Jesper Williamsson (born April 23, 1990) is a

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former professional

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defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the l ...

who played with

HV71 HV71 (), often referred to as just HV, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club based in Jönköping, playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), the first tier of Swedish ice hockey. The team played in the 2008–09 Champions Hockey League ...

and

Rögle BK Rögle BK (Rögle Bandyklubb) is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Ängelholm that has been playing in the SHL since the 2015–16 season. Rögle has previously played in the SHL (previously named Elitserien) in 1992–1996, 2008–20 ...

in the

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(SHL).

Playing career

Williamsson made his

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debut playing with HV71 during the

2008–09 Elitserien season The 2008–09 Elitserien season was the 34th season of Elitserien. It began on September 15, 2008, with the regular season ending February 28, 2009. The playoffs of the 85th Swedish Championship ended on April 8, with Färjestads BK taking the ...

. He left HV71 in 2015 and joined

. On August 2, 2017, Williamsson signed a one-year extension with

. Prior to the 2018–19 season, Williamsson was named an alternate captain alongside Taylor Matson and

Ted Brithén Ted Brithén (born November 25, 1990) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He last played with Rögle BK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Playing career He made his Elitserien (now the SHL) debut playing with Rögle BK durin ...

. On April 25, 2019, Williamsson returned to HV71 signing a one-year contract for the 2019–20 season. On 30 July 2021, Williamsson announced his retirement from professional hockey after 13 seasons due to a chronic back injury.

Personal life

His brother Jens also plays hockey.

References

External links

* 1990 births Living people HV71 players Malmö Redhawks players IK Oskarshamn players Rögle BK players Swedish ice hockey defencemen 21st-century Swedish sportsmen IF Troja-Ljungby players {{Sweden-icehockey-defenceman-stub