John Mellberg

John Mellberg

Mellberg in 2025
Personal information
Full name	John Olof Mellberg [1]
Date of birth	(2006-07-30) 30 July 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s)	Centre-back, left-back
Team information
Current team	Red Bull Salzburg
Number	4
Youth career
2015–2023	IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023	IF Brommapojkarna	0	(0)
2023–	Red Bull Salzburg	5	(0)
2023–2025	→ FC Liefering (loan)	25	(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 as of 16:56, 29 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:48, 27 March 2025 (UTC)

John Olof Mellberg (born 30 July 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as defender for Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg. Born in England, he is a Sweden youth international.

Club career

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]

International career

Mellberg is a youth international for Sweden, having played for the Sweden U17s. ^[4]

In June 2025 he was selected for the senior Sweden squad for friendly matches against Hungary and Algeria on 6 and 10 June 2025, respectively. ^[5]

Personal life

His father Olof Mellberg was also a professional footballer. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 June 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		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	5	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	2 [b]	0	8	0
	2025–26	Austrian Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		5	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	8	0
FC Liefering (loan)	2023–24	2. Liga	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2024–25	2. Liga	15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		25	0	0	0	—		—		25	0
Career total			30	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	33	0

1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
2. Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

References

1. "John Olof Mellberg". oefb.at.
2. "John Mellberg klar för Salzburg". Dagens Nyheter. 19 June 2023 – via www.dn.se.
3. "2. Liga (AT): FC Liefering unterliegt Dornbirn 0:1". Nau.
4. "Young Swede signs for our Red Bulls - FC Red Bull Salzburg". www.redbullsalzburg.at. 19 June 2023.
5. "Oprövad trio tar plats i juni-truppen" [Untested trio takes spots in the June squad] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
6. Reis, Bruna (19 June 2023). "Olof Mellberg's son completes transfer after Aston Villa consideration". BirminghamLive.

External links

• John Mellberg at Soccerway
• John Mellberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)