Emil Krafth
Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth (born 2 August 1994) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Sweden national team.
.jpg) Krafth with Sweden at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Henry Kristoffer Krafth | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljungby, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lagans AIK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Lagans AIK | 11 | (3) |
| 2011 | Östers IF | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Helsingborgs IF | 76 | (3) |
| 2015–2019 | Bologna | 42 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Amiens (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2019 | Amiens | 0 | (0) |
| 2019– | Newcastle United | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Sweden U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Sweden U19 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Sweden U21 | 16 | (1) |
| 2014– | Sweden | 21 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:18, 21 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2019 | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Stockholm, Sweden, his footballing idol growing up was David Beckham and he supported Manchester United. Krafth began his career at lower-division side Lagans AIK. It was with AIK that he made his senior debut in 2010, aged just 16.[2] In 2011, he joined Östers IF in the Swedish second division.[2] He debuted for the club at 17 years old and after an impressive first season in the Superettan, he earned a move to first division side Helsingborgs IF in January 2012. In 2015, he swapped Sweden for Italy as he joined Serie A outfit Bologna.[2]
In August 2018, Krafth joined Ligue 1 side Amiens SC on a season-long loan from Bolgona.[3] He made 35 appearances in the French top flight while on loan and joined Amiens on a permanent transfer in June 2018 after the two clubs agreed to a €2m transfer.[3]
Newcastle United
Krafth signed a four-year deal with Premier League club Newcastle United in August 2019 after the side reached a £5m deal with Amiens SC.[3] He made his debut for the club on 19 August as Newcastle were defeated by Norwich City 3–1, thanks to a hat-trick from Norwich striker Teemu Pukki.[4]
International career
Krafth became the fifth youngest person ever to play in the Sweden U21 team, being 17 years and 309 days old when he played in Sweden U21s' match against Malta on 6 June 2012.[5][6]
Krafth made his debut for Sweden against Moldova in January 2014 at the age of 19.[2]
In May 2018, he was named in Sweden's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 January 2020[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Östers IF | 2011 | Superettan | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Helsingborgs IF | 2012 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 76 | 3 | 15 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 93 | 3 | |||
| Bologna | 2015–16 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Serie A | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 0 | ||||
| Amiens | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
| Newcastle United | 2019–20 | Premier League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 194 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 4 | ||
References
- https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/first-team/emil-krafth
- "Who is Emil Krafth? The Swedish international right-back who has joined Newcastle United". Chronicle Live. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "Emil Krafth: Newcastle sign Sweden defender from Amiens on four-year deal". BBC. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "Teemu Pukki admitted he "wouldn't have even dreamt of a day like this" after his impressive hat-trick gave Norwich City their first win back in the Premier League against a laboured Newcastle United". BBC. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "Mikael Ishak tvåmålskytt mot Malta". Svenkfotboll. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- "Robin Söder alla tiders yngste i U21-landslaget". Svenkfotboll. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
- Emil Krafth at Soccerway
- "Emil Krafth". European Football. 30 June 2018.
External links
- Emil Krafth at SvFF (in Swedish)
- Emil Krafth at WorldFootball.net
- Emil Krafth at Soccerway
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