![]() Mellberg in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Olof Mellberg [1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 July 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, left-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Liefering (on loan from Red Bull Salzburg) | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2023 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | IF Brommapojkarna | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Red Bull Salzburg | 2 | (0) |
2023– | → FC Liefering (loan) | 20 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022–2023 | Sweden U17 | 8 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (1) |
2025– | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:48, 27 March 2025 (UTC) |
John Olof Mellberg (born July 30, 2006) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as defender for 2. Liga club FC Liefering, on loan from Red Bull Salzburg.
Mellberg started playing football with the youth academy of IF Brommapojkarna at the age of 9, and was promoted to their senior team for the 2023 season. On 19 June 2023, he transferred to the Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg on a contract until 2026, and was initially assigned to their partner club FC Liefering. [2] He made his senior and professional debut with Liefering in a 1–0 loss to Dornbirn on 28 July 2023. [3]
Mellberg is a youth international for Sweden, having played for the Sweden U17s. [4]
His father Olof Mellberg was also a professional footballer. [5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
IF Brommapojkarna | 2023 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Red Bull Salzburg | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
FC Liefering (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Liga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | 2. Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |