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 36)
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)
2013Syrianska FC (loan) 23 (4)
2014 Jagiellonia Białystok 7 (0)
2014 Jagiellonia Białystok II 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

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 for 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Enköping 2007 Superettan 298298
Djurgården 2008 Allsvenskan 2770020297
2009 Allsvenskan2831000293
2010 Allsvenskan2011000211
2011 Allsvenskan2852000305
2012 Allsvenskan2720000272
Total13018402012418
Syrianska FC (loan) 2013 Allsvenskan1010000101
Jagiellonia Białystok 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 700070
Jagiellonia Białystok II 2013–14 III liga 5151
Career total18128402018728

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References

  1. "IFK Norrköping FK 1-2 Djurgården" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  2. Jansson, Magnus (15 December 2008). "Läsarnas upplänning: Sebastian Rajalakso" (in Swedish). Upsala Nya Tidning. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
  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 5 March 2021.
  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 5 March 2021.