Johan Brunell (born May 29, 1991) is a Finnish

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who plays for

FF Jaro FF Jaro is a Finnish football club, based in the bilingual town of Jakobstad. It currently plays in '' Ykkönen''. Home matches are played at the Jakobstads Centralplan. Current squad ''Updated 7 March, 2022.'' Mana ...

as a centre back.

Club career

FF Jaro

Brunell began his professional career in the Finnish

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with

. He stayed with the club in 2016 when they were relegated to the

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' ( Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also p ...

. In January 2014 Brunell was offered a contract by German

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club

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but could not reach an agreement on the terms of the contract.

Toronto FC

On March 16, 2017,

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announced that they had signed Brunell to a contract after he spent time as a trialist during the 2017 pre-season. Brunell was waived just two weeks later, without making an appearance for the club.

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* 1991 births Living people People from Jakobstad Finnish footballers Finnish expatriate footballers FF Jaro players Toronto FC players Association football defenders Expatriate soccer players in Canada Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players Jakobstads BK players Sportspeople from Ostrobothnia (region) {{Finland-footy-defender-stub