Per Karlsson (footballer, born 1986)

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Per Karlsson
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Personal information
Full name Per Jonas Karlsson
Date of birth (1986-01-02) 2 January 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1991–1997 Vasalund
1998–2003 AIK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2022 AIK 349 (2)
2006 → Väsby United (loan) 0 (0)
2007 → Åtvidabergs FF (loan) 27 (1)
Total376(3)
International career
2001–2003 Sweden U17 8 (0)
2004–2005 Sweden U19 13 (0)
2007–2009 Sweden U21 15 (0)
2010–2015 Sweden 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2022

Per Jonas Karlsson (born 2 January 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Making his senior debut for AIK in 2003, he made a club record 455 appearances for the club and helped the team win the 2009 and 2018 Allsvenskan titles. He won two caps for the Sweden national team between 2010 and 2015.

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Club career

He came through the ranks of Solna club Vasalunds IF and was picked up by AIK as a teenager. After coming through the academy at AIK he secured a regular starting-spot at AIK in late 2004, but broke his leg in beginning of 2005 against Väsby United which ruled him out for much of that season. [1] When he became fit again he was loaned out to Väsby United, a feeder club to AIK, for the 2006 season. However, he broke his arm this time and wasn't able to play any matches for them. [2] During the 2007 season he was loaned out to Åtvidabergs FF in Superettan and was finally able to play a whole season. [3] During 2008 he once again became a member of the regular starting eleven at AIK, which he had lost after his leg fracture in 2005.

He played in 26 Allsvenskan games as AIK won the 2009 Allsvenskan. 9 years later, he played in all 30 games as AIK won the 2018 Allsvenskan. [4]

On 15 July 2020 he made his 396th appearance for AIK in a 2020 Allsvenskan 1-0 win against IK Sirius, surpassing Daniel Tjernström at 395 games and setting a club record. [5] On 28 September 2020, Karlsson made his 322nd Allsvenskan appearance, breaking Gustav Sjöberg's record for most Allsvenskan appearances for AIK. [6]

Karlsson retired from professional football after the 2022 Allsvenskan season. [7]

International career

Karlsson was a part of the Sweden U21 squad that advanced to the semifinals of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship that took place on Swedish home soil, but did not play. [8]

Karlsson made his senior Sweden debut in January 2010 in a friendly game against Oman. [8] He was called up to a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Germany as a replacement for Jonas Olsson, but did not play. [9] [8] He won his second cap in a friendly against the Ivory Coast in January 2015. [8]

In May 2019, Karlsson was called up to Sweden's UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Malta and Spain, but did not play. [10] [8]

Personal life

He goes by the nickname "Pertan" (pronounced  [ˈpæ̂ʈːan] ). [5]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupEuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AIK 2003 Allsvenskan 10000010
2004 Allsvenskan12000—120
2005 Superettan 3000—30
Väsby United (loan) 2006 Superettan0000—00
Åtvidabergs FF (loan) 2007 Allsvenskan27100—271
AIK 2008 Allsvenskan25000—250
2009 Allsvenskan26050—310
2010 Allsvenskan2103060300
2011 Allsvenskan6010—70
2012 Allsvenskan23000110340
2013 Allsvenskan30030—330
2014 Allsvenskan2601040310
2015 Allsvenskan2401030280
2016 Allsvenskan2601040310
2017 Allsvenskan2714150362
2018 Allsvenskan3004040380
2019 Allsvenskan2804071391
2020 Allsvenskan26140—301
2021 Allsvenskan8020—100
2022 Allsvenskan7020—90
Career Total37633514414555

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [8]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201010
201100
201200
201300
201400
201510
Total20

Honours

AIK

Individual

Records

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References

  1. ↑ Per Karlsson borta hela säsongen Archived 2008-11-27 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
  2. ↑ Per Karlsson bröt armen (in Swedish)
  3. ↑ Per Karlsson till Åtvidaberg (in Swedish)
  4. ↑ "Per Karlsson". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  5. 1 2 "Per Karlsson historisk: "Ska fira med whisky"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-07-16.
  6. 1 2 3 "Karlsson tror på fortsättning i AIK - hyllas av sportchefen: "Genuint ledsen över att han jubilerat utan publik"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  7. ↑ "Profilen i tårar efter fansens hyllning". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Per Karlsson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  9. ↑ "AIK:s Per Karlsson i landslaget – nu på riktigt - FotbollDirekt". AIK:s Per Karlsson i landslaget – nu på riktigt - FotbollDirekt. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  10. ↑ Lindblad, Anders (2019-05-27). "Kan en bänkad spelare vara given i landslaget?". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412 . Retrieved 2020-07-15.
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