Pontus Wernbloom

Pontus Anders Mikael Wernbloom (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈpɔ̌nːtɵs ˈvæ̂ːɳblʊm]; born 25 June 1986) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek club PAOK.

Pontus Wernbloom
Wernbloom playing for CSKA Moscow in 2017
Personal information
Full name Pontus Anders Mikael Wernbloom [1]
Date of birth (1986-06-25) 25 June 1986
Place of birth Kungälv, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 PAOK
Number 19
Youth career
2001–2003 IK Kongahälla
2004–2005 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 IFK Göteborg 92 (26)
2009–2012 AZ 67 (7)
2012–2018 CSKA Moscow 167 (17)
2018– PAOK 11 (0)
National team‡
2006–2009 Sweden U21 24 (6)
2007–2016 Sweden 51 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 May 2016

Club career

IFK Göteborg

After playing for local club IK Kongahälla, he joined the youth team of IFK Göteborg in 2004, before being promoted to the senior team in 2005.[3] He quickly made a name for himself with his hard tackles, fighting spirit and generally fearless playing style. When Håkan Mild retired after the 2005 season, Wernbloom secured a place in the starting line-up. However, during the following season he struggled to retain his place as the club changed its playing style under new management. When striker Marcus Berg left to play for FC Groningen in the summer of 2007, Wernbloom switched to forward and was able to be a starter once again.

AZ

In April 2009, he signed a contract with Dutch club AZ. He made his Eredivisie debut against Heracles Almelo on 2 August 2009 and scored his first goal in a 3–3 draw away to VVV on 21 February 2010. Wernbloom scored a goal in both play-off round legs against Kazakh side FC Aktobe, helping his team to qualify for the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

CSKA Moscow

In January 2012, Wernbloom left AZ for signing a long-term contract with the Russian top club CSKA Moscow.[4] Plagued by injuries, Wernbloom was plunged into the deep end against a highly favored Real Madrid side in the knockout stages of the Champions League. In the game against his alleged favorite club, he scored a dramatic half-volley in the dying minutes to equalize 1–1.

After the final game of the 2017–18 season, CSKA Moscow announced that Wernbloom would be leaving the club at the end of his contract for family reasons.[5]

Wernbloom left CSKA Moscow after a successful six-year spell with the Russian team.[6][7]

PAOK

On 16 August 2018, Wernbloom arrived in Thessaloniki to agree on personal terms with Greek club PAOK FC. Eventually he signed a three–year contract worth €1.1 million per year.[8] On 17 December 2018, Wernbloom was unlucky in the away game against Levadiakos, as he suffered a Cruciate Ligament Rupture and would stay out of the action for several months, meaning PAOK will be without a key player as they look to win their first league title since 1985.[9]

International career

He debuted for the Sweden under-21 side in 2006, scoring a goal in the 12th minute of the match. On 7 January 2007, he was picked for the Swedish national team's January Tour in South America, and he made his debut on 18 January against Ecuador.[10] He won his 50th cap for Sweden on 29 March 2016, a 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic[11][12] Pontus Wernbloom retired from international duty following Euro 2016.[13] Wernbloom won 51 caps for Sweden, representing his country at Euro 2012 and Euro 2016.

Personal life

Wernbloom married girlfriend Nina in 2010 who gave birth to their son Mille the following year.[14]

He openly took a stance against Sweden Democrats prior to the 2010 Swedish general election, and stated his support for socialism in Aftonbladet.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 December 2018[16][17][18][19]
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup Continental2 Other3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IFK Göteborg 2005 71-30-101
2006 246-20-266
2007 246---246
2008 268-32103010
2009 11510--10135
Total 922610-822010328
AZ 2009–10 23122-4010283
2010–11 29431-102-427
2011–12 15221-94-267
Total 67774-236109817
CSKA Moscow 2011–12 11000-21-131
2012–13 26440-20-324
2013–14 28110-6010361
2014–15 25241-2011324
2015–16 27440-100-414
2016–17 27100-5010331
2017–18 23500-143-378
Total 16717131-4143122423
PAOK 2018–19 11021-30-161
2019–20 0000-00-00
Total 11021-3000161
Career total 33750236-75126144169

1Includes Svenska Cupen, KNVB Cup and Russian Cup.

2Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

3Includes Svenska Supercupen, Johan Cruijff Shield and Russian Super Cup.

Honours
IFK Göteborg[16]
AZ Alkmaar[16]
CSKA Moscow[16]
PAOK Salonika

National

Sweden U21

References
  1. Holm, Stefan (2 June 2012). "Jag lät honom alltid vinna, annars grät han". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  2. "Pontus Wernbloom profile". CSKA Moscow official website. Archived from the original on 27 June 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  3. Pontus Wernbloom: "Svenska spelare är för tråkiga" on www.ifkgoetborg.blogspot.com
  4. "Official: CSKA Moscow snap up Pontus Wernbloom from AZ". www.goal.com/en. goal.com. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  5. "Спасибо за всё, Понтус!". pfc-cska.com (in Russian). CSKA Moscow. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  6. ""Υπέγραψε προσύμφωνο με ΠΑΟΚ ο Βέρνμπλουμ"" (in Greek). www.sport-fm.gr. 15 August 2018.
  7. "Uppgifter: Wernbloom klar för Paok - får över 60 miljoner för tre år" (in Swedish). www.fotbollskanalen.se. 15 August 2018.
  8. "Υπέγραψε και προπονείται ο Βέρνμπλουμ" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 16 August 2018.
  9. "Βέρνμπλουμ: "Κομμάτι του ποδοσφαίρου οι τραυματισμοί, ας μη γινόμαστε δραματικοί"" (in Greek). www.sport-fm.gr. 17 December 2018.
  10. "Jag är en maträtt med mycket krydda i" on www.recept.nu
  11. http://m.zimbio.com/pictures/h2vk--oTean/Sweden+v+Czech+Republic+International+Friendly/-n7Hs7Elf6z
  12. https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=1940
  13. https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/vm8b2X/pontus-wernbloom-slutar-i-landslaget
  14. "Nina Wernbloom's blog" (in Swedish). Behindeveryman.se. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  15. "Bodström: Gör Wernbloom till minister" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 13 October 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  16. "P. Wernbloom". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  17. "Pontus Wernbloom". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  18. "Pontus Wernbloom" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  19. "Pontus Wernbloom » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  20. https://www.uefa.com/under21/season=2009/matches/round=15087/match=2001197/index.html
  21. http://www.uefa.com/newsfiles/19078.pdf
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