Sebastian Rajalakso

Sebastian Rajalakso

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(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 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 2024

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

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

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Enköping	2007	Superettan	29	8	—		—		—		29	8
Djurgården	2008	Allsvenskan	27	7	0	0	—		2	0	29	7
	2009	Allsvenskan	28	3	1	0	—		0	0	29	3
	2010	Allsvenskan	20	1	1	0	—		0	0	21	1
	2011	Allsvenskan	28	5	2	0	—		0	0	30	5
	2012	Allsvenskan	27	2	0	0	—		0	0	27	2
	Total		130	18	4	0	—		2	0	124	18
Syrianska FC (loan)	2013	Allsvenskan	10	1	0	0	—		0	0	10	1
Jagiellonia Białystok	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Jagiellonia Białystok II	2013–14	III liga	5	1	—		—		—		5	1
Career total			181	28	4	0	—		2	0	187	28

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.

External links

• Sebastian Rajalakso at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Sebastian Rajalakso at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)