Rony Jansson

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Rony Jansson
Personal information
Full name Rony Jene Aleksi Jansson
Date of birth (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Kalmar FF
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2018 GrIFK [1]
2018–2021 HJK
2022 Kalmar FF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Klubi 04 3 (0)
2022– Kalmar FF 20 (0)
International career‡
2019 Finland U16 4 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U18 3 (1)
2022 Finland U19 6 (0)
2023– Finland U21 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Rony Jene Aleksi Jansson (born 10 January 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer playing for Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF as a centre-back.

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Early years

Born in Espoo, Jansson started to play football in a youth team of Grankulla IFK in Kauniainen. He joined the youth sector of HJK in 2018, and spent one season with the reserve team Klubi 04 in the second tier Ykkönen in 2021.

Club career

Kalmar FF

Jansson signed with Swedish club Kalmar FF in the summer 2022, [2] and was first registered to under-19 and under-21 academy squads. [3] [4] Jansson told later that he had turned down an offer from Genoa before moving to Sweden. [5]

Ahead of the 2023 season, Jansson was promoted to the Kalmar FF first team squad. [6] He made his Allsvenskan debut on 3 July 2023 from the bench, playing 30 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Mjällby. [7]

On 3 August 2023, Jansson debuted in the European competitions, as a late substitute to Robert Gojani, in a UEFA Conference League qualifying loss against Pyunik Yerevan. [8]

On 19 September 2023, Jansson renewed his contract with Kalmar, signing a new four-year deal. [9]

International career

Jansson is a regular Finnish youth international. He got his first call-up to Finland U21 national team on 24 August 2023 for the matches in September but had to withdraw. On 29 September, he was called up to UEFA Under-21 Euro Championship qualifying matches against Albania and Romania on 13 and 17 October 2023, respectively. [10] [11]

Personal life

Despite his Swedish-sounding name, Jansson does not speak Swedish as his mother tongue. His great-grandmother was half-Swedish. [12]

Career statistics

As of 11 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2021 Ykkönen 3000——30
Kalmar FF 2022 Allsvenskan 0010——10
2023 Allsvenskan4010—1 [b] 060
2024 Allsvenskan16030——190
Total200500010260
Career total230500010290

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References

  1. ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, R.Jansson, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
  2. ↑ Landslagsmannen är KFF:s första sommarvärvning, barometern.se, 13 June 2022
  3. ↑ RONY JANSSON MED PÅ TRÄNINGSLÄGRET I ÖSTERRIKE, kalmarff.se, 13 June 2022
  4. ↑ Hirvonen, Juho (13 June 2022). "Nuori suomalaistoppari siirtyy Ruotsiin pitkällä tähtäimellä: "Olemme seuranneet häntä pitkään"" (in Finnish). suomifutis.fi. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Ikola, Eetu (19 July 2023). "19-vuotias suomalaislupaus hylkäsi siirron Serie A -seuraan – kertoo nyt kovasta valinnastaan" (in Finnish). mtvuutiset.fi/MTV Oy . Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  6. ↑ RONY JANSSON FLYTTAS UPP I A-TRUPPEN, kalmarff.se, 6 January 2023
  7. ↑ "MJÄLLBY VS. KALMAR 1 - 1". soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  8. ↑ PYUNIK VS. KALMAR 2 - 1, int.soccerway.com
  9. ↑ "RONY JANSSON FÖRLÄNGER MED KALMAR FF". Kalmar FF . Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaotteluihin". Finnish FA . Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Rony Jansson: "Toiveenani olisi, että vastuun määrä nousisi koko ajan", Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 11 October 2023
  12. ↑ VÄLKOMMEN TILL KALMAR FF, RONY JANSSON!, kalmarff.se, 21 June 2022


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