Pierre Thomas Robin Neurath Bengtsson (born 12 April 1988) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Djurgårdens IF and the Sweden national team. Starting his career with AIK in the mid-2000s, he has spent most of his career in the Danish Superliga, and has also had stints in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 before returning to Sweden in 2022. A full international since 2011, he has won more than 40 caps for Sweden and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2020.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:21, 24 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:06, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
Neurath Bengtsson started his senior career at AIK, where he made his debut in August 2006, against Östers IF at Råsunda Stadium.
FC Nordsjælland
After three and a half seasons at AIK, Neurath Bengtsson searched for more playtime and joined on 1 September 2009 the Danish Superliga FC Nordsjælland.[1] Bengtsson began his Nordsjælland spell as back-up for Dennis Cagara, receiving his debut in the Danish Cup against AB on 23 September 2009. His first Superliga match was a 6–3 defeat against Brøndby IF on 4 October 2009.[2]
From 1 November 2009, Neurath Bengtsson became a regular starter for FC Nordsjælland on the left back position. Through his performances, Bengtsson became in the interest of UEFA Champions League competitors Copenhagen in the summer 2010,[3] and in the following winter transfer window, Bengtsson moved to Copenhagen.[4]
FC Copenhagen
In Copenhagen, Neurath Bengtsson was a back-up for Oscar Wendt in his first half year. Nevertheless, Neurath Bengtsson appeared in 8 of 16 matches before Wendt moved on to join Borussia Mönchengladbach. Bengtsson's debut came as a substitute on 22 February 2011 in the UEFA Champions League round-of-16-match against Chelsea[2]
In the 2011–12 season, Neurath Bengtsson began as first choice at left back. Through autumn, however, he was overtaken by Bryan Oviedo, and from 27 October to 15 April Neurath Bengtsson was only in the lineup twice.[2] Oviedo was sold to Everton on 31 August 2012,[5] and since Bengtsson has been the preferred left back in the club.
Mainz 05
On 23 November 2014, Mainz 05 announced that they had signed Neurath Bengtsson effective 1 January 2015. Since his contract with FC Copenhagen had expired 31 December 2014, he was available on a free transfer and signed a contract for three and a half years until summer 2018.[6]
International career
Neurath Bengtsson was a part of the Swedish youth national teams, gaining 29 matches in total. He was a part of the Swedish squad at the 2009 UEFA Under-21 Championship.[7]
Despite playing regularly as left back for Sweden during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying, he was surprisingly not selected for the final squad.[8] However, he was eventually called up to replace the injured Martin Olsson.[9]
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Pierre Thomas Robin Neurath Bengtsson born 12 April 1988 is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Djurgardens IF and the Sweden national team Starting his career with AIK in the mid 2000s he has spent most of his career in the Danish Superliga and has also had stints in the Bundesliga and Ligue 1 before returning to Sweden in 2022 A full international since 2011 he has won more than 40 caps for Sweden and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2020 Pierre Neurath BengtssonNeurath Bengtsson with Copenhagen in 2018Personal informationFull namePierre Thomas Robin Neurath BengtssonDate of birth 1988 04 12 12 April 1988 age 34 Place of birthKumla SwedenHeight1 76 m 5 ft 9 in Position s Left backClub informationCurrent teamDjurgardens IFNumber19Youth career1993 2004IFK Kumla2004 2006AIKSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2006 2009AIK43 0 2009 2011Nordsjaelland39 1 2011 2014Copenhagen109 2 2015 2017Mainz 0529 0 2016 2017 Bastia loan 30 1 2017 2022Copenhagen80 2 2021 Vejle BK loan 14 0 2022 Djurgardens IF17 0 International career 2003 2004Sweden U177 1 2006Sweden U192 0 2007 2010Sweden U2120 1 2011 Sweden42 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 22 21 24 October 2022 UTC National team caps and goals correct as of 21 06 25 March 2022 UTC Contents 1 Club career 1 1 AIK 1 2 FC Nordsjaelland 1 3 FC Copenhagen 1 4 Mainz 05 2 International career 3 Career statistics 3 1 International 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksClub career EditAIK Edit Neurath Bengtsson started his senior career at AIK where he made his debut in August 2006 against Osters IF at Rasunda Stadium FC Nordsjaelland Edit After three and a half seasons at AIK Neurath Bengtsson searched for more playtime and joined on 1 September 2009 the Danish Superliga FC Nordsjaelland 1 Bengtsson began his Nordsjaelland spell as back up for Dennis Cagara receiving his debut in the Danish Cup against AB on 23 September 2009 His first Superliga match was a 6 3 defeat against Brondby IF on 4 October 2009 2 From 1 November 2009 Neurath Bengtsson became a regular starter for FC Nordsjaelland on the left back position Through his performances Bengtsson became in the interest of UEFA Champions League competitors Copenhagen in the summer 2010 3 and in the following winter transfer window Bengtsson moved to Copenhagen 4 FC Copenhagen Edit In Copenhagen Neurath Bengtsson was a back up for Oscar Wendt in his first half year Nevertheless Neurath Bengtsson appeared in 8 of 16 matches before Wendt moved on to join Borussia Monchengladbach Bengtsson s debut came as a substitute on 22 February 2011 in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 match against Chelsea 2 In the 2011 12 season Neurath Bengtsson began as first choice at left back Through autumn however he was overtaken by Bryan Oviedo and from 27 October to 15 April Neurath Bengtsson was only in the lineup twice 2 Oviedo was sold to Everton on 31 August 2012 5 and since Bengtsson has been the preferred left back in the club Mainz 05 Edit On 23 November 2014 Mainz 05 announced that they had signed Neurath Bengtsson effective 1 January 2015 Since his contract with FC Copenhagen had expired 31 December 2014 he was available on a free transfer and signed a contract for three and a half years until summer 2018 6 International career EditNeurath Bengtsson was a part of the Swedish youth national teams gaining 29 matches in total He was a part of the Swedish squad at the 2009 UEFA Under 21 Championship 7 On 19 January 2011 Bengtsson made his debut for the senior national team in a friendly against Botswana 7 Despite playing regularly as left back for Sweden during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying he was surprisingly not selected for the final squad 8 However he was eventually called up to replace the injured Martin Olsson 9 Career statistics EditInternational Edit As of match played on 24 March 2022 10 Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps GoalsSweden 2011 3 02012 1 02013 5 02014 9 02015 6 02016 0 02017 0 02018 0 02019 5 02020 5 02021 7 02022 1 0Total 42 0Honours EditAIK Allsvenskan 2009 11 Nordsjaelland Danish Cup 2009 10Copenhagen Danish Superliga 2010 11 2012 13 2018 19 12 Danish Cup 2011 12References Edit Pierre Bengtsson till Nordsjalland Expressen se 1 September 2009 a b c Profile at Football Lineups com Medie FCK kigger pa FCK profil Bold dk 28 August 2010 Bengtsson solgt til FCK Bold dk 27 January 2011 FCK bekraefter Oviedo salg Bold dk 31 August 2012 Mainz 05 sign Pierre Bengtsson in German 1 FSV Mainz 05 23 November 2014 Retrieved 16 January 2015 a b Pierre Bengtsson Spelarstatistik Svensk fotboll www svenskfotboll se in Swedish Retrieved 15 June 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Pierre Bengtsson petad fran EM Valdigt ledsen Pierre Bengtsson inkallad till EM truppen Radiosporten Pierre Bengtsson in Swedish Svenskfotboll Retrieved 19 June 2021 AIK Fotbolls svenska mastare AIK Fotboll in Swedish Retrieved 21 January 2022 FC Copenhagen are Danish champions The Copenhagen Post 6 May 2019 Archived from the original on 7 May 2019 Retrieved 7 May 2019 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pierre Bengtsson Pierre Bengtsson at FootballDatabase eu Pierre Bengtsson at the Swedish Football Association in Swedish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pierre Bengtsson amp oldid 1134896896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
