Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joel Axel Krister Voelkerling Persson | ||
Date of birth | 15 January 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Dalköpinge, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
Youth career | |||
–2019 | Trelleborg | ||
2019–2022 | Roma | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Roma | 0 | (0) |
2022– | Lecce | 9 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Vitesse (loan) | 9 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Sweden U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:51, 14 December 2023 (UTC) |
Joel Axel Krister Voelkerling Persson (born 15 January 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Italian Serie A club Lecce.
Born in Dalköpinge, Sweden, [1] Voelkerling Persson played for the academy of local club Trelleborg before joining the youth sector of Serie A side Roma in January 2019, following a successful trial at the Italian club. [2] [3] [4] Initially assigned to the under-17 squad, [4] [5] the centre-forward came through Roma's youth ranks [6] [7] before renewing his contract with the club in the summer of 2020. [8]
During the 2021–22 season, Voelkerling Persson started training with Roma's first team under manager José Mourinho, [1] [5] [6] and made his first bench appearances for the senior squad in several Serie A and UEFA Europa Conference League matches. [6] [9] During the same campaign, he was a part of Roma's under-19 squad that reached the final of the national championship before losing to Inter Milan. [10] [11]
On 13 July 2022, Voelkerling Persson joined newly promoted Serie A side Lecce on a permanent deal, signing a five-year contract with the club. [5] [12] The transfer reportedly commanded a fee of almost €1 million, with a 50% sell-on clause and a buy-back option in favor of Roma. [5]
After struggling with injuries in the first half of the 2022–23 season, [13] the forward made his professional debut in Serie A on 14 January 2023, coming on as a substitute for Lorenzo Colombo in the 72nd minute of a 2–2 home draw against Milan. [14] [15]
On 26 August 2023, Lecce announced that they had agreed with Dutch side Vitesse to transfer Voelkerling Persson and that he was set to complete his medical tests in the Netherlands. [16] [17] The deal was officially completed three days later, with the player joining the Eredivisie club on a season-long loan with an option to buy. [18] [19]
Voelkerling Persson has represented Sweden at youth international level, having played for the under-19 national team. [20]
He has an older brother, Jakob, who is also a professional footballer and plays as a defender. [15]
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Roma | 2021-22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Lecce | 2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
Vitesse (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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