Joakim Persson (footballer, born 2002)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joakim Birger Persson | ||
Date of birth | 3 April 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Sweden | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | IK Sirius | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2011 | Utbynäs SK | ||
2011–2017 | Rimbo IF | ||
2017–2019 | IK Sirius | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | IK Sirius | 61 | (17) |
2020 | → IFK Luleå (loan) | 10 | (4) |
2021–2022 | → Brage (loan) | 43 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2023–2024 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (1) |
2024– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:42, 16 October 2024 (UTC) |
Joakim Birger Persson (born 3 April 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for IK Sirius.
Career
[edit]Persson is a youth product of Utbynäs SK, Rimbo IF and IK Sirius. On 19 October 2019, he made his first senior appearance for Sirius in an Allsvenskan match against Östersunds.[1] On 28 November 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Sirius for 3 years.[2] In August 2020, he was loaned to IFK Luleå for the season.[3] In July 2021, he extended his contract with Sirius until 2024, and went on another loan to Brage.[4] On 10 January 2022, his loan with Brage was extended for another season.[5]
International career
[edit]In November 2023, Persson was called up to the Sweden U21s for the first time for a set of 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Persson is a devout Christian who belongs to the WAO Church in Sweden.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 29 June 2020.[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
IK Sirius | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
- Notes
- ^ Appearance(s) in Svenska Cupen
References
[edit]- ^ "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com.
- ^ "Hannes Sveijer och Joakim Persson skriver A-lagskontrakt". Sirius Fotboll. 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Persson: "Vill göra så många mål som möjligt"". 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Officiellt: Joakim Persson förlänger med Sirius - lånas ut till Brage". fotbolltransfers.com.
- ^ "Officiellt: IK Brage lånar Joakim Persson". fotbolltransfers.com.
- ^ Kjellberg, Hampus (8 November 2023). "U21-landslagets trupp till EM-kvalet mot Nederländerna - EM-fotboll.se".
- ^ Persson, Joakim. "Allsvensk stjärna: Jag har en väldigt stark tro på Jesus". www.varldenidag.se.
- ^ Joakim Persson at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
External links
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