Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karl Jesper Karlsson | ||
Date of birth | 25 July 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Falkenberg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2014 | IF Böljan | ||
2015 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | IF Böljan | 22 | (12) |
2016 | Falkenbergs FF | 26 | (7) |
2017–2020 | IF Elfsborg | 83 | (19) |
2020–2023 | AZ | 89 | (35) |
2023– | Bologna | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2017 | Sweden U19 | 15 | (6) |
2020 | Sweden U21 | 5 | (6) |
2020– | Sweden | 14 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:20, 30 December 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:36, 12 October 2023 (UTC) |
Karl Jesper Karlsson (born 25 July 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for Serie A club Bologna and the Sweden national team.
Karlsson started playing in IF Böljan from the age of four. At the age of 14, he received his first-team debut for the club in Division 4. [2] Before the 2015 season, he moved to Falkenbergs FF, and he was offered a first-team contract in the autumn. [3] In November 2015, Karlsson signed a first team contract that extends over the season 2018 with Falkenberg FF. [4] Before he signed the contract, he had also served and trained with English Brighton & Hove Albion. [5]
The premiere of the headlines in 2016 were about Karlsson making his Allsvenskan debut. In the 79th minute he was replaced in instead of Akseli Pelvas, in the match Falkenbergs FF lost 2–0 to IFK Göteborg. [6] [7] On 17 July 2016, Karlsson scored his first two Allsvenskan goals in a 3–3 win against Hammarby IF. [8] In total, he scored seven goals and made two assists during the 2016 season. [9]
Karlsson transferred from Falkenbergs FF to Swedish top flight IF Elfsborg on 2 December 2016 for a fee of €450,000. [9]
On 11 September 2020, Karlsson signed a five-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar. However, the teams agreed that he stayed at Elfsborg until 28 September. [10] [11] After arriving in Alkmaar, he made his debut on 4 October 2020 in a 4–4 draw against Sparta Rotterdam, in which he provided two assists. [12]
On 23 August 2023, it was announced that Karlsson had joined Italian Serie A club Bologna FC 1909. [13]
In September 2015, Karlsson made his debut in the Sweden national under-19. [2] He has also represented the Sweden U21 team. [14]
He made his full international debut for Sweden on 9 January 2020 in a friendly game against Moldova. [14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Falkenbergs FF | 2016 [15] | Allsvenskan | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||
IF Elfsborg | 2017 [15] | Allsvenskan | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
2018 [15] | Allsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
2019 [15] | Allsvenskan | 25 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||
2020 [15] | Allsvenskan | 22 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 12 | |||
Total | 83 | 19 | 12 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | 95 | 23 | |||
AZ | 2020–21 [16] | Eredivisie | 32 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 39 | 12 | |
2021–22 [16] | Eredivisie | 34 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 51 | 21 | |
2022–23 [16] | Eredivisie | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | – | 33 | 13 | ||
Total | 89 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 123 | 46 | ||
Career total | 198 | 61 | 22 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 247 | 76 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Sweden | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | 6 | 5 | |
Total | 14 | 5 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 27 March 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Azerbaijan | 4–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
2 | 16 June 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | New Zealand | 1–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
3 | 3–1 | |||||
4 | 12 October 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Moldova | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
5 | 3–1 |
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