Markus Rosenberg

His second spell at Malmö FF proved to be successful, as he was named the club's greatest footballer in the 21st century.

Rosenberg began his playing career at Malmö FF at age five, having started to play football at a young age.

He was successful in the youth team, where he started playing as a right-back before becoming a striker at age 16.

Rosenberg made his European debut in a 1–0 loss against Sporting CP in the second leg of the UEFA Cup first round, coming on as a substitute in the 62nd minute.

Nils Markus Rosenberg (born 27 September 1982) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He spent the majority of his career with his boyhood club Malmö FF, as well as a notable five-year stint with German Bundesliga side Werder Bremen.

Rosenberg made an impact playing for the club's reserves in the 2000 season, scoring 26 times and earning him promotion to the first team.

While progressing through the Malmö FF youth system, he earned a nickname "Sillen", due to "being so small and witty".

Rosenberg made his league debut on 10 May 2001 against AIK, coming on as a 78th-minute substitute in a 2–0 win.

He then made his first start for the side, as they won 1–0 against Hammarby on 26 May 2001.

On 2 July 2001, Rosenberg scored his first Malmö FF goal, in a 2–0 win against GIF Sundsvall, However, he struggled to become a first-team regular with strong competition from Niklas Skoog and Peter Ijeh, resulting in him being placed on the substitute bench, as well as, his own injury concern.

Despite this, Rosenberg signed a three–year contract with the club.

Until the end of the 2001 season, he made 15 appearances scoring once in all competitions.

In the 2002 season Rosenberg found his first-team opportunities limited by strong competition and injury problems.

As a result, he found himself playing for the reserve side.

But towards the end of the season, Rosenberg made a number of starts for the side.

He finished the 2002 season with 13 appearances in all competitions.

Rosenberg started the 2003 season well scoring in the opening match of the season, a 2–0 win against Örebro.

On 5 May 2003, he scored his second goal of the season, in a 2–1 loss against Hammarby.

On 29 May 2003, in the third round of the Svenska Cupen against IFK Luleå, Rosenberg scored a brace for the side, as they won 4–0.

Three months later, on 17 August 2003, Rosenberg scored his third goal of the season, in a 6–0 win against Hammarby.

Despite being involved in the first team, Rosenberg mostly featured from the substitute bench and continued to be overshadowed by the likes of Skoog, Ijeh and Andreas Yngvesson.

But he often received playing time in absence of Skoog.

Until the end of the 2003 season, Rosenberg went on to make 21 appearances scoring five times in all competitions.

Rosenberg began his career at hometown club Malmö FF and became the Allsvenskan top scorer while on loan at Halmstads BK during the 2004 season.

Rosenberg's Allsvenskan success attracted interest from abroad, and ultimately he ended up playing for football clubs all across Europe, including Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga, Ajax in the Eredivisie, Racing de Santander in La Liga, and West Bromwich in the English Premier League.

When the club purchased strikers Afonso Alves and Igor Sypniewski ahead of the season, Rosenberg opted to go to Halmstads BK on loan in 2004.

Rosenberg quickly made an impact on his Halmstads debut, scoring the club's third goal in a 5–2 win against Örebro in the opening game of the season.

After making his debut for the club, he quickly established himself in the starting line–up as a striker.

On 25 April 2004, Rosenberg scored his second goal for the club, in a 3–2 win against Helsingborg.

After adding three more goals for the next five months, he scored twice for the side, in a 2–2 draw against his parent club, Malmö FF on 14 September 2004.

By the end of September, Rosenberg scored five more goals, scoring a brace against Trelleborgs and then a hat-trick against Örebro.

A month later, on 25 October 2004, he scored twice for the side, winning 2–1 against Helsingborgs.

Playing at Halmstad, he became the top goalscorer of the 2004 season and just missed out on becoming the league champion after Halmstad finished two points behind Malmö.

Rosenberg won 33 caps for the Sweden national team, scoring 6 goals, and represented them at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2008, and UEFA Euro 2012.

Following this, he signed a three–year contract with the club, keeping him until 2006.

After returning to Malmö FF in 2014, Rosenberg scored several key goals in the club's UEFA Champions League run and helped the team win the league title.

The following year, Rosenberg once again played a pivotal role in securing consecutive group stage qualifications for Malmö FF in the Champions League.

Rosenberg served as captain of Malmö from 2015 to 2019.

He was also involved in winning two more consecutive league titles in 2016 and 2017, as well as advancing past the 2018–19 and 2019–20 UEFA Europa League group stage levels with Malmö.