Karl-Johan Johnsson

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Karl-Johan Johnsson
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Karl-Johan Johnsson with Strasbourg in 2024.
Personal information
Full name Karl-Johan Anton Johnsson [1]
Date of birth (1990-01-28) 28 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Ränneslöv, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Strasbourg
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2008 Ränneslövs GIF
2005–2008 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2012 Halmstads BK 67 (0)
2013–2014 NEC 30 (0)
2014–2016 Randers 64 (0)
2016–2019 Guingamp 92 (0)
2019–2023 Copenhagen 56 (0)
2023–2024 Bordeaux 22 (0)
2024– Strasbourg 3 (0)
International career
2007–2009 Sweden U19 4 (0)
2009–2012 Sweden U21 17 (0)
2012–2021 Sweden 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Karl-Johan Anton Johnsson (born 28 January 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg.

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Starting off his career in Sweden with Halmstads BK, Johnsson has gone on to represent NEC, Randers, and Guingamp before signing with Copenhagen in 2019. A full international for the Sweden national team since 2012, he was a squad player for his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup as well as UEFA Euro 2020.

Club career

Halmstads BK

In 2005, at the age of 15, Johnsson moved to Halmstads BK after beginning his career at Ränneslövs GIF. When goalkeeper Marcus Sahlman was loaned to Trelleborgs FF Johnsson was picked up as third choice goalkeeper on the senior team and he made his game debut on 24 August 2008 against Djurgårdens IF when Magnus Bahne was forced to leave the field during halftime. [2] On 20 November 2008, it was reported that Johansson would go to Manchester, England, for a week and join Manchester City during training. [3] [4] As Conny Johansson retired and Marcus Sahlman left for Tromsø IL, Karl-Johan was made second choice goalkeeper for the 2009 season.

During the 2010 season Johnsson became second choice behind Robin Malmqvist. The 2011 season became turbulent, at first Halmstads BK appointed Josep Clotet Ruiz as new manager of the club, this saw changes among the goalkeepers as Malmqvist was loaned out to Tromsø IL in Norway and Spanish keeper Nauzet Pérez was brought in as first choice, however poor performance and problems with adapting to the Swedish lifestyle saw Pérez depart the club before half the season was played, [5] with his departure Johnsson was appointed first choice as goalkeeper at the club. [6]

NEC Nijmegen

On 5 November 2012, Halmstads BK announced that Johnsson would leave the club as a Bosman for Dutch club NEC when the transfer window opened on 1 January 2013. [7] [8]

Randers

On 11 July 2014, Johnsson signed for the Danish Superliga team Randers FC on a 3-year-contract. [9]

Guingamp

On 28 June 2016, Johnsson signed with the French Ligue 1 team Guingamp. [10] In the 2018–19 Coupe de la Ligue quarter-finals, Johnsson played the full 90 minutes as Guingamp eliminated PSG and thereby ended their 43 games-long unbeaten streak. [11] He was an unused substitute in the 2019 Coupe de la Ligue final. [12]

Copenhagen

On 12 July 2019, Copenhagen confirmed, that they had signed Johnsson on a four-year contract. [13] On 10 August 2020, Johnsson made 13 saves in a 1–0 loss to Manchester United in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals – the most saves in a Europa League game by a goalkeeper since 2009. [14] On 3 June 2023, his departure from the club was confirmed. [15]

International career

Johnsson represented Sweden at U19 level before moving up to the Sweden U21 team and debuting against the Slovakian U21 team in 2009. Over time Johnsson was able to work himself into becoming the first choice goalkeeper in the U21 team.

Despite Halmstads BK's poor performance in the 2011 Allsvenskan with ended with Halmstad being relegated, Johnsson was called up to the Sweden national team for the 2012 January tour against Qatar and Bahrain. [16] Missing out on the game against Bahrain, he then came on as a substitute at halftime against Qatar, making his senior team debut. [17]

In May 2018 he was named in Sweden's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [18] He was also included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 August 2024 [20] [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Halmstad 2009 Allsvenskan 302050
2010 10010110
2011 24020260
2012 Superettan 30020320
Total6705020740
NEC 2012–13 Eredivisie 1010
2013–14 2904020350
Total3004020360
Randers 2014–15 Danish Superliga 32010330
2015–16 320104 [a] 0370
Total6402040700
Guingamp 2016–17 Ligue 1 37050420
2017–18 38020400
2018–19 17040210
Total9201101030
Copenhagen 2019–20 Danish Superliga2901012 [b] 0420
2020–21 230103 [c] 0270
2021–22 00103 [d] 040
2022–23 40100050
Total56040180780
Bordeaux 2023–24 Ligue 2 22020240
Strasbourg 2024–25 Ligue 1300030
Career total3360280220403900
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 11 appearances in UEFA Europa League, 1 appearance in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played on 31 March 2021. [22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201210
201300
201400
201510
201610
201710
201830
201900
202010
202110
Total90

Honours

Guingamp

Copenhagen

Individual

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