Alexander Börje Achinioti-Jönsson (born 17 April 1996) is a Swedish

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who plays for Canadian club

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as a

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and centerback

Club career

Helsingborgs IF

On 1 May 2014, Achinioti-Jönsson made his professional debut for

Helsingborgs IF Helsingborgs Idrottsförening, commonly referred to as Helsingborgs IF, Helsingborg or (especially locally) HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish second tier, Superettan, following releg ...

as an injury-time substitute in a Swedish Cup match against

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening (), commonly known simply as Malmö FF or MFF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö, Scania. They compete in the Allsvenskan, the top division of Swedish football, and play home matches at the Eleda S ...

. Four days later on 5 May, he made his league debut as a 27th-minute substitute against AIK. In 2015, during a U21 match against

IFK Göteborg Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or Blåvitt, is a Swedish professional Football team, football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it ...

, Achinioti-Jönsson was hospitalized due to a high heart rate. Shortly after being released from hospital, he suffered a concussion which kept him sidelined for two months. After returning to training, he had another heart episode during a workout which sent him to the hospital once again. On this occasion, he was not cleared to return to training until the end of the season, when doctors finally determined that his heartrate issues were benign. As a result of these health issues, Achinioti-Jönsson missed out on a large amount of training and was only able to make one first-team appearance all season. In

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, Achinioti-Jönsson made 14 league appearances for Helsingborg, including five starts. In

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, after Helsingborg was relegated, Achinioti-Jönsson made 15 league appearances, including 12 starts.

Loan to Ängelholms FF

In August 2017, Achinioti-Jönsson was loaned to Division 1 side

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IFK Värnamo

On 30 January 2018, Achinioti-Jönsson signed with

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club

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. He made 27 league appearances for Värnamo that season, scoring four goals.

Forge FC

On 31 January 2019, Achinioti-Jönsson signed with

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club

. He made his debut for Forge on 27 April 2019, in the

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, a 1–1 draw against

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. He ended up making 27 out of a possible 28 appearances for Forge in the club's inaugural season and helped the team become the first ever league champions, as Forge defeated

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over two legs in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals. Achinioti-Jönsson scored the winning goal in the 2020 Canadian Premier League Final when Forge defeated

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2–0 to win their second consecutive league title. In his third season with Forge in 2021, he recorded the second-best passing accuracy in the league and being named in the Team of the Week four times, as both a defender and a midfielder. In January 2022, he was re-signed to a multi-year deal. In 2022, Achinioti-Jönsson played the majority of the season at the

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position due to injuries on the team. The change of position was successful as he nominated for CPL Player of the Year award and was the winner of the league's Defender of the Year award. On 31 July, the defender played in his 100th game for Forge FC across all competitions. At the following home match, he was presented with a commemorative jersey with his last name and the kit number 100. In October 2023, he helped Forge win their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over

in the play-off final. In January 2024, he signed another multi-year extension with the club.

International career

Achinioti-Jönsson has represented Sweden internationally at the U19 level.

Career statistics

Honours

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Individual *Canadian Premier League Defender of the Year:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Achinioti-Jonsson, Alexander 1996 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Swedish people of Greek descent Footballers from Skåne County Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Helsingborgs IF players Ängelholms FF players IFK Värnamo players Forge FC players Allsvenskan players Ettan Fotboll players Superettan players Canadian Premier League players 21st-century Swedish sportsmen