![]() Mellberg in 2025 | |||
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 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.
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]
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]
His father Olof Mellberg was also a professional footballer. [6]
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 | 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 |