Sebastian Rajalakso

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Sebastian Rajalakso
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Personal information
Full name Per Johan Sebastian Rajalakso
Date of birth (1988-09-23) 23 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Enköping, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nordic United FC
Number 11
Youth career
0000–1999 Fanna BK
2000–2006 Enköpings SK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007 Enköpings SK 29 (8)
2008–2013 Djurgårdens IF 127 (18)
2013 → Syrianska FC (loan) 23 (4)
2014 Jagiellonia Białystok 7 (0)
2014 → Jagiellonia II Białystok (loan) 5 (1)
2014–2017 GIF Sundsvall 80 (2)
2018–2020 Syrianska FC 55 (8)
2020 Fanna BK 0 (0)
2020- Nordic United FC 71 (4)
International career‡
2007 Sweden U19 2 (0)
2008–2010 Sweden U21 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 May 2014

Per Johan Sebastian Rajalakso (born 23 September 1988) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nordic United FC.

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Career

Rajalakso joined Djurgårdens IF in the beginning of 2008 from Enköpings SK. He made his debut against IFK Norrköping on March 30, 2008, scoring the 2-0 goal. During his time at Djurgården, he has usually been employed as a left winger in a 4-4-2 formation, but he has also been used as a central attacker in a 4-3-3 system. [1]

He started the 2008 season by scoring in the first five games in the Swedish first league. [2]

In early 2009, Rajalakso was called up to the Swedish U21 squad, taking part in two games against Belgium.

In 2014 Rajalakso played in Polish club Jagiellonia Białystok. [3]

Personal life

Rajalakso was born in Sweden to a Finnish father and Swedish mother. [4] [5] He is the older brother of fellow footballer Joel Rajalakso. [6]

Career statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SwedenLeague Svenska Cupen League Cup Europe Total
2007 Enköping Superettan 298----298
2008 Djurgården Allsvenskan 27700-20297
2009 28310-00293
2010 20110-00211
2011 28520-00305
2012 27200-00272
2013 Syrianska FC (loan) Allsvenskan 10100-00101
TotalSweden1692740-2017527
2013–14 Jagiellonia Białystok Ekstraklasa 7000-0070
2013–14 Jagiellonia II Białystok III Liga 5100-0051
TotalPoland12100-00121
Career Total1812840-2018728

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References

  1. ↑ "IFK Norrköping FK 1-2 Djurgården" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 2008-03-03. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  2. ↑ Jansson, Magnus (2008-12-15). "Läsarnas upplänning: Sebastian Rajalakso" (in Swedish). Upsala Nya Tidning. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  3. ↑ "Officiellt: Sebastian Rajalakso w Jagiellonii" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Chatten med Rajalakso - lovar premiärmål: "Det garanterar jag"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  5. ↑ Männikkö, Taneli (18 May 2008). "Sebastian Rajalakso - jalkapallotähti". sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio . Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  6. ↑ "Joel Rajalakso är klar för FC Stockholm!". FC Stockholm Internazionale. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
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