which kept him on the sidelines for half a year. However, with 20 appearances and 6 goals in the league during the season, Mattsson helped Silkeborg with promotion to theDanish Superliga again for the 2019–20 season.[3] To gain some game fitness after being injured for half a year, Mattsson was called up for a U19 game in September 2019. Unluckily, Mattsson suffered an injury to his leftanterior cruciate ligament in that game and was again out for a longer period.[4] Having undergone knee surgery, he was in recovery until the end of the 2019–20 season.
On 28 June 2021, it was confirmed that Mattsson had been sold to Dutch clubNEC, signing a deal until June 2024 with an option for one further year.[5]
Mattsson joinedCopenhagen on 1 February 2024 signing a contract with the Danish side through the 2027–28 campaign.[6]He debuted for the club on 13 February 2024 by scoring in the first leg of theChampions League Round of 16 againstManchester City in a 3–1 loss.[7]
Mattsson's younger brother,Pelle Mattsson, is also a footballer, playing forNorwich City FC. Their father,Joakim Mattsson, is a Swedish football manager.[8]
Beside football, Mattsson is also amusic producer and creates beats for American musicians.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Silkeborg | 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| 2018–19 | Danish 1st Division | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 28 | 19 | 2 | 3 | — | 30 | 22 | ||
| Total | 66 | 26 | 8 | 5 | — | 74 | 31 | |||
| NEC Nijmegen | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 27 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 19 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | 22 | 13 | ||
| Total | 71 | 19 | 7 | 2 | — | 78 | 21 | |||
| Copenhagen | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 15 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 15[c] | 0 | 52 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 3 | 11 | 5 | |
| Total | 50 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 78 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 52 | 22 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 230 | 62 | ||
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