Axel Henriksson

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Axel Henriksson
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Personal information
Full name Per Axel Nils Henriksson
Date of birth (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 (age 22)
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 GAIS
Number 21
Youth career
IK Zenith
–2021 BK Häcken
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 BK Häcken 0 (0)
2022– GAIS 63 (25)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Per Axel Nils Henriksson (born 16 April 2002) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club GAIS.

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Career

Henriksson hails from Björlanda [1] and started his youth career in IK Zenith before joining BK Häcken's academy. [2] He also participated in athletics as a child. [1]

For Häcken's senior team, he featured in three pre-season matches in 2021. [3] He made his debut for Häcken in March 2021, in the 2020–21 Svenska Cupen semi-final against Västerås. [4] He then missed the rest of the 2021 season through knee injury. He was not offered a contract in Häcken and instead signed for GAIS. The club found themselves in the Ettan, Henriksson immediately became a starting player. [3] [5]

Henriksson scored 11 goals in 2022 to help secured promotion to the Superettan for GAIS. [1] In 2023, GAIS secured its second straight promotion, with Henriksson as a "crowd favourite". [6] [7] [8]

Henriksson made his Allsvenskan debut in March 2024 against Brommapojkarna. [4] He scored his first double goal in Allsvenskan against Elfsborg in May 2024. [9] He was called "the perhaps biggest profile" in GAIS. [10]

At the same time, he became somewhat controversial. After scoring in the GAIS–IFK Göteborg derby in May 2024, Henriksson was heard singing "Pissa, pissa på, pissa på IFK" after the match. [11] He also had to apologise after praising the use of bangers in the stands. [12]

Personal life

In February 2022, he was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ingen prövning stoppar Gais nya stjärna Axel Henriksson". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Gais stjärna stöttar IK Zenith mot IFK Göteborg". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 Lund, Oskar (13 May 2022). "Missade ett helt år – nu målsuccé för Gais". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 Axel Henriksson at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Ratades av Häcken – nu gör Henriksson, Åberg och Milovanovic succé i Gais". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 24 May 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Tokhyllningen av Axel Henriksson – tillbaka för Gais". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 6 June 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Axel Henriksson om fansens kärlek och nya kontraktet". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Karlsson, Hanna (23 November 2023). "Henrikssons resa – från skadad till publikfavorit: "Känner kärleken hela tiden"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  9. ↑ Werdelin, Lucas (19 May 2024). "Matchhjälten Henriksson hyllas stort: "Old school-spelare"" (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  10. ↑ Besseling, Joel (3 July 2024). "Axel Henrikssons dröm: "En liga där jag sticker ut"". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Gais-hjältens firande – dissade IFK Göteborg". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 7 May 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  12. ↑ Junelind, Hector (1 October 2024). "Axel Henriksson pudlar – efter uttalandet om bangers i SVT". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  13. ↑ Hellberg, Magnus (19 October 2024). "Allsvenska stjärnan Axel, 22, drabbades av crohns". Hälsoliv (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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