Jakob Valdemar Olsson Johansson (born 21 June 1990) is a Swedish former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defensive midfielder
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. Becoming the first player born in the 1990s to play in
Allsvenskan
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Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
while at
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 ...
, he went on to represent
AEK Athens
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Establishe ...
and
Rennes
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before retiring at IFK Göteborg in 2021. A full international between 2013 and 2019, he won 18
caps
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for the
Sweden national team and is best remembered for scoring the winning goal in the
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoffs against
Italy
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when Sweden qualified for their first
FIFA World Cup
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in 12 years.
Club career
IFK Göteborg
Born in
Trollhättan
Trollhättan () is the 23rd-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Trollhättan Municipality, Västra Götaland County. It is situated by Göta älv, near the lake Vänern, and has a population of approximately 50,000 in the city proper. It is loc ...
, Johansson's first club was Trollhättans BoIS. He was brought to
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 ...
, together with manager
Jonas Olsson, from
FC Trollhättan
FC Trollhättan is a Swedish football club located in Trollhättan currently playing in Division 1.
Background
The club was founded in 2001, when the old rivals Trollhättans IF and Trollhättans FK decided to merge.
In their first ever le ...
. On 27 June 2007, he became the first player born in the 1990s to have played in the top league of Sweden,
Allsvenskan
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Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
when he debuted for his IFK Göteborg.
AEK Athens
On 28 December 2014, Johansson signed a 3.5-year contract with
AEK Athens
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Establishe ...
. On 22 August 2015, he made his debut in
Super League Greece
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helping his team AEK win 3–0 against
Platanias
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. On 22 November 2015, he scored his first season goal with a header in AEK Athens' away win against
Panthrakikos
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History
Early years (1963–2001)
...
. On 21 December 2015, the 15th matchday of the season, he again netted with a header giving his club the lead in 2–1 home defeat against
Levadiakos
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. He finished the 2015–16 season with seven goals, including a header against
Panathinaikos
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in a 3–1 victory.
Johansson started the
2016–17 season as a key player for the team in midfield. In the late days of July 2017 AEK made a last effort to extend Johansson's contract, which is set to expire on 30 June 2018. On 20 August 2017, he scored in the opening match of the
season
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against
Panetolikos
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, which ended as a 2–0 home win. Johansson started the
2017–18 season as a key player for the team in midfield.
Rennes
He signed for the
Ligue 1
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club
Rennes
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in the summer of 2018.
Return to IFK Göteborg and retirement
In 2020, he return to IFK Göteborg after six years abroad. On 22 June 2021, after suffering many injuries in the latest years, he decided at the age of only 31 to retire from professional football, citing his injuries as the reason that obliged him to retire.
International career
Johansson made his international debut in a friendly against
North Korea
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on 23 January 2013. He made his competitive debut in a
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against
France
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on 11 November 2016. On 10 November 2017 the Swedes won against Italy 1–0 in the
2018 FIFA World Cup Second Round first leg at the
Friends Arena
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, and the only goal coming when Jakob Johansson drilled home from 20 yards, via a
Daniele De Rossi
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De Ros ...
deflection. On 13 November 2017, in the game where Sweden held on to force a goalless draw in the second leg at the
San Siro
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to defeat the Italians 1–0 on aggregate in their Russia
2018 World Cup play-off, Johansson faced an anterior cruciate ligament injury that kept him out for 11 months. Consequently, he also missed the
2018 FIFA World Cup
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.
Style of play
Johansson was a box-to-box midfielder, with his stand-out features being his physical strength, marking, accurate passing and overall significance in build-up play.
Personal life
His older brother Rickard Johansson is a former
goalkeeper
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.''
Honours
IFK Göteborg
*
Allsvenskan
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Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...
:
2007
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Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
*
Svenska Cupen
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:
2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
,
2012–13
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,
2019–20
AEK Athens
*
Super League Greece
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:
2017–18
*
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
:
2015–16
*
Football League
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:
2014–15 (South Group)
Rennes
*
Coupe de France
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:
2018–19
Individual
*Årets ärkeängel (IFK Göteborg player of the year as decided by the supporters):
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Footballers from Trollhättan
Men's association football midfielders
Swedish men's footballers
Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Sweden men's youth international footballers
Sweden men's under-21 international footballers
Sweden men's international footballers
IFK Göteborg players
FC Trollhättan players
AEK Athens F.C. players
Stade Rennais FC players
Allsvenskan players
Super League Greece players
Football League (Greece) players
Ligue 1 players
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in France
21st-century Swedish sportsmen