Kevin Ackermann

Kevin Robert Ackermann (born 24 May 2001) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Kevin Ackermann
Personal information
Full name Kevin Robert Ackermann
Date of birth (2001-05-24) 24 May 2001
Place of birth Göteborg, Sweden
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Örgryte IS
Number 24
Youth career
Azalea BK
IFK Göteborg
2014–2016 Angered MBIK
2017 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Angered MBIK 17 (1)
2017–2019 BK Häcken 2 (0)
2020– Örgryte IS 4 (1)
National team‡
2016–2018 Sweden U17 20 (2)
2018– Sweden U19 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:22, 4 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:22, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Career

Club career

Ackermann started playing football as a five-year-old in Azalea BK. Ackermann then went to IFK Göteborg, where he spent seven years.[1]

On 14 August 2017, 16-year old Ackermann made his debut with the senior team in Allsvenskan in a 2–0 home against GIF Sundsvall, coming on as a 92nd-minute substitute for Chisom Egbuchulam.[2]

In November 2018, Häcken accepted a bid for Ackermann from the Italian ACF Fiorentina.[3] However, during the medical examination it was discovered that Ackermann had a heart defect, which stopped the transition.[4] He underwent an operation in Belgium on April 30, 2019 that fixed the heart defect.[5] In August 2019, Ackermann returned to Häcken and was able to start training with the team again.[6] He did not play any competition matches during the 2019 season, but in November 2019 he was selected for the first time in a year in the squad for a training match against Ljungskile SK.[7]After the 2019 season, Ackermann and Häcken agreed to terminate his contract early.[8]

On January 3, 2020, Ackermann was acquired by Örgryte IS, where he signed a three-year contract.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 August 2017
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BK Häcken 2017 Allsvenskan 100000–10
Total 1000000010

References
  1. Kevin Ackermann - BK Häcken, web.archive.org, 21 January 2018
  2. "BK Häcken 2 - 0 GIF Sundsvall". Allsvenskan. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. Officiellt: Fiorentina överens med Häcken om Kevin Ackermann, fotbolltransfers.com, 29 November 2018
  4. Hjärtproblem stoppade jättetalangens flytt till Serie A, aftonbladet.se, 7 March 2019
  5. Häcken-talang öppnar upp om mardrömsår - har genomfört hjärtoperation: "Att gå ut genom det här stärker mig", fotbollskanalen.se, 12 July 2019
  6. Kevin Ackermann ser ljust på framtiden efter hjärtoperationen, bkhacken.se, 12 July 2019
  7. Häcken-talang kan göra comeback efter hjärtproblem, fotbollskanalen.se, 7 November 2019
  8. Kevin Ackermann och BK Häcken går skilda vägar, bkhacken.se, 23 December 2019
  9. Officiellt: Örgryte IS värvar Kevin Ackermann, fotbolltransfers.com, 3 January 2020
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