Viktor Claesson

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

Viktor Claesson
Claesson playing for Sweden in 2019
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(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Krasnodar
Number 16
Youth career
IFK Värnamo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 IFK Värnamo 70 (29)
2012–2016 IF Elfsborg 134 (32)
2017– Krasnodar 72 (23)
National team‡
2008 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2009–2010 Sweden U19 9 (3)
2011–2015 Sweden U21 20 (1)
2012– Sweden 37 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2019

Career

Club

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 Süper Lig 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

In May 2018, Claesson 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 26 May 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IFK Värnamo 2009 Division 1 Södra 165––––165
2010 251110––202811
2011 Superettan 291310–––3013
Total 702920––207429
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 291241–92–4215
Total 722353--176--9432
Career total 27684251000431220346106
Claesson playing for Krasnodar in 2017.

International
As of 10 June 2019[10]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden
201221
201320
201630
2017122
2018141
201943
Total377

International goals

As of match played 7 June 2019. 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 Portugal1–23–2
3.2–2
4.10 September 2018Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Turkey2–02–32018–19 UEFA Nations League B
5.23 March 2019 Romania2–02–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
6.26 March 2019Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway1–23–3
7.7 June 2019Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden Malta2–03–0

Honours

Club

Elfsborg

National

Individual

References
  1. "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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.