Name Jakob Johansson Role Footballer | Number 18 Height 1.87 m Years Team Weight 87 kg | |
Full name Jakob Valdemar
Olsson Johansson Date of birth (1990-06-21) 21 June 1990 (age 25) Current teams Sweden national football team (Defender, Midfielder), AEK Athens F.C. (#18 / Midfielder) | ||
Place of birth Trollhattan, Sweden Playing position | ||
Jakob Johansson (born 21 June 1990 in Trollhättan) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for AEK Athens. He is a box-to-box midfielder, with his stand-out features being his exceptional physique, excellent passing, build-up play and marking.
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- Ogonblicket jakob johansson gor 2 0 mot ifk norrkoping
- IFK Gteborg
- AEK Athens
- International career
- Personal life
- Club
- International
- Individual
- References
Ogonblicket jakob johansson gor 2 0 mot ifk norrkoping
IFK Göteborg
He became the first player born in the 1990s to have played in the top league of Sweden, Allsvenskan, on 27 June 2007 when he debuted for his club IFK Göteborg.
He was brought to the Gothenburg club, together with manager Jonas Olsson, from FC Trollhättan. Jakob Johansson's first club was Trollhättans BoIS.
AEK Athens
On 28 December 2014, he signed a 3,5 year contract with AEK Athens. On 22 August 2015, he had his debut in Superleague Greece with an excellent performance helping his team AEK win 3-0 against Platanias. On 22 November 2015, Johansson scored his first season goal with a nice header at AEK Athens away win against Panthrakikos. After the end of the match, manager Gustavo Poyet reminded to the Swedish midfielder his earlier prediction of him scoring at this exact match. In early December 2015, Belgium champions Gent are interested for Johansson. The agent of the player, Per Jonnson, is a close friend of Gent's general manager Michel Louwagie and they have also cooperate in transfer cases. Johansson transfer clause is not high for Gent's budget, especially if they qualify for UEFA Champions League's next round. On 21 December 2015, in the 15th matchday of the Greek Super League with a header gave the lead to his club on a shocking 2-1 home defeat against Levadiakos. He finished the 2015-2016 season with seven goals,including a beautiful header against Panathinaikos in a 3-1 victory.His solid performances made him one of the most likeable players on the team, and has become a fan favourite. He started the 2016-17 season as a key player for the team at the midfield. On 27 November 2016, as a result of his improved performances French Ligue 1 club Rennes are considering to table an offer in the January transfer window to AEK for the international midfielder. Johansson, though, has a contract at AEK which expires in 2018 with a release clause of €5 million.
In the late days of July 2017 the team's administration is about to make a last effort, in order to extend Jakob's contract, which is set to expire on 30 June 2018.
International career
Johansson made his international debut in a friendly against North Korea on 23 January 2013. He made his competitive debut in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against France on 11 November 2016.
Personal life
His older brother Rickard Johansson is a former goalkeeper.