Jakob Johansson

Jakob Johansson (born 21 June 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for IFK Göteborg.

For other people named Jakob Johansson, see Jakob Johansson (disambiguation).

Jakob Johansson
Personal information
Full name Jakob Valdemar
Olsson Johansson
Date of birth (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990
Place of birth Trollhättan, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 IFK Göteborg
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2005 Trollhättans BoIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 FC Trollhättan
2007–2014 IFK Göteborg 163 (18)
2015–2018 AEK Athens 96 (7)
2018–2020 Rennes 16 (1)
2020– IFK Göteborg 18 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 Sweden U17 13 (6)
2008–2010 Sweden U19 12 (1)
2009–2012 Sweden U21 15 (2)
2013– Sweden 18 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2019

Club career

IFK Göteborg

Born 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

On 28 December 2014, Johansson signed a 3.5-year contract with AEK Athens.[3]

On 22 August 2015, he made his debut in Superleague 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.

Jakob Johansson, the scorer of the goal that qualified Sweden for the World Cup, will not be part of the country's 23-man squad heading to Russia, as he failed to recover from a serious knee injury sustained in the second leg of the European playoffs against Italy in November.[9] After a frustrated season with AEK, the imposing midfielder missed the majority of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, but the Swedish will be leaving AEK in the off-season, eager to seek a new challenge after three years in the Greek capital. In a conversation with Swedish media outlet Aftonbladet, he released his decision: "It’s true that I’m leaving," said Johansson. "My family and I have spent 3.5 wonderful years here, but we find the opportunity of achieving something new very exciting. AEK are a big club which won the title and will play in Europe, but it would be great to play in a stronger league. Now, I’ll return to Sweden and watch the World Cup from home."[10]

International career

Johansson made his international debut in a friendly against North Korea on 23 January 2013.[11] He made his competitive debut in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against France on 11 November 2016.[12] On 10 November 2017 the Swedes won against Italy 1–0 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Second Round Play-Off 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.[13] 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 probably kept him out of the team for at least 6 months. He also missed the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[14][15]

Style of play

Johansson is 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

His older brother Rickard Johansson is a former goalkeeper.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of 12 June 2019[17][18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IFK Göteborg 2007 Allsvenskan 9040—130
2008 Allsvenskan 1524200194
2009 Allsvenskan 1713110212
2010 Allsvenskan 2642220306
2011 Allsvenskan 20230—232
2012 Allsvenskan 22010—230
2013 Allsvenskan 2757120366
2014 Allsvenskan 2745161386
Total 1631829711120326
AEK Athens 2014–15 Superleague Greece 21150—261
2015–16 Superleague Greece 34582—427
2016–17 Superleague Greece 3305110391
2017–18 Superleague Greece 811080141
Total 9671939012410
Rennes 2018–19 Ligue 1 1612040221
Career total 27526501024134937

International
As of 12 June 2019[19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201310
201420
201620
2017101
201820
201910
Total181

International goals
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 November 2017Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Italy1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

IFK Göteborg

AEK Athens

Rennes

Individual
  • Archangel of the Year: 2012

References
  1. "Johansson". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  2. "Förste 90-talisten i allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
  3. "KLART: Jakob Johansson till AEK Aten" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. "Poyet had predicted Johannson goal". www.sdna.gr. 22 November 2015.
  5. "Levadiakos shock AEK in Olympic Stadium". www.sdna.gr. 21 December 2015.
  6. "Θέλει τον Γιόχανσον η Ρεν". www.sport24.gr. 27 November 2015.
  7. "Ξεκαθαρίζει άμεσα του Γιόχανσον". www.sport24.gr. 29 July 2017.
  8. "ΑΕΚ-Παναιτωλικός 2-0!" (in Greek). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  9. "Sweden World Cup squad omits qualifying hero Jakob Johansson". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. "Svenske stjärnan lämnar grekiska mästarlaget" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  11. http://www.ttela.se/sport/fotboll/stark-landslagsdebut-av-jakob-johansson-1.2678427
  12. http://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/jakob-johanssons-ord-efter-succ%C3%A9debuten-1.3951574
  13. Sweden-Italy 1-0
  14. Η συγκλονιστική περιγραφή του Γιόχανσον για τον τραυματισμό του
  15. Χιμένεθ: "Να ξεπεράσουμε και τον τραυματισμό του Γιόχανσον"
  16. "Rickard Johansson at Fotbolltransfers.com" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.
  17. "J. Johansson". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  18. "Jakob Johansson". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
  19. "Jakob Johansson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
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