Daniel Svensson: The black and yellow running sensation | OneFootball

He keeps on running and running and running. Or as Borussia Dortmund calls him: the evergreen, the endurance runner. Daniel Svensson (23) clocks up his kilometers week after week on the left wing. In the Bundesliga, no one can match the Swede in the service of BVB.

This season, Svensson hasn't missed a single minute on the pitch. Whether it's the Champions League, Bundesliga or DFB-Pokal, the left-footer experienced the start and end of each match on the green turf. He didn't hold back, as the official statistics prove.

"Daniel has fully met our expectations from day one," BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl (45) recently raved in a club interview. "He quickly settled in and immediately enriched our team with his performances," he praised Svensson.

In February 2025, the Dortmund team loaned the young Swede for 1.8 million euros from Danish first division club FC Nordsjaelland. "He is a player who was immediately there," confirmed head coach Niko Kovač (53). In his first half-year in Germany, Svensson played 21 times for the Black and Yellows (two goals, four assists). The Borussia officials exercised the purchase option of 6.5 million euros and signed him permanently until 2029.

Also top in the Champions League

The 23-year-old continues exactly where he left off last season. He consistently delivers. According to the official Bundesliga statistics, Svensson made 546 intensive runs in the first six matches - a league-wide best. This puts him ahead of Mathias Pereira Lage (28) from FC St. Pauli with 527 and Leipzig's Ridle Baku (27) with 515. The second-best Dortmund player is Maximilian Beier (22), who ranks 29th with 380 runs.

Svensson also has more kilometers on his odometer than his Bundesliga competitors. The Swede covered a smooth 75 kilometers in his six appearances. Jakub Kamiński (23) from VfL Wolfsburg and Louis Oppie (FC St. Pauli) lag behind with 71.1 kilometers. Waldemar Anton (29), number two at BVB, ranks 16th with 66.7 kilometers so far.

Svensson is also one of the most industrious professionals across Europe. After two matches in the Champions League, he ranks third with an average of 12.6 kilometers. Only Mohamed Elyounoussi (31) from FC Copenhagen with 13.3 kilometers and Munich's Joshua Kimmich (30), who covered 12.8 kilometers, were more diligent.

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