Isak Vidjeskog (born 28 March 2004) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Varbergs BoIS Varbergs BoIS FC is a Swedish professional football club located in Varberg, the main town of Varberg Municipality in Halland County. Background The club was formed at a meeting in the Varbergs Folkets Hus on 25 March 1925. The backbone of the ...

Club career

Vidjeskog played in the youth sectors of and Jaro. He made his senior debut with

Jakobstads BK Jakobstads Bollklubb, also known as JBK, is a Finnish Football team from Jakobstad currently playing in Kakkonen, a third tier soccer league in Finland. The club's home venue is Västra plan. History The club was founded at a meeting held on De ...

in 2020, before moving to Sweden and signing with

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club

Kalmar FF Kalmar Fotbollförening, more commonly known as Kalmar FF, is a Swedish professional football club based in Kalmar, Sweden. The club is affiliated to Smålands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Guldfågeln Arena. Formed on 15 June 1 ...

. He was first assigned to the club's U19 team, but made his Allsvenskan debut with the first team in 2021. In 2023, he first joined

Skövde AIK Skövde AIK is a Swedish football club from Skövde. It was founded on 21 June 1919. The club plays in the third-tier Ettan Fotboll, Ettan after relegation from Superettan in 2024. Background Skövde AIK was founded on 20 June 1919. The club ...

on loan, and in the summer on permanent transfer. Vidjeskog missed most of the 2024 season with

due to injury.

Personal life

His two older brothers are both also professional footballers,

Axel Vidjeskog Axel Johannes Vidjeskog (born 14 April 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Trelleborg in Superettan. Club career Vidjeskog began to play football in the youth program of FF Jaro. He started his senior career i ...

plays for

KuPS Kuopion Palloseura, commonly referred to as KuPS, is a Finnish professional football club based in Kuopio. KuPS competes in Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish football. The team plays its home matches at Kuopio Football Stadium. KuPS ha ...

and

Adam Vidjeskog Adam Alexander Vidjeskog (born 7 July 1998) is a Finnish professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club FF Jaro, Jaro. Club career Vidjeskog signed with Kokkolan Palloveikot, Kokkolan PV on 15 Janu ...

plays for

FF Jaro Fotbollsföreningen Jaro (''Jakobstads Rostfria''), commonly known simply as Jaro, is a Finnish professional football club based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. The club currently plays in Veikkausliiga, the top tier in Finland. History Ja ...

. Their father Niklas is a head coach of Jaro.Tässä on FF Jaron uusi päävalmentaja – Tuttu nimi aiemmilta vuosilta
Pietarsaaren Sanomat, 4 November 2023

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vidjeskog, Isak 2004 births Living people Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Kalmar FF players Allsvenskan players Skövde AIK players Varbergs BoIS players Superettan players Swedish-speaking Finns Vidjeskog family Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Kakkonen players Jakobstads BK players FF Jaro players