Emil Hansson

Brann

Hansson, son of a Norwegian mother, and the former Swedish professional footballer Patrik Hansson, began playing football in his hometown Bergen for Brann, before moving to the youth academy of Swedish Allsvenskan club Kalmar prior the 2013 season, where his father worked as assistant coach. After six months, he returned to Brann. There, he was promoted to the first team for the 2015 season, where he made his first two senior appearances in April 2015, one in the cup and one in the league. In total he got two league appearances and four in the 2015 Norwegian Football Cup.

Feyenoord

Hansson joined the youth academy of Dutch Eredivisie club Feyenoord in August 2015. He initially played for the U21 team but made his debut in the Eredivisie on 12 March 2017 in a 5–2 home win over AZ, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Steven Berghuis. For the first team he made a total of two appearances during the 2016–17 season, while continuing as a part of the U21 side and reserves; the first team won the Dutch championship at the end of the season, after an 18-year title drought. The following season, Hansson made eleven appearances for the reserves and two total appearances for the first team, in the KNVB Beker and in the league, respectively. Feyenoord finished third in the Eredivisie that season and won the cup; the 100th edition of the tournament. In July 2018, Hansson moved to the second-tier Eerste Divisie on loan to RKC Waalwijk. With twelve goals from…

Hansson gained four caps for the Sweden national under-17 team, but later decided to play for Norway. As a result, he appeared in 10 matches each for Norway U16s and U17s, nine for the U18s and three for the U19s. In December 2018, Hansson finally decided on representing Sweden, and on 22 March 2019, he appeared in a friendly against Russia in Marbella, Spain, for the first time for the Sweden national under-21 team.

Club

As of match played 10 May 2026

Feyenoord

Eredivisie: 2016–17 KNVB Cup: 2017–18 Johan Cruijff Shield: 2017 Heracles

Eerste Divisie: 2022–23 Birmingham City

EFL League One: 2024–25 Individual

Eerste Divisie Team of the Year: 2022–23 Eerste Divisie Top Assists Provider: 2022–23