Jakob Johansson (footballer)

Jakob Johansson

Personal information
Full name	Jakob Valdemar Olsson Johansson
Date of birth	21 June 1990
Place of birth	Trollhättan, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team	AEK Athens
Number	18
Youth career
	Trollhättans BoIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2015	IFK Göteborg	163	(18)
2015–	AEK Athens	50	(4)
National team^‡
2006–2007	Sweden U17	13	(6)
2008–2010	Sweden U19	12	(1)
2009–2012	Sweden U21	15	(2)
2013–	Sweden	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:19, 17 April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2014

Jakob Johansson (born 21 June 1990 in Trollhättan) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for AEK Athens.

Career

IFK Göteborg

He became the first player born in the 1990s to have played in the top league of Sweden, Allsvenskan, on 27 June 2007 when he debuted for his club IFK Göteborg.^[1]

He was brought to the Gothenburg club, together with the current IFK Göteborg manager Jonas Olsson, from FC Trollhättan. Jakob Johansson's first club was Trollhättans BoIS.

AEK Athens

On 28 December 2014, he signed a 3,5 year contract with AEK Athens.^[2] On 22 August 2015, he had his debut in Greek Super League with an excellent performance helping his team AEK win 3-0 Platanias. On 22 November 2015, Johannson scored his first season goal with a nice header at AEK Athens away win against Panthrakikos. After the end of the match, manager Gustavo Poyet reminded to the Swedish midfielder his earlier prediction of him scoring at this exact match. ^[3] On early December 2015, Belgium champions Gent are interested for Johansson. The agent of the player, Per Jonnson, is a close friend of Gent's general manager Michel Louwagie and they have also cooperate in transfer cases. Johannson transfer clause is not high for Gent's budget, especially if they qualify for UEFA Champions League's next round. ^[4] On 21 December 2015, in the 15th matchday of Super League with a header gave the lead to his club on a shocking 2-1 home defeat against Levadiakos. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 December 2015^[6]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
IFK Göteborg	2007	9	0	4	0	—		13	0
	2008	15	2	4	2	0	0	19	4
	2009	17	1	3	1	1	0	21	2
	2010	26	4	2	2	2	0	30	6
	2011	20	2	3	0	—		23	2
	2012	22	0	1	0	—		23	0
	2013	27	5	7	1	2	0	36	6
	2014	27	4	5	1	6	1	38	6
	Total	163	18	29	7	11	1	203	26
AEK Athens	2014–15	21	1	4	0	—		25	1
	2015-16	26	3	2	1	—		28	4
	Total	47	4	6	1	0	0	53	5
Career total		210	22	35	8	11	1	256	31

International

As of 21 January 2014

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2013	1	0
	2014	2	0
Total		3	0

Personal life

His older brother Rickard Johansson plays football as well, he is a goalkeeper currently a free agent after leaving FC Trollhättan in January 2012.^[7]

Honours

Club

IFK Göteborg

• Allsvenskan: 2007
• Svenska Cupen: 2008, 2012–13

AEK Athens

• Football League: 2014-15(South Group)

Individual

• Archangel of the Year: 2012

References

1. "Förste 90-talisten i allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.
2. "KLART: Jakob Johansson till AEK Aten" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
3. "Poyet had predicted Johannson goal". www.sdna.gr. 22 November 2015.
4. "Gent monitoring Johannson, not Galo". www.sdna.gr. 4 December 2015.
5. "Levadiakos shock AEK in Olympic Stadium". www.sdna.gr. 21 December 2015.
6. "Jakob Johansson". Elite Prospects.
7. "Rickard Johansson at Fotbolltransfers.com" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.

External links

• SvFF profile