Tobias Mikaelsson

Tobias Lars Mikaelsson (born 17 November 1988) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Swedish Division 2 side Stenungsunds.

Tobias Mikaelsson

Mikaelsson during his time with Aston Villa
Personal information
Full name	Tobias Lars Mikaelsson[1]
Date of birth	(1988-11-17) 17 November 1988[1]
Place of birth	Jörlanda, Sweden
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Playing position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Stenungsunds
Youth career
	Vallens IF
2003–2005	Ljungskile
2005–2007	Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Aston Villa	0	(0)
2007	→ Ljungskile (loan)	5	(1)
2008	→ Port Vale (loan)	6	(0)
2009–2011	Trollhättan	47	(6)
2011–2012	Ljungskile	47	(7)
2013–2018	Oddevold	98	(21)
2018–	Stenungsunds
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2018

He started his professional career with Aston Villa in England in 2007. After loan spells with Ljungskile and Port Vale, he signed with Swedish side Trollhättan in 2009. Two years later he joined Ljungskile. He joined Oddevold in February 2013, before signing with Stenungsunds in January 2018.

Playing career

Aston Villa

Mikaelsson signed for Aston Villa in August 2005 from Swedish Superettan side, Ljungskile – the team he also supports. He never played a game for the Villa senior team, but made appearances at youth level and for the Reserves where he had a prolific goalscoring record. Mikaelsson was thought to have a very bright future ahead of him, some pundits had previously tipped him to become a star while he was at youth level, and follow the footsteps of his boyhood idols Zlatan Ibrahimović and Henrik Larsson. Mikaelsson joined old club Ljungskile on loan in April 2007 to gain first-team experience, and he shone, scoring one goal and giving five assists in the stint. On 18 September 2007 he scored his first hat-trick for Villa Reserves – in a 4–1 victory against Derby County. In January 2008, Mikaelsson joined Port Vale on a one-month loan deal, joining up with team-mate Chris Herd.[3] He played six games for the League One club, Vale lost four and drew two games. After Mikaelsson returned to Villa Park following an ankle injury,[4] Vale were relegated. In July 2008, Mikaelsson was rewarded with a one-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2009. He had a five-day trial with BK Häcken in January 2009.[5] In April 2009, he had an unsuccessful trial at League One Hartlepool United following release from Aston Villa.

Sweden

Mikaelsson later returned home to Sweden and signed for Trollhättan in July 2009. In his first season in the Superettan, Mikaelsson scored a single goal in 18 appearances for Trollhättan.[6] During the 2010 season, Mikaelsson managed to score 5 goals in 29 appearances for the club,[6] but was unable to help them avoid relegation. Mikaelsson opted to remain in the Superettan and transferred back to Ljungskile in March 2011.[6] LSK finished in eighth place in 2011 and then in fifth place in 2012.

In February 2013, Mikaelsson signed for Division 1 Södra club IK Oddevold.[7] The club finished second in 2013, but were beaten by Varbergs BoIS in the qualification play-offs.[8] They finished in fifth place in 2014, fourth in 2015, and seventh in 2016. He scored two goals in 11 appearances during the 2017 season as the club finished in ninth-place. In January 2018, Mikaelsson dropped down a level to sign a two-year contract with Division 2 side Stenungsunds.[9] The "Red Brothers" ended the 2018 season fifth in the Norra Götaland region.

Style of play

Mikaelsson has said: "I like to think I'm an intelligent type of player with decent technique and decent pace."[3] He is noted for his tall and powerful physique and sound technical ability.

Statistics

As of 14 May 2018.

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aston Villa	2006–07[10]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2007–08[11]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2008–09[12]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ljungskile (loan)	2007	Superettan	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Port Vale (loan)	2007–08[11]	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Trollhättan	2009[13]	Superettan	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
	2010[13]	Superettan	29	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	31	6
	Total		47	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	49	7
Ljungskile	2011[13]	Superettan	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	2
	2012[13]	Superettan	24	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	25	6
	Total		47	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	49	8
IK Oddevold	2013[13]	Division 1 Södra	25	7	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	7
	2014[13]	Division 1 Södra	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	4
	2015[13]	Division 1 Södra	17	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	6
	2016[13]	Division 1 Södra	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	3
	2017[13]	Division 1 Södra	10	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	11	2
	Total		98	21	1	0	0	0	2	0	101	21
Career total[lower-alpha 2]			203	35	5	2	0	0	2	0	210	37

1. Appearance/s in the play-offs.
2. Appearances for Stenungsunds not known.

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream Publishing. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
2. "FootballSquads – Port Vale – 2007/08". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
3. "Vale sign Villa reserve striker". BBC Sport. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
4. "Mikaelsson ends Vale loan early". BBC Sport. 15 February 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
5. "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
6. "Passport". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
7. "Tobias Mikaelsson klar för Oddevold". oddevold.se. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
8. "Varbergs BoIS FC 2 – 1 IK Oddevold". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 May 2014.
9. "Fotbolltransfers.com – Officiellt: Dan Mönell till Stenungsunds IF". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
10. "Games played by Tobias Mikaelsson in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
11. "Games played by Tobias Mikaelsson in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
12. "Games played by Tobias Mikaelsson in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
13. Tobias Mikaelsson at Soccerway

External links

• Tobias Mikaelsson at Soccerbase
• Personal Blog (in Swedish)