Tobias Mikaelsson

Tobias Mikaelsson

Mikaelsson during his time with Aston Villa
Personal information
Full name	Tobias Lars Mikaelsson[1]
Date of birth	17 November 1988[1]
Place of birth	Jörlanda, Sweden
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	IK Oddevold
Number	19
Youth career
	Vallens IF
2003–2005	Ljungskile
2005–2007	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2009	Aston Villa	0	(0)
2007	→ Ljungskile (loan)	5	(1)
2008	→ Port Vale (loan)	6	(0)
2009–2011	Trollhättan	47	(6)
2011–2012	Ljungskile	47	(7)
2013–	Oddevold	53	(13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Tobias Lars Mikaelsson (born 17 November 1988) is a Swedish footballer who currently plays for Swedish Division 1 Södra side Oddevold.

He started his professional career with Aston Villa in England in 2007. After loan spells with Ljungskile SK and Port Vale, he signed with Swedish side Trollhättan in 2009. Two years later he joined Ljungskile. He joined Oddevold in February 2013.

Playing career

Aston Villa

Mikaelsson signed for Aston Villa in August 2005 from Swedish Superettan side, Ljungskile – the team he also supports. He never played a game for the Villa senior team, but made appearances at youth level and for the Reserves where he had a prolific goalscoring record. Mikaelsson was thought to have a very bright future ahead of him, some pundits had previously tipped him to become a star while he was at youth level, and follow the footsteps of his boyhood idols Zlatan Ibrahimović and Henrik Larsson. Mikaelsson joined old club Ljungskile on loan in April 2007 to gain first-team experience, and he shone, scoring one goal and giving five assists in the stint. On 18 September 2007 he scored his first hat-trick for Villa Reserves – in a 4–1 victory against Derby County. In January 2008, Mikaelsson joined Port Vale on a one-month loan deal, joining up with team-mate Chris Herd.^[2] He played six games for the League One club, Vale lost four and drew two games. After Mikaelsson returned to Villa Park following an ankle injury,^[3] Vale were relegated. In July 2008, Mikaelsson was rewarded with a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009. In April 2009, he had an unsuccessful trial at League One Hartlepool United following release from Aston Villa.

Trollhättan

Mikaelsson later returned home to Sweden and signed for Trollhättan in July 2009. In his first season in the Superettan, Mikaelsson scored a single goal in 18 appearances for Trollhättan.^[4] During the 2010 season, Mikaelsson managed to score 5 goals in 29 appearances for the club,^[4] but was unable to help them avoid relegation.

Ljungskile

Mikaelsson opted to remain in the Superettan and transferred back to Ljungskile in March 2011.^[4] LSK finished in eighth place in 2011 and then in fifth place in 2012.

Oddevold

In February 2013, Mikaelsson signed for Division 1 Södra club IK Oddevold.^[5] The club finished second in 2013, but were beaten by Varbergs BoIS in the qualification play-offs.^[6] They finished in fifth place in 2014.

Style of play

Mikaelsson has said: "I like to think I'm an intelligent type of player with decent technique and decent pace."^[2] He is noted for his tall and powerful physique and sound technical ability.

Statistics

As of 4 May 2015.

Season	Club	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other[7]		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2006–07[8]	Aston Villa	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	Ljungskile (loan)	Superettan	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
2007–08[9]	Aston Villa	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007–08[9]	Port Vale (loan)	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
2008–09[10]	Aston Villa	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009[11]	Trollhättan	Superettan	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
2010[11]			29	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	31	6
Total			47	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	49	7
2011[11]	Ljungskile	Superettan	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	2
2012[11]			24	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	6
Total			47	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	49	8
2013[11]	IK Oddevold	Division 1 Södra	25	7	0	0	0	0	2	0	27	7
2014[11]			24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	4
2015[11]			4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Total			53	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	55	13
Career total			158	27	4	2	0	0	2	0	164	29

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 9-781845-963248.
2. "Vale sign Villa reserve striker". BBC Sport. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
3. "Mikaelsson ends Vale loan early". BBC Sport. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
4. "Passport". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
5. "Tobias Mikaelsson klar för Oddevold". oddevold.se. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
6. "Varbergs BoIS FC 2 - 1 IK Oddevold". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 May 2014.
7. Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
8. "Games played by Tobias Mikaelsson in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
9. "Games played by Tobias Mikaelsson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
10. "Games played by Tobias Mikaelsson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
11. Tobias Mikaelsson profile at Soccerway

External links

• Tobias Mikaelsson career statistics at Soccerbase
• Personal Blog (in Swedish)