| Antonio Hysén | |
| Fullname: | Antonio Hysén |
| Birth Date: | 1990 12, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Liverpool, England |
| Currentclub: | Torslanda IK |
| Clubnumber: | 20 |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2000 |
| Youthyears2: | 2001–2003 |
| Youthyears3: | 2004–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Torslanda IK |
| Youthclubs2: | Lundby IF |
| Youthclubs3: | BK Häcken |
| Collegeyears1: | 2010 |
| College1: | North Carolina Wesleyan College |
| Collegecaps1: | 0 |
| Collegegoals1: | 0 |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Years2: | 2010–2013 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Years4: | 2015 |
| Clubs1: | BK Häcken |
| Clubs2: | Utsiktens BK |
| Clubs3: | Myrtle Beach FC |
| Clubs4: | Torslanda IK |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Caps2: | 71 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Caps4: | 12 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
Antonio Hysén[2] (born Glenn Anton Hysén 13 December 1990) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender.
He was given a trainee contract with BK Häcken from 2007 to 2009,[3] but was hindered by injuries and instead joined Utsiktens BK in 2010 after spending the spring of 2010 at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.[4] [5] [6] In 2014, he played with the American fourth division team Myrtle Beach FC. In 2015, he signed with Torslanda IK.[7]
Hysén is the son of former Swedish international Glenn Hysén, and was born in Liverpool,[8] when his father was playing for Liverpool F.C. Antonio Hysén came out as gay to the Swedish football magazine Offside in March 2011.[9] [10] The BBC called him "a global one-off".[11]
Hysén was profiled on Swedish broadcaster TV4 on 9 March 2011, in a debate show moderated by Lennart Ekdal titled Får även bögar spela fotboll? ("Can gays play football too?").[12]
His older brothers are football players Tobias Hysén (half-brother) and Alexander Hysén.[13] He won the seventh season of Let's Dance,[14] being the first openly gay person to win this competition. He is the great-grandson of the footballer Erik Hysén.[15]