Jakob Johansson

Jakob Johansson (born 21 June 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for IFK Göteborg.

For other people named Jakob Johansson, see Jakob Johansson (disambiguation).

Jakob Johansson

Personal information
Full name	Jakob Valdemar Olsson Johansson
Date of birth	(1990-06-21) 21 June 1990
Place of birth	Trollhättan, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	IFK Göteborg
Number	15
Youth career
0000–2005	Trollhättans BoIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	FC Trollhättan
2007–2014	IFK Göteborg	163	(18)
2015–2018	AEK Athens	96	(7)
2018–2020	Rennes	16	(1)
2020–	IFK Göteborg	6	(0)
National team^‡
2006–2007	Sweden U17	13	(6)
2008–2010	Sweden U19	12	(1)
2009–2012	Sweden U21	15	(2)
2013–	Sweden	18	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2019

Club career

IFK Göteborg

Born in Trollhättan, Johansson's first club was Trollhättans BoIS. He was brought to IFK Göteborg, together with manager Jonas Olsson, from FC Trollhättan. On 27 June 2007, he became the first player born in the 1990s to have played in the top league of Sweden, Allsvenskan when he debuted for his IFK Göteborg.[2]

AEK Athens

On 28 December 2014, Johansson signed a 3.5-year contract with AEK Athens.[3]

On 22 August 2015, he made his debut in Superleague Greece helping his team AEK win 3–0 against Platanias. On 22 November 2015, he scored his first season goal with a header in AEK Athens' away win against Panthrakikos.[4] 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.[5] He finished the 2015–16 season with seven goals, including a header against Panathinaikos in a 3–1 victory.

Johansson started the 2016–17 season as a key player for the team in midfield.[6]

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.[7] On 20 August 2017, he scored in the opening match of the season against Panetolikos, which ended as a 2–0 home win.[8] Johansson started the 2017–18 season as a key player for the team in midfield.

Jakob Johansson, the scorer of the goal that qualified Sweden for the World Cup, will not be part of the country's 23-man squad heading to Russia, as he failed to recover from a serious knee injury sustained in the second leg of the European playoffs against Italy in November.[9] After a frustrated season with AEK, the imposing midfielder missed the majority of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, but the Swedish will be leaving AEK in the off-season, eager to seek a new challenge after three years in the Greek capital. In a conversation with Swedish media outlet Aftonbladet, he released his decision: "It’s true that I’m leaving," said Johansson. "My family and I have spent 3.5 wonderful years here, but we find the opportunity of achieving something new very exciting. AEK are a big club which won the title and will play in Europe, but it would be great to play in a stronger league. Now, I’ll return to Sweden and watch the World Cup from home."[10]

International career

Johansson made his international debut in a friendly against North Korea on 23 January 2013.[11] He made his competitive debut in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against France on 11 November 2016.[12] On 10 November 2017 the Swedes won against Italy 1–0 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Second Round Play-Off first leg at the Friends Arena, and the only goal coming when Jakob Johansson drilled home from 20 yards, via a Daniele De Rossi deflection.[13] On 13 November 2017, in the game where Sweden held on to force a goalless draw in the second leg at the San Siro to defeat the Italians 1–0 on aggregate in their Russia 2018 World Cup play-off, Johansson faced an anterior cruciate ligament injury that probably kept him out of the team for at least 6 months. He also missed 2018 FIFA World Cup.[14][15]

Style of play

Johansson is 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.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 June 2019[17][18]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
IFK Göteborg	2007	Allsvenskan	9	0	4	0	—		13	0
	2008	Allsvenskan	15	2	4	2	0	0	19	4
	2009	Allsvenskan	17	1	3	1	1	0	21	2
	2010	Allsvenskan	26	4	2	2	2	0	30	6
	2011	Allsvenskan	20	2	3	0	—		23	2
	2012	Allsvenskan	22	0	1	0	—		23	0
	2013	Allsvenskan	27	5	7	1	2	0	36	6
	2014	Allsvenskan	27	4	5	1	6	1	38	6
	Total		163	18	29	7	11	1	203	26
AEK Athens	2014–15	Superleague Greece	21	1	5	0	—		26	1
	2015–16	Superleague Greece	34	5	8	2	—		42	7
	2016–17	Superleague Greece	33	0	5	1	1	0	39	1
	2017–18	Superleague Greece	8	1	1	0	8	0	14	1
	Total		96	7	19	3	9	0	124	10
Rennes	2018–19	Ligue 1	16	1	2	0	4	0	22	1
Career total			275	26	50	10	24	1	349	37

International

As of 12 June 2019[19]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2013	1	0
	2014	2	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	10	1
	2018	2	0
	2019	1	0
Total		18	1

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 November 2017	Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden	Italy	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

IFK Göteborg

• Allsvenskan: 2007
• Svenska Cupen: 2008, 2012–13

AEK Athens

• Superleague Greece: 2017–18
• Football League: 2014–15 (South Group)
• Greek Cup: 2015–16

Rennes

• Coupe de France: 2018–19

Individual

• Archangel of the Year: 2012

References

1. "Johansson". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). Retrieved 17 April 2019.
2. "Förste 90-talisten i allsvenskan" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
3. "KLART: Jakob Johansson till AEK Aten" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
4. "Poyet had predicted Johannson goal". www.sdna.gr. 22 November 2015.
5. "Levadiakos shock AEK in Olympic Stadium". www.sdna.gr. 21 December 2015.
6. "Θέλει τον Γιόχανσον η Ρεν". www.sport24.gr. 27 November 2015.
7. "Ξεκαθαρίζει άμεσα του Γιόχανσον". www.sport24.gr. 29 July 2017.
8. "ΑΕΚ-Παναιτωλικός 2-0!" (in Greek). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
9. "Sweden World Cup squad omits qualifying hero Jakob Johansson". Retrieved 15 May 2018.
10. "Svenske stjärnan lämnar grekiska mästarlaget" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 May 2018.
11. http://www.ttela.se/sport/fotboll/stark-landslagsdebut-av-jakob-johansson-1.2678427
12. http://www.gp.se/sport/fotboll/jakob-johanssons-ord-efter-succ%C3%A9debuten-1.3951574
13. Sweden-Italy 1-0
14. Η συγκλονιστική περιγραφή του Γιόχανσον για τον τραυματισμό του
15. Χιμένεθ: "Να ξεπεράσουμε και τον τραυματισμό του Γιόχανσον"
16. "Rickard Johansson at Fotbolltransfers.com" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.
17. "J. Johansson". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
18. "Jakob Johansson". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014.
19. "Jakob Johansson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 10 November 2017.

External links

• Jakob Johansson at SvFF (in Swedish)