Martin Åslund

John Allan Martin Åslund (born November 10, 1976) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won four caps for the Sweden national team, scoring two goals.

John Allan Martin Åslund
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-11-10) November 10, 1976
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Number 14
Youth career
1981–1982 AIK
1983–1990 IFK Täby
1991–1992 Enebybergs IF
1993– Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Djurgårdens IF 26 (1)
1997–1998 IFK Norrköping 48 (4)
1999–2004 AIK 94 (6)
2005 Salernitana 12 (1)
2005–2007 Viborg FF 56 (4)
2008–2009 Assyriska Föreningen 23 (1)
Total 259 (17)
National team
1992–1993 Sweden U17 15 (0)
1994 Sweden U19 6 (1)
1997–1998 Sweden U21 14 (1)
1998–2001 Sweden 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Åslund joined Djurgårdens IF in 1993 and won the 1994 JSM för klubblag with the Djurgården under-18 squad.[1] In 1995, he made his Allsvenskan debut for Djurgården in a 2–2 draw against Västra Frölunda and played for Djurgården until they were relegated in 1996.[1]

International career

After having appeared for the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Åslund made his full international debut for the Sweden national team 14 October 1998 in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier against Bulgaria.[2] He started the game as a forward alongside Henrik Larsson until the 71st minute when he was replaced by Jesper Blomqvist in a 1–0 win.[3]

Åslund scored his first goal for Sweden in a friendly 4–1 win against Thailand on 10 February 2001 after coming on as a substitute for Rade Prica in the 66th minute.[4]

He won a total of four caps during his career, scoring two goals.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1998 1 0
2001 3 2
Total 4 2
List of international goals scored by Martin Åslund[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 10 February 2001 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 4–1 4–1 Friendly [4]
2 12 February 2001 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  China PR 2–2 2–2 Friendly [5]

Personal life

He is the son of the former Sweden international Sanny Åslund who was a squad member at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[6] After his footballing career he has worked as a football pundit for Swedish television.[7]

Honours

Club
Djurgårdens IF

References
  1. Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 91-86184-69-5.
  2. "Martin Åslund - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  3. "Bulgarien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  4. "Thailand - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  5. "Sverige - Kina - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  6. "Sanny Åslund tar över i AIK. Byte på vd-posten. Pappa frågade sonen Martin om råd. Ett jobb i en föränderlig fotbollsvärld väntar". DN.SE (in Swedish). 2000-08-23. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  7. november 2016, Johannes KarlssonPublicerad: 23; 20:43 (2016-11-23). "Kostsam pensionsmiss av fotbollsproffset". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-03.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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