Joakim Persson (footballer, born 2002)

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Joakim Persson
Personal information
Full name Joakim Birger Persson
Date of birth (2002-04-03) 3 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 IK Sirius
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2011 Utbynäs SK
2011–2017 Rimbo IF
2017–2019 IK Sirius
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– IK Sirius 42 (10)
2020 → IFK Luleå (loan) 10 (4)
2021–2022 → Brage (loan) 43 (10)
International career‡
2023– Sweden U21 2 (1)
2024– Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:41, 12 January 2024 (UTC)

Joakim Birger Persson (born 3 April 2002) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for IK Sirius.

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Career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

Persson is a devout Christian who belongs to the WAO Church in Sweden. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 June 2020. [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IK Sirius 2019 Allsvenskan 2000000020
2020 302 [lower-alpha 1] 0000050
Career total5020000070
Notes
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Svenska Cupen

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References

  1. ↑ "SvenskaFans". www.svenskafans.com.
  2. ↑ "Hannes Sveijer och Joakim Persson skriver A-lagskontrakt". Sirius Fotboll. November 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Persson: "Vill göra så många mål som möjligt"". August 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Officiellt: Joakim Persson förlänger med Sirius - lånas ut till Brage". fotbolltransfers.com.
  5. ↑ "Officiellt: IK Brage lånar Joakim Persson". fotbolltransfers.com.
  6. ↑ Kjellberg, Hampus (November 8, 2023). "U21-landslagets trupp till EM-kvalet mot Nederländerna - EM-fotboll.se".
  7. ↑ Persson, Joakim. "Allsvensk stjärna: Jag har en väldigt stark tro på Jesus". www.varldenidag.se.
  8. ↑ Joakim Persson at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 May 2023.


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