Karl Jesper Karlsson (born 25 July 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Serie A club Bologna and the Sweden national team.
.jpg) Karlsson with Sweden in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Jesper Karlsson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkenberg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2014 | IF Böljan | ||
| 2015 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | IF Böljan | 22 | (12) |
| 2016 | Falkenbergs FF | 26 | (7) |
| 2017–2020 | IF Elfsborg | 83 | (19) |
| 2020–2023 | AZ | 89 | (35) |
| 2023– | Bologna | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | Sweden U19 | 15 | (6) |
| 2020 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (6) |
| 2020– | Sweden | 14 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:47, 24 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:36, 12 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Early career edit
Karlsson started playing in IF Böljan from the age of four. At the age of 14, he received his first-team debut for the club in Division 4.[2] Before the 2015 season, he moved to Falkenbergs FF, and he was offered a first-team contract in the autumn.[3] In November 2015, Karlsson signed a first team contract that extends over the season 2018 with Falkenberg FF.[4] Before he signed the contract, he had also served and trained with English Brighton & Hove Albion.[5]
Falkenbergs FF edit
The premiere of the headlines in 2016 were about Karlsson making his Allsvenskan debut. In the 79th minute he was replaced in instead of Akseli Pelvas, in the match Falkenbergs FF lost 2–0 to IFK Göteborg.[6][7] On 17 July 2016, Karlsson scored his first two Allsvenskan goals in a 3–3 win against Hammarby IF.[8] In total, he scored seven goals and made two assists during the 2016 season.[9]
IF Elfsborg edit
Karlsson transferred from Falkenbergs FF to Swedish top flight IF Elfsborg on 2 December 2016 for a fee of €450,000.[9]
AZ edit
On 11 September 2020, Karlsson signed a five-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. However, the teams agreed that he stayed at Elfsborg until 28 September.[10][11] After arriving in Alkmaar, he made his debut on 4 October 2020 in a 4–4 draw against Sparta Rotterdam, in which he provided two assists.[12]
Bologna edit
On 23 August 2023, it was announced that Karlsson had joined Italian Serie A club Bologna FC 1909.[13]
International career edit
In September 2015, Karlsson made his debut in the Sweden national under-19.[2] He has also represented the Sweden U21 team.[14]
He made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2020 in a friendly game against Moldova.[14]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 24 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Falkenbergs FF | 2016[15] | Allsvenskan | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| IF Elfsborg | 2017[15] | Allsvenskan | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2018[15] | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2019[15] | Allsvenskan | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||
| 2020[15] | Allsvenskan | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 12 | |||
| Total | 83 | 19 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 95 | 23 | |||
| AZ | 2020–21[16] | Eredivisie | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | – | 39 | 12 | |
| 2021–22[16] | Eredivisie | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9[b] | 1 | 4[c] | 2 | 51 | 21 | |
| 2022–23[16] | Eredivisie | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8[d] | 2 | – | 33 | 13 | ||
| 2023–24[16] | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 89 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 124 | 46 | ||
| Bologna | 2023–24 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 205 | 61 | 23 | 9 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 256 | 76 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Europa League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in Eredivisie European play-offs
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International edit
- As of match played 12 October 2023[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | |
| Total | 14 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karlsson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden |  Azerbaijan | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2 | 16 June 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden |  New Zealand | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 3–1 | |||||
| 4 | 12 October 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden |  Moldova | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 3–1 |
Honours edit
Individual
- Allsvenskan Striker of the Year: 2020[18]
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: December 2021[19]
- Eredivisie Team of the Month: December 2021,[19] March 2022,[20] March 2023[21]
References edit
- ^ "Jesper Karlsson — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b Velagic, Johan. "FD SERIE – DEL 3: Jesper Karlsson" (in Swedish). www.fotbolldirekt.se. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "FFF erbjuder Jesper Karlsson kontrakt". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Jesper Karlsson har skrivit på". www.falkenbergsff.se. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Karlsson valde Elfsborg före utländska klubbar". www.hn.se. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Jesper om sin debut: "En dröm"". Hallands Nyheter. 3 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "www.whoscored.com/Matches/1037570/Live". www.whoscored.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ P4, Nyheter (18 July 2016). "17-åring gjorde sina första allsvenska mål för Falkenberg". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 September 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Otterhall, Emanuel (17 July 2016). "Karlsson: "Jag har väntat på det länge"". www.expressen.se. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Karlsson lämnar Elfsborg – klar för AZ Alkmaar". SVT Sport (in Swedish). 11 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "IF ELFSBORG OCH AZ ALKMAAR ÖVERENS OM EN ÖVERGÅNG FÖR JESPER KARLSSON". elfsborg.se. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ Pearson, Sebastian (4 October 2020). "Jesper Karlssons succédebut - två framspelningar på 14 minuter". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Jesper Karlsson joins the Rossoblù". bolognafc.it. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Jesper Karlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Jesper Karlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll".
- ^ a b c d "Jesper Karlsson » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Jesper Karlsson". Svensk Fotboll.
- ^ "Allsvenskans Stora Pris". Allsvenskan. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Ajax still provides most players for team of the month". Eredivisie. 14 January 2022.
- ^ "FC Twente is the main provider for the Eredivisie team of the month". Eredivisie. 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Sparta and AZ dominate Eredivisie team of the month in march". Eredivisie. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
External links edit
- Jesper Karlsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Jesper Karlsson: whoscored.com