Alexander Thomas Jeremejeff (; born 12 October 1993) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for Panathinaikos. He has previously played for

Örgryte IS Örgryte Idrottssällskap, commonly referred to as Örgryte IS, Örgryte () or (especially locally) ÖIS or Öis, is a Swedish sports club based in Gothenburg. It consists of four departments, namely bowling, football, athletics and wrestling. ...

Qviding FIF Qviding FIF is a Swedish football club located in Gothenburg. The club was formed October 1987 following a merger of the BK Qviding and Fräntorps IF clubs. Qviding FIF is currently playing in Division 1 Södra. In recent years the club has ha ...

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 ...

and

BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg (Hisingen). It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Forme ...

. He won one

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for the Sweden national team in 2019.

Club career

Örgryte IS

Born in Kungsbacka, Jeremejeff started to play for local side

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before joining

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-club

in 2005. After advancing through the academy and scoring five goals in a youth game against

, Jeremejeff was picked for the senior squad to a league game against

Kristianstads FF Kristianstad FC is a Swedish football club located in Kristianstad. The club was formed in 2015 through a merger between Kristianstads FF and Kristianstad BoIS. The club is currently playing in Division 2, the fourth tier of Swedish football. H ...

in September 2011. He made his debut the same game, substituting with Danny Ervik in the 75' minute while losing 3–2, but manage to impact the team to later win by 4–3. Örgryte offered Jeremejeff a senior contract after the 2011 season, which he accepted. He scored his first goal in an exhibition game against Qviding on March 28 the following year, scoring the minute after he was substituted in. However, he came to play only two league games during the 2012 season when Örgryte won Division 1, and decided to leave the club in January 2013 due to lack of playtime.

Qviding FIF

Jeremejeff signed a long-term contract with Division 1 team Qviding on 28 January 2013, as a free agent. The 2013 season was his first as a starting player, scoring 14 goals in 21 league games - almost half of the team's total of 33 goals, ending up being the second top scorer in division. His record made him attractive to professional clubs and on 26 October 2013 he was signed by the

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club BK Häcken. Jeremejeff have afterwards expressed gratitude to Qviding manager Bosko Orovic, claiming he was the football coach that meant most for his football career.

BK Häcken

with Jeremejeff having joined

in October 2013, Jeremejeff made his debut for

in a 3–1 defeat at

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional association football, football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Alls ...

on 4 April 2014.

Malmö FF

In July 2016, Jeremejeff signed for

on a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Return to BK Häcken

In the summer of 2018, Jeremejeff rejoined former club BK Häcken for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be 5,000,000 SEK.

Dynamo Dresden

On 13 August 2019, Jeremejeff signed for 2. Bundesliga club

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on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. On 18 August 2019, he scored on his Dresden debut; the winning goal in a 2–1 victory at home to 1. FC Heidenheim. After a further five appearances and a goal, Jeremejeff tore his calf muscle in a 4–1 defeat to local rivals

Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, ...

on 29 September 2019, ruling him out until late October.

International career

Jeremejeff made his debut for the Sweden national team on 8 January 2019 in a friendly against

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, as a starter.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

BK Häcken *

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: 2015–16, 2018–19 Malmö FF *

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Panathinaikos *

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: 2023–24 Individual * Allsvenskan Top goalscorer:

* Allsvenskan Player of the Season:

* Allsvenskan Forward of the Season:

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeremejeff, Alexander 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Kungsbacka Men's association football forwards Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Allsvenskan players Ettan Fotboll players 2. Bundesliga players Örgryte IS players Qviding FIF players BK Häcken players Malmö FF players Dynamo Dresden players Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Swedish people of Russian descent Footballers from Halland County 21st-century Swedish sportsmen