Emil Salomonsson

Emil Salomonsson

Personal information
Full name	Karl Emil Salomonsson
Date of birth	28 April 1989
Place of birth	Örkelljunga, Sweden
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back / Right winger
Club information
Current team	IFK Göteborg
Number	2
Youth career
0000–2003	Ekets GoIF
2004–2006	Ängelholms FF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2006–2007	Ängelholms FF
2008–2011	Halmstads BK	81	(5)
2008	→ Ängelholms FF (loan)	28	(9)
2011–	IFK Göteborg	121	(10)
National team^‡
2006	Sweden U17	3	(0)
2007–2008	Sweden U19	10	(1)
2009–2010	Sweden U21	10	(0)
2011–	Sweden	6	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Emil Salomonsson (born 28 April 1989) is a Swedish footballer who plays for IFK Göteborg as a defender.^[1]

Career

Early career

Salomonsson playing for Halmstad in 2009.

Starting his career in Ekets GoIF, he then moved to Ängelholms FF in 2004. During the 2006 season in Division 1 he gained the interest from three clubs in Allsvenskan, IFK Göteborg,^[2] Helsingborgs IF and Halmstads BK,^[3][4][5] he went on trial with all three and eventually signed for Halmstads BK,^[6] however he was directly loaned back to Ängelholms FF where he would stay until 1 July, he could then return to Halmstads BK, but Halmstad let him stay for the rest of the season.^[6] The main part of the 2009 season he was used as a right wing defender, however in the game against Kalmar FF on 9 August he played as forward.^[7]

IFK Göteborg

On the 30 August 2011, it was confirmed that Salomonsson had signed for Allsvenskan rivals IFK Göteborg.^[8][9] During his first time in IFK Göteborg, he played a small role and acted as back-up for Adam Johansson. However, when Johansson left the club, he became the first-choice right back and in the 2012 season he played 27 matches when IFK finished in 7th place. Before the start of the 2013, he wasn't the first-choice anymore with the comeback of Adam Johansson, the arrival of Ludwig Augustinsson and Mikael Dyrestam already being in the squad. However, because of injuries, he played 28 matches that season, most of them as defender, but some as a right winger. In the 2014 season, he once again started the season as the second-choice, but in the summer the reclaimed his place in the starting-eleven and he was a big contributor to IFK once again qualified for UEFA Europa League qualification. On 30 September 2014, he signed a new contract, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2018 season.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 October 2015^[11]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ängelholms FF	2008	28	9	0	0	—		28	9
	Total	28	9	0	0	0	0	28	9
Halmstads BK	2009	28	0	1	0	—		29	0
	2010	30	1	1	0	—		31	1
	2011	23	4	2	0	—		25	4
	Total	81	5	4	0	0	0	85	5
IFK Göteborg	2011	6	1	1	0	—		7	1
	2012	27	0	1	2	—		28	2
	2013	28	0	6	0	2	0	36	0
	2014	24	3	2	0	3	0	29	3
	2015	30	5	7	2	4	0	41	7
	Total	115	9	17	4	9	0	141	13
Career total		224	23	21	4	9	0	254	27

International

As of 29 March 2016^[12]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2011	1	0
	2012	2	0
	2013	0	0
	2014	0	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	3	1
Total		6	1

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1.	10 January 2016	Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Finland	1–0	3–0	Friendly

Honours

Club

IFK Göteborg

• Svenska Cupen: 2012–13, 2014–15

Individual

• Archangel of the Year: 2014

References

1. "Salomonsson tillbaka på Kamratgården" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
2. "Salomonsson provtränar i Smögen" (in Swedish). Ifkgoteborg.se. 23 July 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
3. "ÄFF-talangen redo att flytta" (in Swedish). Hd.se. 24 June 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
4. "Emil stannar i ÄFF ett år till" (in Swedish). Hd.se. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
5. "Allsvenska klubbar jagar mittfältstalang" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt.com. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
6. "Eftertraktad talang väljer HBK" (in Swedish). Hbk.se. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
7. "Inför Halmstads BK - Kalmar FF" (in Swedish). kalmarff.se. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
8. "Förändringar i A-truppen" (in Swedish). hbk.se. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
9. "Salomonsson tillbaka på Kamratgården" (in Swedish). ifkgoteborg.se. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
10. "Salomonsson har förlängt" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
11. "Emil Salomonsson". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
12. "Emil Salomonsson". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

External links

• SvFF profile
• IFK Göteborg profile
• Halmstads BK profile