# Colin Rösler

Colin Rösler (born 22 April 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. Born in Germany, he represents the Norway national team.
Rösler was born in Berlin, Germany, and grew up in both Norway and England. After progressing through Manchester City's academy, he joined Dutch club NAC Breda in 2019. After 44 league appearances for NAC, Rösler joined Norwegian club Lillestrøm for the 2022 season. He has represented both Norway and England in youth internationals but pledged international allegiance to Norway in 2016.

## Early life

Rösler is the son of German football manager and former East Germany international footballer Uwe Rösler. His mother is from Norway. He was named after Manchester City legend Colin Bell, whilst his younger brother Tony was named after fellow City legend Tony Book.
Rösler was born in Berlin, but his family moved to Lillestrøm in 2002. He moved to England aged 10, and joined Manchester City's academy a year later.

## Club career

After progressing through Manchester City's youth academy, Rösler signed for Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda on a three-year contract in August 2019. He joined NAC on a free transfer as part of a partnership between the two clubs. He initially played in central defence for Breda alongside Roger Riera. He played 11 games for NAC during the 2019–20 Eerste Divisie season. He made 25 appearances during the 2020–21 season, including scoring his first senior goal from close range in a 3–1 win over De Graafschap in March 2021. As his spell at NAC continued, Rösler was increasingly overlooked and made just 8 appearances during the 2021–22 season.
On 30 December 2021, it was announced that Rösler had signed for Eliteserien club Lillestrøm SK on a contract until 2024. Lillestrøm paid no transfer fee to NAC, but NAC retained a sell-on fee in Rösler's contract.
On 28 December 2022, it was announced that Rösler would join Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF for the 2023 season. He signed a three-year contract.
On 5 August 2024, Malmö FF bought the centre-back for a reported sum of 11 million SEK after the departure of Derek Cornelius. Rösler made his debut appearance for Malmö on 10 August in a 1-0 victory against Halmstads BK.

## International career

Rösler was capped four times by Norway at under-15 level in 2015, scoring in their 4–4 draw with Northern Ireland. He subsequently played internationally for England under-16s, but in February 2016, pledged international allegiance to Norway. He subsequently played for Norway at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels.
Rösler made his debut for Norway national team on 17 November 2024 in a Nations League game against Kazakhstan at Ullevaal Stadion. He substituted the hat-trick scorer Erling Haaland in the 86th minute, as Norway won 5–0.

## Career statistics

    As of matches played 18 March 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Manchester City U23 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| NAC Breda | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| NAC Breda | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| NAC Breda | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| NAC Breda | Total | Total | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| Lillestrøm | 2022 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Mjällby AIF | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 58 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 2 |
* ↑ Appearances in KNVB Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Svenska Cupen
* ↑ Appearances in the EFL Trophy
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

## Honours

Malmö FF
* Allsvenskan: 2024