Viktor Claesson

Viktor Claesson
Claesson playing for Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Viktor Johan Anton Claesson[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-02) 2 January 1992
Place of birth Värnamo, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Krasnodar
Number 16
Youth career
IFK Värnamo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 IFK Värnamo 71 (29)
2012–2016 IF Elfsborg 134 (32)
2017– Krasnodar 53 (15)
National team‡
2009 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2009–2010 Sweden U19 9 (3)
2011–2015 Sweden U21 20 (1)
2012– Sweden 30 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2018

Viktor Johan Anton Claesson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪkːtɔr ˈklɑːsɔn] born 2 January 1992) is a Swedish international footballer playing for Krasnodar. He is a playmaker or left winger well known for his passing and set piece abilities.[2] [3]

Career

Club

Claesson playing for Krasnodar in 2017.

On 25 January 2017, Claesson signed a 3.5-year contract with Russian Premier League team FC Krasnodar.[4] He scored on his debut on 16 February 2017 in a 1–0 Europa League Round of 32 win against Turkish side Fenerbahçe, scoring a header on his first touch in any competitive Krasnodar game in the 4th minute. He was selected by UEFA as "Man of the Match".[5] He continued his form with two goals in a Russian Cup game against FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast on 28 February 2017[6] and a goal against Celta de Vigo in the first leg of Europa League Round of 16 on 9 March 2017.[7]

International career

In May 2018 he was named in Sweden’s 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[8] He was one of Sweden's main men for the duration of the tournament, in which the Blågult reached the quarterfinals.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 September 2018[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IF Elfsborg 2012 Allsvenskan 27500–62–337
2013 23330–83–346
2014 26572–60–397
2015 291153–61–4015
2016 29832–––3210
Total 13432187002660017845
Krasnodar 2016–17 Russian Premier League 13112–42–185
2017–18 301000–42–3412
2018–19 9410–11–115
Total 5215220095006322
Career total 186472090035110024167

International

As of 10 September 2018[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden
201221
201320
201630
2017122
2018101
Total294

International goals

As of match played 10 September 2018. Sweden score listed first, score column indicates score after each Claesson goal.[11]

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 January 2012Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar2–05–0Friendly
2.28 March 2017Estádio do Marítimo, Funchal, Portugal Portugal1–23–2Friendly
3.2–2
4.10 September 2018Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Turkey2–02–32018–19 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Club

Elfsborg

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Viktor Claesson". Svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Elfsborg.se". Elfsborg.se. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Краснодар укрепил рядыВиктором Клаэссоном". fckrasnodar.ru (in Russian). FC Krasnodar. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Krasnodar-Fenerbahce game report". UEFA. 16 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ural-Krasnodar game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 28 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Celta-Krasnodar game report". UEFA. 9 March 2017.
  8. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  9. ↑ "V.Claesson". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "Viktor Claesson". European Football. 30 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Claesson, Viktor". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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