Per Karlsson
Per Karlsson (born 2 January 1986 in Stockholm) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender for AIK in Allsvenskan. He has won two caps for the Sweden national team, and two Allsvenskan titles (2009 and 2018) with AIK.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Per Jonas Karlsson | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1997 | Vasalund | ||
| 1998–2003 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003– | AIK | 280 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Väsby United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Åtvidabergs FF (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2003 | Sweden U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Sweden U19 | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Sweden U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2010– | Sweden | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2019 | |||
Club career
He came through the ranks of Solna club Vasalunds IF and was picked up by AIK as a teenager. After coming through the academy at AIK he secured a regular starting-spot at AIK in late 2004, but broke his leg in beginning of 2005 against Väsby United which ruled him out for much of that season.[1] When he became fit again he was loaned out to Väsby United, a feeder club to AIK, for the 2006 season. However, he broke his arm this time and wasn't able to play any matches for them.[2] During the 2007 season he was loaned out to Åtvidabergs FF in Superettan and was finally able to play a whole season.[3] During 2008 he once again became a member of the regular starting eleven at AIK, which he had lost after his leg fracture in 2005.
He played in 26 Allsvenskan games as AIK won the 2009 Allsvenskan. 9 years later, he played in all 30 games as AIK won the 2018 Allsvenskan.
On 15 July 2020 he made his 396th appearance for AIK in a 2020 Allsvenskan 1-0 win against IK Sirius, surpassing Daniel Tjernström at 395 games and setting a club record.[4]
International career
Karlsson was a part of the Sweden U21 squad that advanced to the semifinals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that took place on Swedish home soil, but did not play.[5]
Karlsson made his senior Sweden debut in January 2010 in a friendly game against Oman.[5] He was called up to a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Germany as a replacement for Jonas Olsson, but did not play.[6][5] He won his second cap in a friendly against the Ivory Coast in January 2015.
In May 2019, Karlsson was called up to Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Malta and Spain, but did not play.[7][5]
Career statistics
Club
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2003 | AIK | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | Superettan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Väsby United (loan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Åtvidabergs FF (loan) | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | AIK | Allsvenskan | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 307 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 367 | 3 | ||
Honours
Individual
- Allsvenskan Defender of the Year: 2013
- Allsvenskan Defender of the Year: 2018
Personal life
He goes by the nickname "Pertan" (pronounced [ˈpæ̂ʈːan]).[4]
References
- Per Karlsson borta hela säsongen Archived 2008-11-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- Per Karlsson bröt armen (in Swedish)
- Per Karlsson till Åtvidaberg (in Swedish)
- "Per Karlsson historisk: "Ska fira med whisky"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- "Per Karlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- "AIK:s Per Karlsson i landslaget – nu på riktigt - FotbollDirekt". AIK:s Per Karlsson i landslaget – nu på riktigt - FotbollDirekt. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
- Lindblad, Anders (2019-05-27). "Kan en bänkad spelare vara given i landslaget?". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
External links
- Per Karlsson at aikfotboll.se (in Swedish)
- Per Karlsson at Soccerway
- Per Karlsson at SvFF (in Swedish)