Guillermo Federico Molins Palmeiro (locally [ɡiˈʝeɾmo moˈlins]; born 26 September 1988) is a Swedish[2] professional footballer.
Beginning his career with Malmö FF in 2006, he has gone on to play professionally in Belgium, Spain, China, Greece, and Norway.
[8] Around the same time, Molins was promoted to the club's first team when he was featured in a training match against Kristianstads FF on 28 February 2006.
[10] He was then called up to the club's first team against Hammarby and made his debut for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan on 2 October 2006, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Emil Hallfreðsson, in a 2–2 draw.
[16] A month later on 15 June 2007, Molins made his first start for Malmö and played 54 minutes before being substituted, in a 2–1 loss against Halmstad.
Ahead of the 2008 season, Molins signed a contract with the Malmö FF, keeping him until 2011 and switched number shirt to 14.
[26] During a 2–1 loss against Helsingborgs on 30 September 2008, Molins set up Malmö FF's only goal of the game but, when taken off by manager Roland Nilsson in the 66th minute, he reacted furiously and kicked the bench.
[39] It wasn't until on 4 July 2010 when Molins scored his sixth goal of the season, in a 4–1 loss against Mjällby in the fourth round of the Svenska Cupen.
[46] This led to the club began a contract negotiations for the player in effort to keep him but he wanted to leave Malmö.
[47] Ahead of the 2011 season, Molins continued to be linked a move away from Malmö, with Serie A clubs and even Sporting CP, who renewed their interest, wanted to sign him.
[51] On 15 May 2011, Molins secured a 2–1 home win against Örebro SK with two powerful shots in the top left goal corner after the team had been down 0–1 in half time.
[56] Just 8 days later Molins was carried off the field after just 25 minutes in a friendly against Knokke, he tore the ligaments of his knee and also his meniscus was affected.
[59] But the following month saw Molins returned full training and it wasn't until on 18 March 2012, he finally played a few minutes in the 2–2 game on the field of Sint-Truidense.
[64] However, he continued to find his first team opportunities limited, due to competitions in the midfield positions and was placed on the substitute bench.
[65] After a month away from the first team, Molins made his first appearance against Royal Francs Borains in the sixth round of the Belgian Cup, starting the whole game, in a 2–0 win.
[66] A month later on 24 October 2012, he made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute, in a 1–0 loss against Zenit Saint Petersburg.
[70] Molins made his debut for the club, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Atlético Madrid in the second leg of the Copa del Rey quarter–finals, resulting in Real Betis elimination from the tournament.
[72] Following his loan spell at Real Betis came to an end, Anderlecht placed Molins on a transfer list and expected him to leave the club.
[75] On 11 August 2013, the last day of the Swedish transfer window, Molins signed a three-year contract with his former club Malmö FF.
[78] Since joining Malmö FF, the major difference from his last spell at the club was that Molins was played as an attacker instead of his usual position as winger.
[80] Molins eventually earned the team the 2013 league title after scoring both goals against Elfsborg on 28 October, giving Malmö FF an insurmountable five-point lead before the last matchday.
[89][90] Molins continued to play very well for Malmö FF during the 2014 season, by the time of the summer break for the 2014 World Cup he had scored eight goals and made three assists in twelve appearances.
[91] However, on 27 June he injured his cruciate ligament in a friendly fixture against FK Partizan, Molins had acquired the same injury in the corresponding knee at Anderlecht in 2011.
[99] Due to just recovering from his injury, Molins found his playing time for the club, mostly coming from the substitute bench for the rest of the 2015 season.
[100] During Malmö FF U21 match against IFK Norrköping on 16 September 2015, he suffered a rupture in the outer ligament in the foot that saw him sidelined for the rest of the 2015 season.
[104] Molins made his first appearance for Malmö FF in four months, coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute, in a 2–1 win against IK Sirius in the Svenska Cupen.
[119] On 1 March 2017, he made his debut with the club in the quarter final Greek Cup second-leg game against Asteras Tripoli.
On 27 July 2017, Molins started the 2017–18 season well when he scored the only goal, as Panathinaikos won 1–0 at home against Gabala for the 1st leg of the 3rd Qualification Round of 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.
[129] Three days later he scored a 90-minute winner in a 2–1 away match against Anagennisi Karditsa for the Greek Cup, ensuring his team's position to the round of 16.
[138] It wasn't until on 22 November 2018 when Molins made his only appearance of the season against Lund in the Svenska Cupen and scored Malmö FF's second goal of the game, in a 2–0 win.