{{short description|Swedish footballer (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Dennis Collander | fullname = Kjell Dennis Collander | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|5|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Västerås, Sweden | height = 1.78 m<ref>{{cite book|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=3 August 2023|title=Supportrarnas Matchprogram NR 424|url=https://supportrarnasmatchprogram.se/|location=Stockholm|publisher=Supportrarnas Matchprogram|page=17|isbn=}}</ref> | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Hammarby IF | clubnumber = 14 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2012 | youthclubs1 = Barkarö SK | youthyears2 = 2013–2017 | youthclubs2 = Skiljebo SK | years1 = 2018 | clubs1 = Skiljebo SK | caps1 = 12 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2019–2022 | clubs2 = Örebro SK | caps2 = 36 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2022– | clubs3 = Hammarby IF | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2022 | clubs4 = → Hammarby TFF | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1= 2017–2019 | nationalteam1 = Sweden U17 | nationalcaps1 = 22 | nationalgoals1= 2 | nationalyears2= 2021 | nationalteam2 = Sweden U21 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2= 0 | club-update = 9 May 2026 | ntupdate = 17:25, 16 October 2024 (UTC) }}
'''Kjell Dennis Collander''' (born 9 May 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF.<ref name="SW">{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/dennis-collander/573327/|title=Sweden - D. Collander - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=Soccerway|access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref>
==Early life== Collander was born in Västerås and started to play football as a youngster with local club Barkarö SK. At age 11, he moved to Skiljebo SK.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grattis Dennis!|url=https://www.laget.se/barkarosk/News/2597240/Grattis-Dennis!|publisher=Barkarö SK|date=11 September 2012|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tipselit.se/herr/artikelserien-dennis-collander-orebro-sk/|title=Artikelserien: Dennis Collander|language=sv|work=Tipselit.se|date=20 March 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026085215/http://www.tipselit.se/herr/artikelserien-dennis-collander-orebro-sk/|archive-date=26 October 2019}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Skiljebo SK=== On 14 February 2018, aged 15, Collander was promoted to Skiljebo's senior team, competing in Division 2, Sweden's fourth tier.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dennis Collander skriver på A-lagskontrakt|work=Skiljebo SK A-lag Herr|url=https://www.laget.se/skiljeboskherr/news/5426837/Dennis-Collander-skriver-pa-A-lagskontrakt|publisher=Skiljebo SK|date=14 February 2018|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727100432/https://www.laget.se/skiljeboskherr/news/5426837/Dennis-Collander-skriver-pa-A-lagskontrakt|url-status=dead}}</ref> He played 12 league games throughout the season, scoring once, helping the club to finish 2nd in the table.<ref name="stats">{{cite web|title=Dennis Collander|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/dennis-collander/5741b10b-b657-4c89-af71-26b1295356a7/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref name="osk">{{cite web|title=Dennis Collander skriver på för ÖSK|url=https://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/nyheter-2018/2019-01-17-dennis-collander-skriver-pa-for-osk.html|publisher=Örebro SK|date=17 January 2019|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref>
===Örebro SK=== On 17 January 2019, Collander transferred to Örebro SK in Allsvenskan, the domestic top tier. He signed a three-year deal with the club,<ref name="osk"/> after a successful trial.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dennis Collander tränar med ÖSK|url=https://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/nyheter-2018/2018-12-20-dennis-collander-tranar-med-osk.html|publisher=Örebro SK|date=20 December 2018|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref> He spent most of the season sidelined, nursing an abdominal muscle injury.<ref>{{cite web|title=Västeråslöftet Collander om mysterieskadan som har förstört debutsäsongen i allsvenskan: "Knappt expertisen vet"|url=https://www.vlt.se/2019-08-02/vasterasloftet-collander-om-mysterieskadan-som-har-forstort-debutsasongen-i-allsvenskan-knappt-expertisen-vet|publisher=Vestmanlands Läns Tidning|date=2 August 2019|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ÖSKTV möter: Dennis Collander|url=https://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/osk-tv/osk-tv/2020-02-12-osktv-moter-dennis-collander.html|publisher=Örebro SK|date=12 February 2020|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref>
On 5 July 2020, Collander made his debut for Örebro in Allsvenskan, in a 1–2 loss to IK Sirius, coming on as a late substitute.<ref>{{cite web|title=ÖSK föll i regnet i Uppsala|url=https://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/nyheter-2020/2020-07-05-osk-foll-i-regnigt-uppsala.html|publisher=Örebro SK|date=12 February 2020|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=En besviken Axel Kjäll på presskonferensen efter match|url=https://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/nyheter-2020/2020-07-05-en-besviken-axel-kjall-pa-presskonferensen-efter-match.html|publisher=Örebro SK|date=5 July 2020|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref> He ended the 2020 season making 15 league appearances for Örebro, that finished 7th in the Allsvenskan table.<ref name="stats"/>
On 10 February 2021, Collander signed a new three-year deal with Örebro.<ref>{{cite web|title=Collander förlänger kontraktet|url=https://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/nyheter-2021/2021-02-10-collander-forlanger-kontraktet.html|publisher=Örebro SK|date=10 February 2021|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref> He made 21 league appearances, scoring twice, before his season was cut short in early October due to a knee injury.<ref>{{cite web|title=ÖSK:s tunga smäll – Collander kan missa resten av säsongen: "Får se om jag hinner"|url=https://www.na.se/2021-10-05/osks-tunga-small--collander-kan-missa-resten-av-sasongen-far-se-om-jag-hinner|publisher=Nerikes Allehanda|date=5 October 2021|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref> Collander was unable to save the club from suffering a relegation to Superettan, but was voted Örebro Player of the Year by the fans of the club.<ref name="playeroftheyear">{{cite web|title=Säsongens priser utdelade i herr- och damlaget|url=https://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/nyheter-2021/2021-12-19-sasongens-priser-utdelade-i-herr--och-damlaget.html|publisher=Örebro SK|date=19 December 2021|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref>
===Hammarby IF=== On 12 January 2022, Collander transferred to Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract until the summer of 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dennis Collander klar för Hammarby|url=https://www.gamlahammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/dennis-collander-klar-for-hammarby/|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|date=12 January 2022|accessdate=12 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dennis Collander lämnar ÖSK Fotboll|url=https://oskfotboll.se/osk/aktuellt/nyheter-2022/2022-01-12-dennis-collander-lamnar-osk-fotboll.html|publisher=Örebro SK|date=12 January 2022|accessdate=12 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref> The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 4,5 million SEK.<ref>{{cite web|title=AVSLÖJAR: Hammarby nära värva Collander|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/wOboj1/avslojar-hammarby-nara-varva-collander|publisher=Örebro SK|date=9 January 2022|accessdate=12 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Uppgifter: Klubbarna överens – så mycket kostar landslagsmannen|url=https://www.na.se/2022-01-10/uppgifter-klubbarna-overens--sa-mycket-kostar-landslagsmannen|publisher=Nerikes Allehanda|date=10 January 2022|accessdate=12 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref> Collander featured in the final of the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen, in which Hammarby lost by 4–5 on penalties to Malmö FF after the game ended in a 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/cuper/2022/05/svcherr-hammarby-mff/|title=Straffar gav MFF första cupguldet på 33 år|date=26 May 2022|accessdate=26 May 2022|publisher=Swedish Football Association|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamlahammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/bajen-golvat-fran-elva-meter-i-titelmatchen/|title=Bajen golvat från elva meter i titelmatchen|date=26 May 2022|accessdate=26 May 2022|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|language=Swedish}}</ref> On 22 July 2022 after making five appearances in Allsvenskan, it was announced that Collander would be sidelined for several months due to an other knee injury,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamlahammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/genomgang-av-skadelaget-i-hammarbytruppen/|title=Genomgång av skadeläget i Hammarbytruppen|date=22 July 2022|accessdate=22 July 2022|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|language=Swedish}}</ref> eventually leading to him missing the rest of the 2022 season. In May 2023, when he had returned to training, Collander suffered a cruciate ligament injury, expected to keep him sidelined for the rest of the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamlahammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/dennis-collander-knaskadad/|title=Dennis Collander knäskadad|date=11 May 2023|accessdate=17 October 2023|publisher=Hammarby Fotboll|language=Swedish}}</ref>
==International career== Between 2017 and 2019, Collander won 22 caps for the Swedish national under-17 team, scoring twice. He briefly captained the side and was called up to the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, where Sweden was eliminated in the group stage.<ref>{{cite web|title=P02: Sammanfattningen 2017-2021|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2021/03/p02-sammanfattningen-2017-2021/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=9 March 2021|access-date=9 January 2021|language=Swedish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Första målet för Collander|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2018/8/p16-collander-om-nordisk-pojk/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=8 August 2018|access-date=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref>
On 3 June 2021, Collander made his debut for the Swedish national under–21 team, in a 2–0 win against Finland.<ref>{{cite web|title=U21: 15 debutanter mot Finland|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/landslag/2021/06/u21-15-debutanter-mot-finland/|publisher=Swedish Football Association|date=4 June 2021|access-date=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref>
==Personal life== His father Conny Collander is a former footballer who represented Västerås SK between 1989 and 1996, mainly in the Swedish second tier, before he was forced to retire due to several knee injuries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Så vill förre VSK-stjärnan höja nivån på ungdomsverksamheten i Västmanland|url=https://www.vlt.se/2017-01-16/sa-vill-forre-vsk-stjarnan-hoja-nivan-pa--ungdomsverksamheten-i-vastmanland|publisher=Vestmanlands Läns Tidning|date=16 January 2017|accessdate=10 January 2022|language=Swedish}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{Updated|31 October 2025}}<ref name="SW"/> <!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox and add totals too! --> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Skiljebo SK |2018 |Division 2 |12||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !12!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!12!!1 |- |rowspan="4"|Örebro SK |2019 |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Allsvenskan |0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- |2020 |15||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||18||0 |- |2021 |21||2||3||0||colspan="2"|—||24||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !36!!2!!8!!0!!0!!0!!44!!2 |- |rowspan="2"|Hammarby TFF |2022 |Ettan |2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0 |- |rowspan="5"|Hammarby IF |2022 |rowspan="4" valign="center"|Allsvenskan |5||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |2023 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- |2024 |7||0||1||1||0||0||8||1 |- |2025 |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !12!!0!!2!!1!!0!!0!!14!!1 |- !colspan="3"|Total !62!!3!!10!!1!!0!!0!!72!!4 |}
==Honours== ===Individual=== * Örebro SK Player of the Year: 2021<ref name="playeroftheyear"/>
==References== {{reflist|1}}
{{Hammarby Fotboll squad}}
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