 After the season, he made the decision to switch from midfield to right-back permanently.On 20 April 2016, Svensson reached 200 games for Rosenborg at the age of 23 years and 45 days, making him the youngest player for the club to do so and beating Per Ciljan Skjelbred's record by 14 days.On 30 January 2017, Svensson signed for AZ.