Personal information | |||
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Full name | André Carl Picornell | ||
Date of birth | 3 April 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
2022 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Sweden U18 | 1 | (0) |
2022 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2023 |
André Carl Picornell (born 3 April 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Picornell played in the youth sector of IF Brommapojkarna; [1] [2] after going on trial with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Feyenoord and Heerenveen, [1] he joined Allsvenskan side Djurgårdens IF in November 2021, signing a two-year professional deal with the club. [3] Throughout the 2022 season, the goalkeeper played for Djurgården's under-19 and under-21 teams, [1] and was ultimately named as Goalkeeper of the Year for the former national championship. [4] [5] During the same campaign, he also made several bench appearances for the first team in the UEFA Europa Conference League. [6] [7]
On 9 April 2023, Picornell made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Gustav Wikheim in the 51st minute of a league match against IK Sirius, after first-choice keeper Jacob Widell Zetterström had been sent off. [8] [9] He managed to keep a clean sheet, as the game ended in a goalless draw. [8] [9] [10]
He left Djurgårdens IF in January 2024, having turned down an offer to renew his contract with the club. [11] [12]
Due to his origins, Picornell is eligible to represent either Sweden or Spain at international level. [1]
After playing for the Swedish under-17 national team, in May 2021 he accepted a call-up for a training camp with the Spain U17s. [1] He then came back to represent Sweden at under-18 and under-19 levels. [13]
Picornell was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and a Spanish Catalan father. [1]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | André Carl Picornell | ||
Date of birth | 3 April 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
2022 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2023 | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Sweden U18 | 1 | (0) |
2022 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2023 |
André Carl Picornell (born 3 April 2004) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Picornell played in the youth sector of IF Brommapojkarna; [1] [2] after going on trial with the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Feyenoord and Heerenveen, [1] he joined Allsvenskan side Djurgårdens IF in November 2021, signing a two-year professional deal with the club. [3] Throughout the 2022 season, the goalkeeper played for Djurgården's under-19 and under-21 teams, [1] and was ultimately named as Goalkeeper of the Year for the former national championship. [4] [5] During the same campaign, he also made several bench appearances for the first team in the UEFA Europa Conference League. [6] [7]
On 9 April 2023, Picornell made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Gustav Wikheim in the 51st minute of a league match against IK Sirius, after first-choice keeper Jacob Widell Zetterström had been sent off. [8] [9] He managed to keep a clean sheet, as the game ended in a goalless draw. [8] [9] [10]
He left Djurgårdens IF in January 2024, having turned down an offer to renew his contract with the club. [11] [12]
Due to his origins, Picornell is eligible to represent either Sweden or Spain at international level. [1]
After playing for the Swedish under-17 national team, in May 2021 he accepted a call-up for a training camp with the Spain U17s. [1] He then came back to represent Sweden at under-18 and under-19 levels. [13]
Picornell was born in Sweden to a Swedish mother and a Spanish Catalan father. [1]