Johan Daniel Mårtensson (born 16 February 1989) is a Swedish former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

GAIS

During his career at

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, he first came from the third-tier club Skövde AIK and, therefore, had some time to adapt to compete at a higher level. Mårtensson progressed and had shortly became a key player at GAIS's midfield. He was capped several times for the Swedish U21 team.

FC Utrecht

On 9 July 2011, both

and

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confirmed that Mårtensson had signed a four-year contract with the Dutch side.

International career

Mårtensson was included in the

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squad for their friendly against

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on 15 January 2015, scoring on his debut.

Career statistics

International

International goals :''Score and result list Sweden's goal tally first.''

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martensson, Johan 1989 births Living people Swedish men's footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Ettan Fotboll players Allsvenskan players Super League Greece players Skövde AIK players GAIS players FC Utrecht players Helsingborgs IF players Örebro SK players Panetolikos F.C. players Degerfors IF players Eredivisie players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Sweden men's youth international footballers Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Sportspeople from Skövde Footballers from Västra Götaland County 21st-century Swedish sportsmen