# 2022 Malmö FF season

The 2022 season is Malmö FF's 111th in existence, their 87th season in Allsvenskan and their 22nd consecutive season in the league. They are competing in Allsvenskan, the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen, the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen, and the UEFA Champions League.

## Players
### Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Eric Larsson |
| 3 | DF | DEN | Jonas Knudsen |
| 4 | DF | FIN | Niklas Moisander |
| 5 | MF | DEN | Søren Rieks |
| 6 | MF | SWE | Oscar Lewicki |
| 7 | MF | MKD | Erdal Rakip |
| 8 | MF | PER | Sergio Peña |
| 9 | FW | SWE | Isaac Kiese Thelin |
| 10 | MF | DEN | Anders Christiansen (captain) |
| 11 | FW | SWE | Ola Toivonen (vice-captain) |
| 13 | DF | SWE | Martin Olsson |
| 14 | DF | SWE | Felix Beijmo |
| 15 | MF | SWE | Joseph Ceesay |
| 17 | FW | GHA | Malik Abubakari |
| 18 | MF | USA | Romain Gall |
| 19 | MF | SRB | Veljko Birmančević |
| 20 | MF | SWE | Moustafa Zeidan |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | BIH | Dennis Hadžikadunić |
| 22 | FW | BIH | Adi Nalić |
| 23 | DF | CZE | Matěj Chaluš |
| 24 | DF | DEN | Lasse Nielsen |
| 25 | MF | MLI | Mahamé Siby |
| 26 | MF | SWE | Mubaarak Nuh |
| 27 | GK | SWE | Johan Dahlin |
| 28 | MF | SWE | David Edvardsson |
| 30 | GK | MLI | Ismael Diawara |
| 31 | MF | SWE | Hugo Larsson |
| 32 | MF | NOR | Jo Inge Berget |
| 33 | FW | SLE | Mohamed Buya Turay |
| 35 | MF | SWE | Samuel Adrian |
| 36 | MF | KOS | Patriot Sejdiu |
| 37 | MF | SWE | Sebastian Nanasi |
| 39 | DF | CMR | Samuel Kotto |
| 40 | MF | GHA | Emmanuel Lomotey |

### Players in/out
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 23 | DF | Matěj Chaluš | 24 | Slovan Liberec | Transfer | Winter | 2025 | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 39 | DF | Samuel Kotto | 18 | APEJES Academy | Transfer | Winter | 2025 | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 21 | DF | Dennis Hadžikadunić | 23 | Rostov | Loan | Winter | 2022 | | mff.se |
| 9 | FW | Isaac Kiese Thelin | 29 | Baniyas | Transfer | Winter | 2025 | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 25 | MF | Mahamé Siby | 25 | Strasbourg | Transfer | Summer | 2026 | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 20 | MF | Moustafa Zeidan | 24 | IK Sirius | Transfer | Summer | 2026 | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 15 | MF | Joseph Ceesay | 24 | Lechia Gdańsk | Transfer | Summer | 2026 | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 33 | FW | Mohamed Buya Turay | 27 | Henan Songshan Longmen | Transfer | Summer | 2025 | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 40 | MF | Emmanuel Lomotey | 24 | Amiens | Transfer | Summer | 2026 | Undisclosed | mff.se |

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 23 | FW | Marcus Antonsson | 31 | IFK Värnamo | End of contract | Winter | | mff.se |
| 38 | DF | Linus Borgström | 21 | Falkenbergs FF | End of contract | Winter | | mff.se |
| 31 | DF | Franz Brorsson | 26 | Aris Limassol | End of contract | Winter | | mff.se |
| 16 | GK | Mathias Nilsson | 22 | Östers IF | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 29 | DF | Noah Eile | 19 | Mjällby AIF | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 20 | MF | Bonke Innocent | 28 | Lorient | End of contract | Winter | | mff.se |
| 1 | GK | Melker Ellborg | 18 | IFK Malmö | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | MF | Melker Widell | 19 | BK Olympic | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | FW | Samuel Burakovsky | 19 | BK Olympic | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | MF | Hugo Bolin | 18 | BK Olympic | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| | MF | August Karlin | 18 | BK Olympic | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 34 | MF | Markus Björkqvist | 18 | Utsiktens BK | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 40 | DF | Hugo Andersson | 23 | Randers | Transfer | Winter | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 15 | DF | Anel Ahmedhodžić | 22 | Bordeaux | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 39 | FW | Amin Sarr | 20 | Heerenveen | Transfer | Winter | (€2,300,000) | mff.se |
| 21 | MF | Peter Gwargis | 21 | Jönköpings Södra | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 25 | MF | Aleksander Damnjanovic Nilsson | 19 | Sandefjord | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 39 | DF | Samuel Kotto | 18 | BK Olympic | Loan | Winter | | mff.se |
| 33 | MF | Amel Mujanić | 21 | APOEL | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |
| 15 | DF | Anel Ahmedhodžić | 23 | Sheffield United | Transfer | Summer | (€3,500,000) | mff.se |
| 17 | FW | Malik Abubakari | 22 | HJK | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |
| 37 | MF | Sebastian Nanasi | 20 | Kalmar FF | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |
| 25 | MF | Aleksander Damnjanovic Nilsson | 19 | Sandefjord | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 28 | MF | David Edvardsson | 20 | IFK Värnamo | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |
| 35 | MF | Samuel Adrian | 24 | Jönköpings Södra | Loan | Summer | | mff.se |
| 2 | DF | Eric Larsson | 31 | OFI | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | mff.se |
| 19 | MF | Veljko Birmančević | 24 | Toulouse | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | mff.se |

## Player statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 6 November 2022
| Number | Position | Name | 2022 Allsvenskan | 2022 Allsvenskan | 2021–22 Svenska Cupen 2022–23 Svenska Cupen | 2021–22 Svenska Cupen 2022–23 Svenska Cupen | 2022–23 UEFA Champions League 2022–23 UEFA Europa League | 2022–23 UEFA Champions League 2022–23 UEFA Europa League | Total | Total |
| Number | Position | Name | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals | Appearances | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Melker Ellborg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Eric Larsson | 13 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Jonas Knudsen | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Niklas Moisander | 8 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | Søren Rieks | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | Oscar Lewicki | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Erdal Rakip | 25 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | Sergio Peña | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | Isaac Kiese Thelin | 23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 39 | 17 |
| 10 | MF | Anders Christiansen | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 6 |
| 11 | FW | Ola Toivonen | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 9 |
| 13 | DF | Martin Olsson | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | Felix Beijmo | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 46 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | Anel Ahmedhodžić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Joseph Ceesay | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| 16 | GK | Mathias Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Malik Abubakari | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 18 | MF | Romain Gall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | Veljko Birmančević | 18 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 15 |
| 20 | MF | Moustafa Zeidan | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 23 | 4 |
| 21 | DF | Dennis Hadžikadunić | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Peter Gwargis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Adi Nalić | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | Matěj Chaluš | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Lasse Nielsen | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Mahamé Siby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Aleksander Damnjanovic Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Mubaarak Nuh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | Johan Dahlin | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | David Edvardsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Noah Eile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Ismael Diawara | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Hugo Larsson | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| 32 | MF | Jo Inge Berget | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 33 | FW | Mohamed Buya Turay | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| 34 | MF | Markus Björkqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | Samuel Adrian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | Patriot Sejdiu | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 8 |
| 37 | MF | Sebastian Nanasi | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 40 | MF | Emmanuel Lomotey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | Mamadou Diagne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | André Alvarez Perez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | Raymond Adjei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Competitions
### Allsvenskan
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | AIK | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 50 |
| 6 | IF Elfsborg | 30 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 49 |
| 7 | Malmö FF | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 46 |
| 8 | IFK Göteborg | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 45 |
| 9 | Mjällby AIF | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 43 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish)

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

#### Matches
### Svenska Cupen

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

#### 2021–22

    The tournament continued from the 2021 season.

##### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Malmö FF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Advance to Knockout Stage |
| 2 | IFK Värnamo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | GAIS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ängelholms FF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0 | |

##### Knockout stage
#### 2022–23
##### Qualification stage
### UEFA Champions League

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

#### Qualifying phase and play-off round
##### Second qualifying round
### UEFA Europa League

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | USG | UBE | BRA | MAL |
| 1 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Union Berlin | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Braga | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Malmö FF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 | | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |

## Non-competitive
### Pre-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+1 unless stated otherwise.

### Mid-season

Kickoff times are in UTC+2 unless stated otherwise.

## Footnotes

* ↑ "Officiellt: Sarr lämnar Malmö FF - klar för Heerenveen". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
* ↑ "Officiellt: Ahmedhodzic klar för Sheffield United". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
* ↑ "Malmö FF". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
* ↑ "UEFA Champions League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2022.