Robin Jansson

Per Tony Robin Jansson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔ̌bːɪn ˈjɑ̌ːnsɔn]; born 15 November 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Orlando City in MLS.

Robin Jansson
Personal information
Full name Per Tony Robin Jansson
Date of birth (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991
Place of birth Trollhättan, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Club information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 6
Youth career
1997–2005 Bengtsfors IF
2005–2006 Dals Långeds IK
2007 Melleruds IF
2008–2010 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 BK Häcken 0 (0)
2011 → FC Trollhättan (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2015 Bengtsfors IF
2016–2018 IK Oddevold 46 (2)
2018–2019 AIK 25 (2)
2019– Orlando City 50 (0)
National team‡
2019 Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 January 2019

Professional career

Early career

Jansson began his career with BK Häcken, starting in their youth academy and making his professional debut on 19 May 2010 in a Svenska Cupen third round game against Östersunds FK, his only appearance of the season. He went on loan to Division 1 Södra side FC Trollhättan for the 2011 season before leaving Häcken at the end of the year.

He spent several seasons in the fifth tier with semi-professional outfit Bengtsfors IF before returning to the third tier with IK Oddevold. During this time, Jansson also had to work a second job in a horseshoe factory.[1]

AIK

Jansson signed for Allsvenskan team AIK in April 2018[2] and made his debut against Örebro SK on 18 April 2018.[3][4] Having joined from the Swedish third division as emergency injury cover, Jansson was a surprise success at AIK, featuring as a regular starter in one of the league's best defensive teams. On 11 November 2018, he scored the decisive goal in a 1–0 win over Kalmar FF as the team secured the Allsvenskan title for the first time in nine years.[5]

Orlando City

On 12 March 2019 it was announced Jansson had signed with MLS side Orlando City.[6] He made his debut on 23 March in a 1–0 win away to New York Red Bulls. He scored his first goal for the team on June 13 in a 3–1 U.S. Open Cup win over Memphis 901.

International career

Having never played for Sweden at youth level, Jansson's league-winning form with AIK caught the eye of Janne Andersson who called him up in December 2018. He made his international debut on 8 January 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 friendly defeat to Finland.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 November 2020[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Playoff Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IK Oddevold 2016 Division 1 Södra 23220–––252
2017 23030–––260
Total 46250000000512
AIK 2018 Allsvenskan 252313[lower-alpha 1]0––313
Orlando City 2019 MLS 28041–––321
2020 22000–204[lower-alpha 2]0280
Total 50041002040601
Career total 12141223020401426
  1. Europa League qualifying round
  2. MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage.

Honours

AIK

References
  1. "Horseshoe factory lucky for title-winning Jansson". ESPN.com. 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  2. "Officiellt: AIK värvar Robin Jansson" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. "Robin Jansson profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. "24. Robin Jansson" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. "Robin Jansson nickade SM-guldet till Solna" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. "Orlando City SC Signs Center Back Robin Jansson". Orlando City. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 8 January 2019.
  8. "Sweden – R. Jansson – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
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