David Moberg Karlsson

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David Moberg Karlsson
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Karlsson with IFK Göteborg in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jens David Joacim
Moberg Karlsson [1]
Date of birth (1994-03-20) 20 March 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Mariestad, Sweden
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Aris Thessaloniki
(on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds)
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2008 Björsäters IF
2008–2009 IFK Mariestad
2010–2012 IFK Göteborg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 IFK Mariestad 14 (0)
2011–2013 IFK Göteborg 30 (2)
2013–2014 Sunderland 0 (0)
2014Kilmarnock (loan) 4 (0)
2014–2016 FC Nordsjælland 48 (5)
2016–2018 IFK Norrköping 74 (18)
2019–2021 Sparta Prague 71 (19)
2022– Urawa Red Diamonds 20 (8)
2023Aris Thessaloniki (loan) 14 (0)
International career
2009–2011 Sweden U17 6 (1)
2012–2013 Sweden U19 11 (5)
2015–2017 Sweden U21 6 (3)
2017–2018 Sweden 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2018

Jens David Joacim Moberg Karlsson (born 20 March 1994) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a winger or a forward for Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki, on loan from Urawa Red Diamonds. He has won three caps and scored one goal for the Sweden national team.

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Club career

Early career

David Moberg Karlsson grew up just outside Mariestad in Sweden where he made his first team debut for local fifth tier club IFK Mariestad as a fourteen-year-old. Due to his impressive performances with the Swedish youth national teams he was sought after by several clubs, but chose to sign a youth contract with IFK Göteborg, the club he grew up supporting. [2]

IFK Göteborg

During the 2011 Allsvenskan season he started training with the first team and made his league debut in a game against AIK. His progress led to IFK Göteborg signing him on a five-year first team contract in May 2012. [3] At the start of the 2013 Allsvenskan season he finally scored his first league goal for the club in a 2–0 win against IF Brommapojkarna. [4]

Sunderland

On 19 June 2013, he signed for Premier League club Sunderland for an estimated €1.9 million. [5] [6] Moberg Karlsson scored his first goal for Sunderland in the Premier League Asia Trophy against Tottenham Hotspur on 24 July 2013. He made his competitive debut against Milton Keynes Dons in the Football League Cup, starting in a 4–2 victory. [7]

Loan to Kilmarnock

On 31 January 2014, Karlsson joined Kilmarnock on loan for the remainder of the season. [8]

FC Nordsjælland

On 13 August 2014, Karlsson joined Danish club FC Nordsjælland on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee. [9]

IFK Norrköping

On 21 June 2016, Karlsson joined IFK Norrköping on a 3+12-year-long contract for an undisclosed fee. [10]

Sparta Prague

On 10 December 2018, Karlsson joined AC Sparta Prague on a 3+12-year-long contract for an undisclosed fee. [11]

Urawa Reds

On 30 December 2021, Karlsson joined Urawa Red Diamonds. [12]

Aris

On 19 July 2023, Aris officially announced the acquisition of Karlsson on a season-long loan. [13]

International career

Having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams between 2009 and 2017, he made his full international debut for Sweden on 8 January 2017 in a friendly 2–1 loss against the Ivory Coast when he replaced Nicklas Bärkroth in the 62nd minute. [14] [15] He scored his first international goal in a friendly 6–0 win against Slovakia on 12 January 2017. [16]

Career statistics

As of match played on 16 June 2021 [17]

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IFK Mariestad 2009 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland 500050
2010 Division 3 Mellersta Götaland9090
Total140000000140
IFK Göteborg 2010 Allsvenskan 00000000
2011 Allsvenskan200020
2012 Allsvenskan18011191
2013 Allsvenskan10252154
Total302630000365
Sunderland 2013–14 Premier League 00001010
Kilmarnock (loan) 2013–14 Scottish Premiership 400040
Nordsjælland 2014–15 Danish Superliga 25400254
2015–16 Danish Superliga23100231
Total485000000485
IFK Norrköping 2016 Allsvenskan17210182
2017 Allsvenskan286523 [lower-alpha 1] 1369
2018 Allsvenskan003131
Total4589300315712
Sparta Prague 2018–19 Czech First League 15320173
2019–20 Czech First League174421 [lower-alpha 1] 0226
2020–21 Czech First League2610326 [lower-alpha 1] 03512
2021–22 Czech First League132217 [lower-alpha 2] 2225
Total7119115001429626
Urawa Red Diamonds 2022 J1 League 20810307 [lower-alpha 3] 53113
Career total2324328114024828661
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. Four appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201721
201810
Total31
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karlsson goal.
List of international goals scored by David Moberg Karlsson
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.12 January 2017Armed Forces Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAEFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2–06–0 Friendly [16]

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Sparta Prague

Urawa Red Diamonds

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