| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joakim Birger Persson | ||
| Date of birth | 3 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IK Sirius | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2011 | Utbynäs SK | ||
| 2011–2017 | Rimbo IF | ||
| 2017–2019 | IK Sirius | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | IK Sirius | 77 | (18) |
| 2020 | → IFK Luleå (loan) | 10 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | → Brage (loan) | 43 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023–2024 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2024– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:42, 16 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Joakim Birger Persson (born 3 April 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for IK Sirius.
Persson is a youth product of Utbynäs SK, Rimbo IF and IK Sirius. On 19 October 2019, he made his first senior appearance for Sirius in an Allsvenskan match against Östersunds. [1] On 28 November 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Sirius for 3 years. [2] In August 2020, he was loaned to IFK Luleå for the season. [3] In July 2021, he extended his contract with Sirius until 2024, and went on another loan to Brage. [4] On 10 January 2022, his loan with Brage was extended for another season. [5]
Joakim is eligible to represent Ethiopia and Sweden. In November 2023, Persson was called up to the Sweden U21s for the first time for a set of 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches. [6]
Persson is a devout Christian who belongs to the WAO Church in Sweden. [7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IK Sirius | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||