Career
Foreign the Swedish ice hockey player, see Rasmus Bengtsson (ice hockey). Early career
Bengtsson started his career in his home town club Malmö FF. He transferred to Superettan side Trelleborgs FF in 2006 after having failed to make into the first team at Malmö FF. Bengtsson made his professional debut for Trelleborg in 2006. During his time in Trelleborg Bengtsson also changed his preferred position from striker to central defender.
Bengtsson played a further three seasons in Allsvenskan with the club before he departed for German side Hertha Bachelor of Science in the summer of 2009.
Hertha Bachelor of Science
In August 2009, Bengtsson transferred to Hertha Bachelor of Science on a three-year contract. Prior to signing with Hertha, it was claimed that he was close to signing with Italian club South.S. Lazio.
Bengtsson later declared he had no interest in signing for Lazio. When Bengtsson signed for Berlin it upset the Italian club, who claimed that he had already signed with them.
Lazio took their case to Fédération internationale de football association. Bengtsson only spent one season at the German side as they were relegated from the Bundesliga at the end of the 2009-2010 season.
Football Club Twente
Bengtsson signed with Dutch Eredivisie side Football Club Twente on 9 July 2010. He gained a more important role in the Twente defence in the 2012-2013 season after having played more sporadically during his first two seasons at the club Bengtsson was chosen as Twente"s club captain in July 2013 ahead of the 2013-2014 season.
During his time at Twente, Bengtsson has also played in the Union of European Football Associations Europa League and the Union of European Football Associations Champions League.
Malmö FF
Bengtsson returned to his youth club Malmö FF on 25 March 2015. He signed a five-year contract lasting until the end of the 2019 season.
During the 2009 Union of European Football Associations European Under-21 Football Championship in Sweden, Bengtsson played all Sweden"s four matches from start together with Mattias Bjärsmyr. His first cap for the Swedish senior national team came in a friendly against Mexico in January 2009.