Jonathan Levi (footballer)

Jonathan Alberto Levi (born 23 January 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays for IFK Norrköping.[1]

Jonathan Levi
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Alberto Levi
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996
Place of birth Glumslöv, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 IFK Norrköping
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2012 Glumslövs FF
2013–2014 Eskilsminne IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Eskilsminne IF 5 (0)
2015 → HIF Akademi (loan) 8 (7)
2016 Landskrona BoIS 25 (8)
2017 Östers IF 11 (5)
2017–2020 Rosenborg 26 (4)
2019 → Elfsborg (loan) 21 (5)
2020– IFK Norrköping 25 (9)
National team‡
2018 Sweden U21 6 (0)
2019 Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 January 2019

Club career

Youth years and early senior career

Levi grew up in the locality of Glumslöv, situated between the two cities Helsingborg and Landskrona, to a Swedish mother and an Italian father.[2] He started playing football at the local club Glumslövs FF at a young age.[3]

In 2013, he moved to Eskilsminne IF where he joined up with his older brother Christoffer Levi.[2] He made his professional debut two years later in Division 1, the Swedish third tier. Levi however had a hard time breaking in to the squad and joined HIF Akademi, the feeder team of top flight club Helsingborgs IF, on loan during the summer of 2015. He scored 7 goals in 8 appearances for the fourth tier-side during his short loan spell.[4]

Landskrona BoIS

Ahead of the 2016 season, Levi had a trial with Helsingborgs IF, but was not offered a contract by manager Henrik Larsson.[2] He ultimately signed a two-year deal with Landskrona BoIS in the Swedish third tier.[5]

Levi immediately established himself as a key player at Landskrona, operating on either of the two winger positions or playing as a central attacking midfielder. On 25 August 2016, Levi scored in 3-1–win against then reigning Swedish champions Malmö FF in the Swedish Cup.[6] Even though Landskrona eventually missed out on a promotion,[2] Levi enjoyed much success during his first full season at senior level, scoring 8 goals in 25 matches.[7]

Östers IF

In November 2016, Levi was sold to Östers IF in Superettan. He signed a three-year deal with the Växjö-based club.[8] Levi made his debut for his new side on 2 April 2017 in an away fixture against Falkenbergs FF, where he settled the score to 2-0 in stoppage time.[9]

Levi went on to score 5 goals in 11 games during the first half of the 2017 season.[10] His performances at Öster reportedly led to interest from BK Häcken, IFK Norrköping and Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan, the Swedish top tier.[11]

Rosenborg BK

On 8 July 2017, Levi transferred to Rosenborg, reigning champions of Eliteserien.[12] He signed a four and a half-year contract with the club,[13] and the transfer fee was reportedly set at 8 million Swedish kronor with 2.1 million in additional bonuses (approximately £0.9 million in total).[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 December 2020[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other2 Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Eskilsminne 2015 Division 1 5080--130
Total 5080----130
Landskrona 2016 Division 1 25822--2710
Total 25822----2710
Östers 2017 Superettan 11500--115
Total 11500----115
Rosenborg 2017 Eliteserien 701020-100
2018 1947013310407
Total 2648015310507
Elfsborg (loan) 2019 Allsvenskan 21500--215
Total 21500----215
Norrköping 2020 Allsvenskan 25930--289
Total 25930----289
Career total 113312121531015036

1 Includes Norwegian Super Cup matches.

Honours

Rosenborg[16]

International career

In June 2017, Levi was called up to the Swedish U21 national team by manager Roland Nilsson for a training camp ahead of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[17][18]

He made his debut for the Sweden national football team on 11 January 2019 in a friendly against Iceland, as a starter.[19]

Personal life

Jonathan Levi has an Italian father.

References
  1. "Jonathan Levi" (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  2. ""Min pappa är italienare och har lärt mig att man inte alltid ska hålla käften."" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  3. "Spelförståelse är huvudsaken för Jonathan" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. "BoIS-succén Jonathan Levi om flytten till Öster: "Rätt val"" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  5. "Mittfältare klar för BoIS" (in Swedish). Landskrona Direkt. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. "BoIS vidare efter jätteskräll – slog ut MFF" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  7. "Hete Levi talar ut om sin framtid" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  8. "Levi klar för Östers IF" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  9. "Öster fixade festen i premiären" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  10. "Jonathan Levi" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  11. "Öster-duo sägs intressera Hammarby: "Följer superettan"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  12. "Levi klar för Rosenborg BK" (in Swedish). Östers IF. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  13. "-Kommer til å nyte å spilld foran Kjernen" (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  14. "Officiellt: Jonathan Levi klar för Rosenborg" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  15. "Jonathan Levi". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  16. "B. Šerbečić". soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  17. "Nilsson samlar trupp på Bosön" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  18. "Jonathan Levi uttagen i U21-landslaget" (in Swedish). Östers IF. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  19. "Sweden v Iceland game report". Eurosport. 11 January 2019.
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