MD Management by Martin Dahlin
Scandinavian Pathways

Sweden

€55mm

Key Facts

Also known as: MDM
Founded: 2001
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden (c/o JRS Asset Management AB)
Players: 90+ (40+ 1st tier) | Total market value: €55mm
FIFA/FA registration: Registered by the Swedish, English, German, Italian and French FA (per agency); The FA (England) intermediary registration – IMS001930 (Martin Dahlin); DBU (Denmark) registered football agent listing (Martin Dahlin – MD Management)
Languages: Swedish, English
Regions covered: Scandinavia, Europe (global placements via club network)
Email: info@mdm.nu, martin@mdm.nu
Phone: +46 707 600 600
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martindahlinmanagement/

About

MD Management is a Sweden-based football agency founded in 2001 by former Sweden striker Martin Dahlin, with a stated focus on helping young talents navigate the professional pathway. The agency positions itself as “Scandinavia’s leading football agency” and emphasizes long-term support, honesty with clients, and leveraging an extensive network of football decision-makers.

Key People

• CEO/Founder: Martin Dahlin

  • Bio: Founded MD Management in 2001 after his playing career; the agency highlights his elite-level playing background and global football network built over a decade alongside world-class players.

    Dahlin began at Lunds BK and turned pro with Malmö FF in 1987, winning the Swedish Championship and Golden Boot before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach in 1991, where he scored 60 goals in just over 100 games and won the 1995 German Cup, later playing for AS Roma, Blackburn Rovers, and Hamburg before retiring in 1999 due to back problems. He starred for Sweden’s golden generation, scoring four goals at the 1994 World Cup as they won bronze, finishing with 60 caps and 29 goals, earning Sweden’s Golden Ball in 1993 and being inducted into the SFS Hall of Fame in 2016.

  • Contact: martin@mdm.nu | +46 707 600 600

• Managing Director / Head of Football: (not publicly specified as a single role on official site)

  • Note: MD Management presents a partner-led structure (agents + scouting) rather than a named managing director.

• Key partners / leadership

  • Marcus Allbäck – Agent

    • Bio: Former Sweden international; worked as assistant coach/players manager with Sweden’s men’s national team staff after retirement; joined Dahlin to work as an agent.

      Marcus Allbäck began his career at Örgryte and went on to play across Europe with spells in Italy (Bari), the Netherlands (Heerenveen), England (Aston Villa), Germany (Hansa Rostock), and Denmark (FC Copenhagen) before returning to Örgryte. He earned 74 caps for Sweden from 1999–2008, scoring 30 goals and appearing at three European Championships and two World Cups. After retiring, he spent seven years with the national team staff under Erik Hamrén as an assistant coach/player manager, helping Sweden qualify for two major tournaments, before partnering with Martin Dahlin to work as a player agent, based in Stockholm with his family.

    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marcusallback/

  • Elias Njardarson – Agent

    • Bio: Iceland-born; joined MD Management in 2019; UEFA B licensed coach; law graduate; described as splitting time between Reykjavik and Copenhagen and registered as an intermediary at the Norwegian FA.

    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eliasnjardar/

  • Alexander Malmström – Scout

    • Bio: Former Sweden youth international (24 youth caps per agency); background with Malmö FF youth/first team; later played professionally; experience as a sporting director; focuses on supporting younger players.

• Licensed agents (publicly listed / evidenced in sources)

  • Martin Dahlin – The FA intermediary IMS001930

  • Elias Njardarson – agent (role stated by agency)

  • Marcus Allbäck – agent (role stated by agency)

Client Roster

Top players (current):

• Gabriel Gudmundsson (Leeds United) – 29.04.1999

• Viktor Claesson (FC Copenhagen) – 02.01.1992

• Eric Smith (FC St. Pauli) – 08.01.1997

• Isak Brusberg (Rakow) – 05.09.2006

• Alfons Sampsted (Birmingham City) – 06.04.1998

• Love Arrhov (IF Brommapojkarna) – 01.03.2008

• Alexander Bernhardsson (Holstein Kiel) – 08.09.1998

• Mathias Normann (Al-Sailiya SC) – 28.05.1996

• Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) – 12.08.2000

• Emil Hansson (Blackpool FC) – 15.06.1998

• Carl Gustafsson (Halmstads BK) – 11.03.2000

• Lukas Björklund (Viborg FF) – 02.07.1999

• Hördur Magnússon (Panathinaikos) – 11.02.1993

• Mikael Ishak (Lech Poznań) – 31.03.1993

• Pontus Jansson (Malmö FF) – 13.02.1991

• Alex Timossi Andersson (SC Heerenveen) – 04.01.2001

• Ture Sandberg (IF Elfsborg) – 26.01.2005

• Erik Ahlstrand (Halmstads BK) – 14.10.2001

• Davíd Kristján Ólafsson (Mikkelin Palloilijat) – 15.03.1995

• Samuli Miettinen (FC Nordsjælland) – 22.09.2005

• Nils Fröling (FC Hansa Rostock) – 20.04.2000

• Melker Ellborg (IF Brommapojkarna) – 27.07.2005

• Hjörtur Hermannsson (Pisa) – 12.02.1995

• Calvin Kabuye (Malmö FF) – DOB not retrievable in this run

• Elias Andersson (IFK Göteborg) – DOB not retrievable in this run

• Valgeir Valgeirsson (IFK Norrköping) – 08.06.2001

• Wilhelm Nilsson (Helsingborgs IF) – DOB not retrievable in this run

• Daníel Hafsteinsson (Víkingur Reykjavík) – 12.11.1999

• Anton Eriksson (IFK Norrköping) – 05.03.2000

• Aleksander Damnjanovic Nilsson (Halmstads BK) – DOB not retrievable in this run

• Gabriel Wallentin (Halmstads BK) – 06.03.2001

Rising talents / U23:

• Love Arrhov (IF Brommapojkarna) – 01.03.2008

• Samuli Miettinen (FC Nordsjælland) – 22.09.2005

• Melker Ellborg (IF Brommapojkarna) – 27.07.2005

• Ture Sandberg (IF Elfsborg) – 26.01.2005

Notable former clients:

• Not consolidated in the public sources reviewed for this entry (agency site highlights partners and philosophy more than alumni lists).

Coaches/Staff represented (if any):

• No public evidence found in the sources reviewed for coach/staff representation.

Notable Deals

• 2026 – Isak Brusberg: Hacken → Rakow, €750k

• 2025 – Gabriel Gudmundsson: LOSC Lille → Leeds United – permanent transfer – €6mm – contract to 30.06.2029

• 2024 – Alexander Bernhardsson: IF Elfsborg → Holstein Kiel – permanent transfer – €0.6mm – contract to 30.06.2027

• 2024 – Eric Smith: FC St. Pauli – contract extension – last extension date publicly listed as 21.10.2024

• 2025 – Emil Hansson: Birmingham City → Blackpool FC – loan – loan contract to 31.05.2026

Fees shown are indicative estimates (not official).

Services

• Consulting

• Contract negotiation

• Contract signing support

• Sponsorship marketing facilitation

• Legal support

• Financial planning support

Partner Network

• Extensive football network described as including former teammates/opponents now working as sporting directors, managers, coaches, scouts and board members at elite clubs.

• Partner-led delivery across: agent representation (Allbäck, Njardarson) and scouting/player support (Malmström).

Track Record (last 3 seasons)

• Total transfers completed: Minimum evidenced in this entry: 2 international moves + 1 loan (Gudmundsson, Bernhardsson, Hansson loan)

• Deals ≥ €10m: 0 evidenced in the sourced deals above (largest sourced fee: €6.00m)

• Clients in top-5 leagues: 2 evidenced (Premier League, Bundesliga) – Gudmundsson (Leeds United), Smith (FC St. Pauli)

• National team clients: Multiple evidenced via player profiles/agency bios (examples include Sweden and Iceland internationals)

• Renewal/extension deals: 1 evidenced (Eric Smith – 21.10.2024)

Fees shown are indicative estimates (not official).

Approach & Philosophy

MD Management emphasizes long-term, reliable partnership support through both strong and difficult periods, and states it is extremely honest with clients while tailoring support to individual needs. The agency also highlights a network-driven model: leveraging relationships across elite football roles to support player development and career decisions.

Fees & Transparency

Under FIFA’s Football Agent Regulations (FFAR), service fee caps are set depending on who the agent represents and the type/value of remuneration or transfer compensation (e.g., 3% caps in common scenarios, 6% for permitted dual representation, and 10% for representation of the releasing entity on transfer compensation). FIFA also states it will not enforce commission claims above the applicable cap for claims triggered after 1 October 2023.

Compliance & Reputation

• Disciplinary actions / sanctions: No disciplinary actions referenced in the official agency pages reviewed for this entry.

• Litigation / disputes: No litigation references surfaced in the reviewed agency pages.

• Media sentiment: Neutral to positive – coverage sampled focuses on player moves rather than agency controversy.

Awards/recognition

• Founder Martin Dahlin – Swedish “Golden Ball” (1993) and selected into the SFS Hall of Fame (2016) as stated by the agency biography.