Jesper Karlsson

Jesper Karlsson (born 25 July 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for IF Elfsborg in Allsvenskan.

Jesper Karlsson
Personal information
Full name Karl Jesper Karlsson
Date of birth (1998-07-25) 25 July 1998
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 IF Elfsborg
Number 19
Youth career
2003–2014 IF Böljan
2015 Falkenbergs FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Falkenbergs FF 26 (7)
2017– IF Elfsborg 46 (8)
National team‡
2015–2017 Sweden U19 15 (6)
2020– Sweden 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2020

Club career

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 Autumn.[3] In November 2015, Jesper 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. In September of the same year, Karlsson also made his debut in the Sweden national under-19.[2]

The premiere of the headlines in 2016 were Jesper Karlsson make his debut in the top flight. In the 79th minute he was replaced in instead of Akseli Pelvas, in the match Falkenbergs FF lost 0–2 to IFK Göteborg.[5][6] On July 17, 2016 Karlsson made his first two Allsvenskan goals in a 3–3 match against Hammarby IF. He transferred from Falkenbergs FF to Swedish top flight IF Elfsborg on 2 December 2016, after a breakthrough season scoring 7 goals and 2 assists as an 18-year old. For a disclosed fee of 450.000 €.[7]

Club career
As of match played 30 September 2016

Falkenbergs FF
Club Season League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals
Falkenbergs FF 2016 Allsvenskan 16 4 16 4
Career total 16 4 16 4

References
  1. "Jesper Karlsson — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. Velagic, Johan. "FD SERIE – DEL 3: Jesper Karlsson" (in Swedish). www.fotbolldirekt.se. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. "FFF erbjuder Jesper Karlsson kontrakt". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. "Jesper Karlsson har skrivit på". www.falkenbergsff.se. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. "Jesper om sin debut: "En dröm"". Hallands Nyheter. 3 April 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  6. "www.whoscored.com/Matches/1037570/Live". www.whoscored.com. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  7. Otterhall, Emanuel (17 July 2016). "Karlsson: "Jag har väntat på det länge"". www.expressen.se. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
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