Jonas Svensson (footballer)
Jonas Svensson (born 6 March 1993) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays for AZ and the Norway national team. Originally a midfielder, Svensson was converted to defender in 2014.
 Jonas Svensson in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Verdal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Levanger | 14 | (1) |
| 2009–2017 | Rosenborg | 157 | (11) |
| 2017– | AZ | 108 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Norway U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Norway U16 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | Norway U17 | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | Norway U18 | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U21 | 16 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Norway U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Norway | 19 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 January 2021 | |||
Club career
As a 15- and 16-year-old, Svensson played several games in the 2. divisjon for Levanger FK.
In August 2009, Svensson moved to Rosenborg. His debut came on 10 March 2011 in Rosenborg's 4–4 draw against Lillestrøm.[1] He then made his first league start against Haugesund, replacing the injured Michael Jamtfall.[2] He signed a professional contract with Rosenborg in June 2011 until the end of the 2013 season.[3]
In Rosenborg's 4–0 win over Sarpsborg 08 on 3 June 2011, Svensson scored two goals.[4] On 13 July 2011, he made his European debut against Icelandic side Breiðablik in the Champions League Second qualifying round.[5]
During the 2014 season, with Cristian Gamboa struggling with injury and later attending the World Cup, Svensson stepped in as a right-back for Rosenborg, and he did so with success.[6] After Gamboa's move to West Bromwich after an impressive world cup with Costa Rica, he continued to play right-back throughout the rest of the season. After the season, he made the decision to switch from midfield to right-back permanently.[7]
On 20 April 2016, Svensson reached 200 games for Rosenborg at the age of 23 years and 45 days, making him the youngest player for the club to do so and beating Per Ciljan Skjelbred's record by 14 days.[8]
International career
Made his senior team debut for Norway, after a few matches as non-playing sub, on the 1 June 2016, a 3–2 win over Iceland.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 November 2020[11]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Levanger | 2008 | 2. divisjon | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 15 | 1 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - | 35 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 | - | 45 | 5 | |||
| 2013 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | 36 | 5 | |||
| 2014 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 1 | - | 50 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 37 | 2 | |||
| Total | 157 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 45 | 3 | - | - | 229 | 19 | ||
| AZ | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 38 | 4 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | - | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 109 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 0 | - | - | 142 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 281 | 17 | 41 | 6 | 65 | 3 | - | - | 385 | 26 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Kniksen Defender of the Year: 2015, 2016
- Eredivisie Player of the month: January 2018[15]
References
https://www.vi.nl/spelers/jonas-svensson/carriere
- football-lineups.com - Rosenborg 4-4 Lillestrøm
- football-lineups.com/ Rosenborg 0-1 Haugesund
- RBK.no - Svensson signs until 2013 Archived 2011-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
- football-lineups.com - Rosenborg 4-0 Sarpsborg 08
- football-lineups.com - Rosenborg 5-0 Breiðablik
- - Her er RBKs nye høyreback
- - Nå har Jonas bestemt seg
- "- Tidenes yngste som når 200 kamper". Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
- http://www.rbk.no/nyheter/svensson-solgt-til-az
- https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=1979
- "Jonas Svensson". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-09-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://eredivisie.nl/en-us/highlighted/jonas-svensson-is-eredivisies-player-of-the-month
External links
- Jonas Svensson at WorldFootball.net
- Profile at RBK.no at the Wayback Machine (archived August 20, 2011)