Robin Jansson

Robin Jansson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔ̌bːɪn ˈjɑ̌ːnsɔn]; born 15 November 1991) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Orlando City in MLS.

Robin Jansson
Personal information
Full name Per Tony Robin Jansson
Date of birth (1991-11-15) 15 November 1991
Place of birth Trollhättan, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Center-back
Club information
Current team
 Orlando City
Number 6
Youth career
Bengtsfors IF
–2010 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 BK Häcken 0 (0)
2011 → FC Trollhättan (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2015 Bengtsfors IF
2016–2018 IK Oddevold 46 (2)
2018–2019 AIK 25 (2)
2019– Orlando City 30 (0)
National team‡
2019– Sweden 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 January 2019

Professional career

Jansson began his career with BK Häcken, starting in their youth academy and making his professional debut on 19 May 2010 in a Svenska Cupen third round game against Östersunds FK, his only appearance of the season. He went on loan to Division 1 Södra side FC Trollhättan for the 2011 season before leaving Häcken at the end of the year.

He spent several seasons in the fifth tier with semi-professional outfit Bengtsfors IF before returning to the third tier with IK Oddevold. During this time, Jansson also had to work a second job in a horseshoe factory.[1]

Jansson signed for Allsvenskan team AIK in April 2018[2] and made his debut against Örebro SK on 18 April 2018.[3][4] Having joined from the Swedish third division as emergency injury cover, Jansson was a surprise success at AIK, featuring as a regular starter in one of the league's best defensive teams. On 11 November 2018, he scored the decisive goal in a 1–0 win over Kalmar FF as the team secured the Allsvenskan title for the first time in nine years.[5]

On 12 March 2019 it was announced Jansson had signed with MLS side Orlando City.[6] He made his debut on 23 March in a 1–0 win away to New York Red Bulls. He scored his first goal for the team on June 13 in a 3–1 U.S. Open Cup win over Memphis 901.

International career

Having never played for Sweden at youth level, Jansson's league-winning form with AIK caught the eye of Janne Andersson who called him up in December 2018. He made his international debut on 8 January 2019, starting in a friendly against Finland.[7]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020[8]
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IK Oddevold 2016 Division 1 Södra 23220––252
2017 23030––260
Total 462500000512
AIK 2018 Allsvenskan 25231–3 0313
Orlando City 2019 MLS 28041––321
2020 200000–20
Total 300410000341
Career total 101412200301166

Honours

AIK

References
  1. "Horseshoe factory lucky for title-winning Jansson". ESPN.com. 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  2. "Officiellt: AIK värvar Robin Jansson" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. "Robin Jansson profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. "24. Robin Jansson" (in Swedish). Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. "Robin Jansson nickade SM-guldet till Solna" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. "Orlando City SC Signs Center Back Robin Jansson". Orlando City. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  7. "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 8 January 2019.
  8. "Sweden - R. Jansson - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
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