Noah Karl Anders Persson (born 16 July 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Grasshopper Club Zürich, on loan from Young Boys.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Noah Karl Anders Persson | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 2003 | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Grasshopper Club Zürich (on loan from Young Boys) | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Asarums IF | ||
| 2019–2021 | Mjällby AIF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Mjällby AIF | 39 | (1) |
| 2023– | Young Boys | 25 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Grasshopper (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | Sweden U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:58, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editNoah Persson's childhood club is Asarums IF. As a 15-year-old, he made the move to Mjällby AIF.[1]
Shortly after his 18th birthday, he made his Allsvenskan debut in Mjällby AIF, when he made an appearance as a full-back in the 2-2 match against Örebro SK on 7 August 2021.[2] Later that month, Persson signed a first team contract with Mjällby AIF.
On 7 February 2023 Persson was sold to Swiss club BSC Young Boys for an undisclosed 'double digit million fee' which makes Persson the most expensive player ever sold by Mjällby. Persson was than loaned back to Mjällby until May 2023.[3]
On 2 September 2024, he was loaned to fellow Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Club Zürich for the rest of the 2024–25 season.[4] He debuted on 13 September 2024, in a 2–0 victory in the Swiss Cup against FC Thun, where he supplied the assist for the first goal.[5]
International career
editPersson made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2023, playing for 90 minutes in a friendly 2–0 win against Finland.[6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 13 September 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mjällby | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Mjällby (loan) | 2023 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
| Young Boys | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Grasshopper (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 79 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 99 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Swiss Cup
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifying
International
edit- As of 14 December 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
Honours
editYoung Boys
References
edit- ^ "Mjällby AIF flyttar upp Otto och Noah" [Mjällby AIF moves up Otto and Noah] (in Swedish). Mjällby AIF. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Noah Persson om allsvenska debuten: "Något jag väntat på"" [Noah Persson about the Allsvenskan debut: "Something I was waiting for"] (in Swedish). Blekinge Läns Tidning. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ Kjellander, Daniel; Ljungkvist, Matilda (8 February 2023). "Mjällbys rekordförsäljning av Noah Persson: "En affär som får MVG på alla plan"" [Mjällby's record sale of Noah Persson: "A deal that gets MVG on all levels"]. Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Noah Persson joins GC Zurich on loan". Grasshopper Club Zurich. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "Sieg in der Stockhorn Arena" [Victory in the Stockhorn Arena] (in Swiss High German). Grasshopper Club Zurich. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Sverige - Finland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Noah Persson". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
External links
edit- Noah Persson at Soccerway