Jakob Valdemar Olsson Johansson (born 21 June 1990) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Becoming the first player born in the 1990s to play in Allsvenskan while at IFK Göteborg, he went on to represent AEK Athens and Rennes before retiring at IFK Göteborg in 2021. A full international between 2013 and 2019, he won 18 caps for the Sweden national team and is best remembered for scoring the winning goal in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs against Italy when Sweden qualified for their first FIFA World Cup in 12 years.
.jpg) Johansson with AEK Athens in 2017 | |||
| 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 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Trollhättans BoIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Trollhättans BoIS | ||
| 2006 | FC Trollhättan | 20 | (0) |
| 2007–2014 | IFK Göteborg | 163 | (18) |
| 2015–2018 | AEK Athens | 96 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Rennes | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → Rennes II | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | IFK Göteborg | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 315 | (26) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Sweden U17 | 13 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Sweden U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 2009–2012 | Sweden U21 | 15 | (2) |
| 2013–2019 | Sweden | 18 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editIFK Göteborg
editBorn in Trollhättan, Johansson's first club was Trollhättans BoIS. He was brought to IFK Göteborg, together with manager Jonas Olsson, from FC Trollhättan. On 27 June 2007, he became the first player born in the 1990s to have played in the top league of Sweden, Allsvenskan when he debuted for his IFK Göteborg.[2]
AEK Athens
editOn 28 December 2014, Johansson signed a 3.5-year contract with AEK Athens.[3] On 22 August 2015, he made his debut in Super League Greece helping his team AEK win 3–0 against Platanias. On 22 November 2015, he scored his first season goal with a header in AEK Athens' away win against Panthrakikos.[4] On 21 December 2015, the 15th matchday of the season, he again netted with a header giving his club the lead in 2–1 home defeat against Levadiakos.[5] He finished the 2015–16 season with seven goals, including a header against Panathinaikos in a 3–1 victory.
Johansson started the 2016–17 season as a key player for the team in midfield.[6] In the late days of July 2017 AEK made a last effort to extend Johansson's contract, which is set to expire on 30 June 2018.[7] On 20 August 2017, he scored in the opening match of the season against Panetolikos, which ended as a 2–0 home win.[8] Johansson started the 2017–18 season as a key player for the team in midfield.
Rennes
editHe signed for the Ligue 1 club Rennes in the summer of 2018.[9]
Return to IFK Göteborg and retirement
editIn 2020, he return to IFK Göteborg after six years abroad.[10] On 22 June 2021, after suffering many injuries in the latest years, he decided at the age of only 31 to retire from professional football, citing his injuries as the reason that obliged him to retire.[11]
International career
editJohansson made his international debut in a friendly against North Korea on 23 January 2013.[12] He made his competitive debut in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against France on 11 November 2016.[13] On 10 November 2017 the Swedes won against Italy 1–0 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Second Round first leg at the Friends Arena, and the only goal coming when Jakob Johansson drilled home from 20 yards, via a Daniele De Rossi deflection.[14] On 13 November 2017, in the game where Sweden held on to force a goalless draw in the second leg at the San Siro to defeat the Italians 1–0 on aggregate in their Russia 2018 World Cup play-off, Johansson faced an anterior cruciate ligament injury that kept him out for 11 months. Consequently, he also missed the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[15][16]
Style of play
editJohansson was a box-to-box midfielder, with his stand-out features being his physical strength, marking, accurate passing and overall significance in build-up play.
Personal life
editHis older brother Rickard Johansson is a former goalkeeper.[17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2007 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Allsvenskan | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | |
| 2010 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 6 | |
| Total | 163 | 18 | 29 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 203 | 26 | ||
| AEK Athens | 2014–15 | Super League Greece 2 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Super League Greece | 34 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | 42 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | Super League Greece | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Total | 96 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 124 | 10 | ||
| Rennes | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 293 | 26 | 51 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 369 | 37 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Greek Cup, Coupe de France
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 November 2017 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden |  Italy |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editIFK Göteborg
AEK Athens
- Super League Greece: 2017–18
- Greek Cup: 2015–16
- Football League: 2014–15 (South Group)
Rennes
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Johansson". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). 8 June 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Förste 90-talisten i allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
- ^ "KLART: Jakob Johansson till AEK Aten" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "Poyet had predicted Johannson goal". www.sdna.gr. 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Levadiakos shock AEK in Olympic Stadium". www.sdna.gr. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Θέλει τον Γιόχανσον η Ρεν". www.sport24.gr. 27 November 2015.
- ^ "Ξεκαθαρίζει άμεσα του Γιόχανσον". www.sport24.gr. 29 July 2017.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ-Παναιτωλικός 2-0!" (in Greek). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Officiellt: Jakob Johansson klar för Rennes". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Jakob tillbaka i Blåvitt". IFK Göteborg – Hela stadens lag (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Γιόχανσον: Ανακοίνωσε το πρόωρο τέλος της καριέρας του σε ηλικία 31 ετών λόγω των τραυματισμών" [Johansson: Announced an early ending to his career at the age of 31 due to injuries]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 22 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Stark landslagsdebut av Jakob Johansson". 23 January 2013.
- ^ "Jakob Johanssons ord efter succédebuten". 11 November 2016.
- ^ Sweden-Italy 1–0
- ^ Η συγκλονιστική περιγραφή του Γιόχανσον για τον τραυματισμό του
- ^ Χιμένεθ: "Να ξεπεράσουμε και τον τραυματισμό του Γιόχανσον"
- ^ "Rickard Johansson at Fotbolltransfers.com" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.
- ^ "J. Johansson". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ "Jakob Johansson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Alla 48 ärkeänglar | ifkdb.se". ifkdb.se. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
edit- Jakob Johansson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)